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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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A good friend of mine was on a cruise ship returning to San Francisco from Hawaii. She had an emergency onboard as she had congestive heart failure. The ship took a detour to Mexico, it docked at a port and the ship was met by an ambulance. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and the next day an ambulance took her across the border to a hospital in San Diego where she remained until well enough to travel to her home in Northern California. There was a hefty bill but after she called and wrote to her insurance company they picked up most of it.