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Originally Posted by billethkid
I have always wondered how the "system" works when one needs to be disembarked from a cruise ship for emergency treatment or evacuation back home.
We have been on cruises when a passenger has had to be disembarked, but have no idea how subsequent events are coordinated (by whom?).
Over the years we average a couple of cruises per year. We always get the vacation interruption insurance which we have had to use for medical cancellation prior to a cruise. And now that we are old(er) need to know more.
Have you had such an experience? Willing to share with us?
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I had a medical emergency on the first day out on a Carnival cruise from Tampa. They called the Coast Guard, and the Coast Guard sent a helicopter to pick me up and take me back to Tampa General hospital. It didn't cost me anything. I found out that it is a public service they provide.