A Minnesota man won a free weeklong cruise to the Caribbean for himself and his girlfriend. Unfortunately, he fell ill with the flu on board and was hit with a $47,000 medical bill.
Mike Cameron and his girlfriend, Tamra Masterman, won a complimentary Norwegian cruise from the Grand Casino Hinckley. The cruise departed from Miami on January 5, he shared with The Post. However, what began as a dream vacation quickly turned sour when Cameron contracted the flu.
The sick passenger sought care at the medical center on the Norwegian Encore ship and recovered after three days. As the couple’s Caribbean tour wrapped up, Cameron was stunned to discover he was responsible for the $47,000 medical bill. This unexpected charge came as a shock since crew members had reassured him not to worry while he was receiving treatment.
“I was just flabbergasted by the whole thing,”
he told Fox 9 News.
“One lady in the medical ward that said that he had the traveler’s insurance and that meant $20,000 of coverage,”
he recalled. The cruise line maxed out two of Cameron’s credit cards, leaving him with an outstanding balance of $21,000. The couple had obtained travel insurance from the cruise line that covers up to $20,000 in expenses, and they also have health insurance.
However, Cameron finds himself in a limbo, with both parties insisting that the other is liable for the bill, he told Fox 9.
“The traveler’s insurance doesn’t want to pay it until we run it by our health insurance. The health insurance doesn’t want to pay it because it’s abroad,”
he explained. After his experience, Cameron has one important piece of advice for travelers.
“We want people to be aware, if you go on a cruise make sure you got good traveler’s insurance,”
he cautioned.
“Once you are out on international waters, it’s a whole different story.”
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