Originally Posted by
MrPink
Would have it made a big difference? The kind that AA sells only covers $500 of baggage loss or delay, which it sounds like AA is likely to reimburse anyway.
I am suprised OP manage to get stuff for 6 people into 2 bags for a cruise, and got enough stuff for them for only $500. Given 6 people on a cruise out of the county within hours of a flight, I would have taken the max amount of stuff in carryons.
The OP also mention only 2 bags checked on his ticket. I thought people traveling with the elite also got free baggage.