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Please read all Tour Features and Conditions
carefully. Payment of tour deposit constitutes acceptance of
these conditions.
Tour Cost: Please refer to main page for costs.
Air Transportation: Because travelers will arrive in
Seattle from various cities, air transportation costs to
Seattle are not included in the tour price.
Surface Transportation: By motorcoach from Seattle to
the pier and return.
Cruise Ship Accommodations: On the Holland America
Line’s ms Amsterdam. Please see page 3 for various accommodation possibilities.
Dining: Three full meals are served daily on ship. In addition
there are buffets, snacks and room service.
Baggage: Tour passengers are limited to one piece of
checked baggage, plus one overnight case or flight bag
which must remain in the care of its owner at all times.
Tips and Taxes: All taxes are included. Port charges
(presently $390 per person) are included.
Shore Excursions: These will be offered from the ship as
an option at a small additional cost. They can be purchased
on board ship.
Passport Information: United States citizens are now
required to have passports for air travel when re-entering
the United States. If you do not have a passport, you
should apply for one immediately. Information on obtaining
a passport will be provided upon receipt of deposit. If
you now have a passport, please verify that it is valid until
March 20, 2009.
Not Included: Meals not specifically indicated, laundry,
beverages with lunch or dinner, trip interruption insurance,
tours indicated as optional or sight seeing not mentioned,
tips to shipboard personnel (approx. $70pp), and any other
items of a per son al nature.
Deposit and Payment: A deposit of $500 per person is required
to secure a reservation for your tour. Final payment
is due by June 19, 2008.
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Protect your investment: If you purchase the protection
plan upon enrollment with your deposit, any restriction
on pre-existing conditions is waived. If protection plan is
purchased after the deposit is received, all coverage is
subject to exclusion of pre-existing conditions. Trip cancellation
and interruption protection is made available to tour
members at a cost of $250 per person. You will receive a
detailed description of the protection plan, which you will
have ten days to review. Certain conditions, exclusions
and limitations apply as set out in the Evidence of Coverage
and Confirmation of Coverage. Following is a brief
description:
This protection plan will cover you for cancellation fees
if you need to cancel be cause of death, injury or illness
to you, your traveling companion or your immediate
family member.
Trip Interruption or Delay
Medical Evacuation
Medical Expenses
Lost, stolen or damaged baggage
Cancellation and Refund Policy: A full refund (except
for prepurchased insurance) will be made for written cancellations
received no later than June 19, 2008. Passengers
who cancel after that date for any reason, including
medical reasons, are subject to the following cancellation
fees:
June 20–July 15: $600 per person
July 16–August 12: 50% of gross fare per person
August 13–August 25: 75% of gross fare per person
August 26: 100% of gross fare
Given that the resale of cancelled space will likely result
in a lost opportunity to sell other space, these fees are due
regardless of resale. Fees incurred as a result of cancellation
cannot be applied to future bookings.
Name changes require the prior approval of Holland
America, and may not always be possible. Cruise contracts
are non-transferrable. Name changes and departure
date changes are considered reservation cancellations
and are subject to cancellation fees.
Note: All prices, schedules, and tour conditions are based
on information current at time of printing, and are subject
to change prior to departure. Prices shown are based on
many factors, and in the event of an increase in any cost
factor, the right is reserved to increase the prices at any
time up to the date of departure. All fares are per person
double occupancy (unless otherwise noted) and are
quoted in US currency.
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