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P&O Cruises tells all passengers they must bring proof or they will be ‘denied boarding’ at their own expense
The cruise line has a reminder for passengers on its website (Image: Getty )
P&O Cruises has a crucial requirement: all passengers must be aware that they could be denied boarding without it – what you need to know.
- P&O Cruises says all passengers must bring crucial item with them or face being denied boarding. The cruise line has everything people need to know about the key document on its website.
- The UK cruise operator states it is “mandatory for all guests to have suitable cruise travel insurance cover in order to sail with us.” Passengers who cannot provide proof of insurance will be turned away “at your own expense,” the company warns.
- The policy applies across P&O’s entire fleet of seven ships, including family-friendly vessels like Arvia, Iona and Britannia, as well as adult-only ships Arcadia and Aurora. All vessels depart year-round from Southampton.
- P&O emphasises that standard travel insurance may not be sufficient for cruise holidays. The company states: “A cruise holiday requires more specialist cover, for example if there was a need to be medically evacuated at sea.”
- Passengers must bring either printed or digital copies of their insurance documentation. The cruise line warns that failing to declare pre-existing medical conditions could result in “extremely costly” medical bills or even refused treatment.
- The insurance requirement comes as peak travel season approaches, with many Brits having already booked their cruise holidays.
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