Beware Bardarbunga!
This warning is for all travelers who might be headed for Europe, and that includes people flying to or returning from cruises. Can you say cruise travel insurance, anyone?
This is not a joke.
Bardarbunga is the name of the next Icelandic volcano, which has yet to surface. Last weekend, there were 2,600 earthquakes under Iceland, prompting meteorological experts to speculate another volcano could spew ash into the skies over the country, as was the case in 2010.
That was no joke.
We have friends who spent several days in Amsterdam airport, on the way to a cruise they never took. The flight they needed to take in order to board the ship was 
grounded in Amsterdam because of the lack of visibility caused by the volcanic ash. That volcano was Eyjafjallajokull, now that you ask, and it’s part of the same glacier as Bardarbunga.
The last time Bardarbunga erupted was 114 years ago, so you could say it’s due. Scientists have discovered an increase in seismic activity. There was an earthquake Monday that was the strongest in Iceland in 18 years. Volcanic eruptions are more likely if the magna movement occurs less than 10 kilometers from the surface, and last weekend’s activity was mostly at a depth of 5-10 kilometers.
That sounds like a recipe for possible volcanic ash, and that’s a good reason for people flying to or from Europe to make sure they’re covered by travel insurance.
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Carnival Sunshine
7 nights
September 13, 2014
Port Canaveral (return): Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Costa Maya
Inside: $289
Cost per day: $41
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