Thought I would share a situation that happened last week. A client of mine fell entering the lobby of his hotel in Istanbul the day before emarking on the ship. He broke his hip and had to abandon his trip and get home.

He had travel insurance (Regent). He also had an AMX Platinum card (the type that costs $400 a year). He did not have MED JET.

He said both the Travel Insurance and AMX were wonderful and very helpful. Keeping in touch all the way. The Travel Insurance would send him home by commercial airlines. AMX has an emergency evacuation clause in their benefits. They chose to go the AMX route. They had to wait for the plane but felt it was a better option.

AMX sent a plane to Istanbul with two nurses. They had to wait as the plane was small and had to stop and refuel coming over and then when they did fly home they had to stop and refuel a lot on the way. They did not have to deplane and it took a long time to get home but they felt it was better than airports and the commercial aircraft. The two nurses stayed with him on arrival in JFK and in the ambulance going to the hospital and did not leave until they knew he was in good hands.

So this card may be expensive and I knew there were some benefits related to evacuation but it is nice to know that it worked out so well. So with the $300 shipboard credit if you sail once a year and to have these evacuation benefits it sure makes that card seem a better value than it looks at first glance.

I do not have the card myself, but I do have MEDJET.

Just thought you all might like to know that. Many of you do have this card. The couple are home safe and sound, he has had his hip replacement surgery and is feeling better every day.