Oct 5, 2014
Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio
Important documents
Before you head off on a cruise, especially when you are travelling
outside of your home country, scan in copies of all key travel
documents. Take paper copies along with you - packed in a different
bag to the one carrying the originals.
eMail a set to you and a trusted friend or family member or load
them onto one of the online cloud storage services like Dropbox or
Google Drive. After you have created the folder, simply send the
link to your nominated emergency helper.
The documents should include copies of your passport, visas,
prescriptions and bookings. If your original documents are lost,
stolen or damaged you will have access to the copies to help
facilitating and getting yourself out of the situation. By having a
friend at home who can access the documents they can step in to
assist if you are incapacitated or unable to get Internet
access.
The advantage of using Dropbox or Google Drive is you can use that
to keep key documents for as long as they are valid and do not have
to remember do it for each trip. It is a bit of hassle to set up
but may prove invaluable.