To want to be on a Greek island

[cogitosum]

We were due to fly out today for an amazing 2 week holiday on a Greek island with dh and ds. (Dh is Greek and it's not a well known touristy one and is stunning).

The holiday was then going to be cut short as my grandad died so had to get back for the funeral obviously devastated about my grandad but only a few days shorter holiday.

Then on Friday dh got awful stomach pains and ended up in a&e. Had appendix out yesterday so now sat at home with them sleeping upstairs thinking of where we should be.

I messed up insurance and it transpires hooked a policy that doesn't cover cancellation.

I know worse things happen and we're lucky he's fine etc but coming home today and seeing all the holiday stuff and suitcases ready but not going just left me in tears.

Blimey - what a terrible time you're having. Sorry for your loss and sorry for your dh's illness - more and especially sorry you've missed your holiday. Does the policy just not cover cancellation - have you checked if it covers cancellation due to illness and not just a whim? I thought most of them did cover inevitable cancellation such as illness and/or the death of a close relative?

Would this help at all:

www.oliverbonas.com/gift/korres-holiday-in-greece-gift-set-8636

Sorry about your GD and hope your DH is better soon

Would this help at all:

www.oliverbonas.com/gift/korres-holiday-in-greece-gift-set-8636

Sorry about your GD and hope your DH is better soon

And YAdefinitelyNBU

Every travel insurance policy I've ever heard of covers cancellation for illness. Check your coverage it should be there. Make sure you tell them it's because of illness and not just because you've changed your minds because no policy covers changing your mind.

I called them and explained. She was very nice but definitely not covered. I just went on a comparison site and picked the cheapest. Would probably be covered for a couple of pounds more. Definitely taught me to check policies it's entirely my own fault I just assumed they would all cover this type of thing.

Simon

Feeling very emotional probably not helped by lack of sleep from staying in the ward Friday night (they said they may operate til 2am so I didn't want to leave)

Thank you for sympathy and

Bless your heart, sorry things are tough. Any joy with the bank? sometimes you get a travel insurance package with your account- you might not even realise.

Ditto check possible insurance with your bank - my account has it. Am so sorry to hear of your loss and poorly child -am not surprised that you feel emotional

Nope checked contents insurance , banks etc.

I need to pull myself together really as we're all fine and actually very lucky. My sister had ds so I didn't have to worry about him, op went well and the care he got was great. We're all together and have some time off and will get a chance to get away again. It was just seeing all the holiday stuff we got that set me off!

Knackered - thank you. It was dh not ds but feel like he's my child right now .. He's a needy invalid

Sorry you're having such an awful time. I'm glad your dp is through the operation and I'm sorry about your gd. My ex had to have his appendix out and recovered quite quickly so maybe you can aim to do a couple of niice things later in the week.

Not on same scale but I had to give theatre tickets away today for something I'd realaly been looking forward to surprising dd to as she's ill. Just a horrible ffeeling though on a far lesser scale than you.

Would you mind sharing which insurance company you used as need to get some travel insurance myself in next few days and would certainly want to aavoid the policy you've been unlucky enough to end up with :(

I hope that things get better for you.

Debenhams. Tbf it stated it quite clearly I just didn't read the email as assumed it was covered and didn't think about it.

So sorry to hear about your grandad, I went through something similar myself a few years ago. You're not at all unreasonable to wish nothing had gone wrong and you were still on your holiday now.

Ah, what a disappointment. I can imagine you feel gutted.

But think of it as a small mercy that it happened with DH before you went and not on the island...

I've got nothing to add, but I'm sorry from me too.

I can understand your frustration. 5 years ago I had pregnancy complications. I had to cancel a hen weekend and a holiday, claimed those on the insurance. Then I had to cancel travelling to a wedding. We had booked a cottage. Apparently our insurance didn't cover UK travel. Fortunately my bank account policy does.

Oh yanbu, sorry to hear you're going through crap :(
I can't imagine how you felt seeing those suitcases there, full of promise.
Thankfully your dh will recover and hopefully you will be able to plan something else to look forward to.
The insurance cockup would leave me furious.

Thanks Cogitosum that's useful to know. I didn't even know Debenhams did travel insurance!

I hope your DH is feeling a better today

Ah so the plot thickens... Turns out when he booked dh asked the travel agent to book insurance as well. They said they were working on a deal with someone and would book it. When he hadn't heard anything he chased and they said it was in hand.

Obviously it wasn't and we realised that hence me booking the cheap debenhams policy however I hadn't realised how clearly dh had asked and that they'd said they would sort it. Nothing in writing but calls recorded as he called on work phone.

Don't think it'll actually go anywhere as it's our fault but hoping they may do some kind of goodwill gesture.

As I'd already posted in AiBu I thought I'd throw this out there!

Im sorry you are having a hard time at the moment

(I have family on holiday in Greece at the moment - apparently it is raining).