Comprehensive Cover
Our optional Cruise Cover is available on all plans, and provides travellers with comprehensive coverage for pre-departure cruise cancellation, missed shore excursions and onboard medical expenses if required while cruising.
Travel Insurance for Cruises
Planning a cruise? Help protect your trip with Qantas Travel Insurance with added Cruise Cover before you set sail on your adventure.
Comprehensive Coverage
Includes cover for cancellation of your cruise before it departs, missed shore excursions, onboard medical expenses and cabin confinement, plus more.
Earn Qantas Points
Earn Qantas Points for every policy you take out, plus 1 point for $1 spent on your premium.
Use Qantas Points
Use Qantas Points or cash to help protect your trip.
Cover your Cruise holiday
Add Cruise Cover from $73 for a domestic trip and $91 for an international trip.
What is Qantas Travel Insurance Optional Cruise Cover and Why You May Want To Consider It?
Qantas Travel Insurance optional Cruise Cover is designed for the unique experiences of cruising across the sea or oceans.
It provides cover for things like onboard medical expenses, ship-to-shore medical evacuations, and reimbursement for missed shore excursion costs.
Our optional Cruise Cover offers the following protection:
Cancellation of your cruise before it departs – if you lose prepaid deposits because you need to cancel your cruise.
Travel agent’s fees – if you have to pay your travel agent a cancellation fee.
Missed shore excursion(s) – if you are unable to participate in a prepaid shore excursion.
Onboard medical expenses (including COVID-19) – if you suffer an illness or injury during your cruise and require medical care.
Onboard emergency relief of dental pain – if you experience sudden and acute dental pain during your cruise.
Ship to shore evacuation (including COVID-19) – if you need to be medically evacuated from your cruise ship.
Missed embarkation – if you need to catch up to your cruise.
Cabin confinement – if you are confined to your cabin or the ship’s hospital by the ship’s doctor for more than 24-hours.
Please read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement to understand the specific inclusions, limits, conditions and exclusions of each travel insurance policy.
Learn more about your options and get a quote today.
Award-winning travel insurance
Qantas Travel Insurance has won the 2025 Mozo Experts Choice Award for Exceptional Value Annual Multi Trip Travel Insurance.
We’re here to help
Did you know claims can be lodged 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via our online claims portal?
Call: 1800 954 017 (within Australia) or +61 3 9522 4839 (outside Australia)
Why Choose Qantas Travel Insurance with added Cruise Cover
Earn Qantas Points
You’ll also earn Qantas Points with every policy you take out, plus 1 point for every $1 spent on your premium.
Easy claims process
We're here to help if you need to make a claim. You can lodge a claim online 24/7 via the claims portal, call us, or download a claim form and email it to us.
Family friendly
Travelling with kids? Accompanied children under 12 are covered for free on all our policies.
24/7 Emergency Assistance
Our dedicated emergency assistance team is available 24/7, utilising a global network of providers including doctors if you need help while travelling.
Other optional cover for your travel insurance
You may want to consider the following optional cover for added protection. These are available when you purchase your policy at travel.insurance.qantas.com or by calling 13 49 60, unless noted otherwise below.
Snow Sports Cover
Cover for snow sports such as skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing while on your trip. It provides cover for emergency overseas medical costs if you’re injured during a snow sports activity, as well as costs for damaged equipment, pre-paid lift passes, lessons or ski gear hire and if the ski field is closed.
Specified Items Cover
Cover for items valued higher than our standard benefit limits if they are lost, stolen or damaged on your trip. Items that can be listed include smartphones, laptops, camera equipment and sporting equipment. Sub-limits apply to individual items that can be covered under this option.
To add this cover when purchasing, please call 13 49 60.
How optional Cruise Cover can work for your trip
There are a few things you might want to consider when selecting the right travel insurance cover for your upcoming cruise. This could include the destination, the type of cruise, how often and how long you plan to travel for.
If you’ve booked an Australian cruise, you can consider Qantas Travel Insurance Australian Comprehensive Plan with added Cruise Cover, which provides cover while cruising in the coastal seas of Australia for two or more nights.
If you’re travelling overseas, you can consider a Qantas Travel Insurance International Comprehensive Plan with added Cruise Cover, which provides comprehensive cover while enjoying an ocean or sea cruise for more than two nights that visits or commences from an overseas destination.
Finally, if you’re a frequent traveller and have multiple cruise holidays, domestic or international, lined up throughout the year, you might consider a Qantas Travel Insurance Annual Multi Trip Plan with added Cruise Cover. This provides added protection for all of your eligible cruises and any other trips over a 12-month period up to 45 days for any one trip.
It’s important to know that river cruises, harbour cruises, dinner cruises, ferry trips, or a one night cruise, whether domestic or international, don’t fall into the definition of a cruise under the PDS and you may not need to purchase optional Cruise Cover for these trips.
To learn more, please see the relevant Product Disclaimer Statement (PDS) for full details.
If something goes wrong, we’re here to help
24/7 Emergency Assistance
By choosing Qantas Travel Insurance, you have direct access to our Travel Assistance team 24 hours a day, seven days a week, if you have a travel emergency or require assistance during your trip.
Call: 1800 954 016 (within Australia) or +61 3 9522 4838 (outside Australia)
Make a claim
If your trip hasn’t gone as planned and you need to make a claim, we’re here to help you every step of the way.
Claims can be lodged 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online via the claims portal or by downloading a claim form and emailing it to us.
Call: 1800 954 017 (within Australia) or +61 3 9522 4839 (from overseas)
How to take out a Qantas Travel Insurance policy and add Cruise Cover
Purchasing a Qantas Travel Insurance policy, with added Cruise Cover, is easy. You just need to follow these three simple steps:
Get a quick quote online
Once you've planned your trip, it's time to select your travel insurance cover. Consider key factors like the length of your trip, destination, who you’re travelling with and the benefits that matter most to you. This will help you pick the right level of cover.
Select your policy
Select a travel insurance policy and add Cruise Cover, as well as any other optional cover/s you’d like, to help protect your trip.
Get ready for your trip
After you’ve purchased your policy, you can start packing and prepare to enjoy your upcoming cruise.
Travel Insurance for Cruises FAQ
Important Information
You must be a Qantas Frequent Flyer to earn and use Qantas Points. A joining fee may apply. Membership and points are subject to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program Terms and Conditions.
Qantas Travel Insurance is issued by Zurich Australian Insurance Limited, ABN 13 000 296 640, AFSL 232507 (“ZAIL”). Qantas Airways Limited, ABN 16 009 661 901 (“Qantas”), is an authorised representative (AR 261363) of ZAIL. This information is general in nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is suitable for you and your personal circumstances. Before making any decision to buy the travel insurance, you should read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Target Market Determination (TMD) and Financial Services Guide (FSG). ZAIL engages affiliated entities within the Zurich Insurance Group to provide services in support of this insurance as permitted by applicable laws.