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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: By scheduled airlines, economy class.
Surface Transportation: By charter motorcoach from Souderton
to the airport and return. By special motorcoach, railway car, and
other surface transportation in Alaska and Yukon Territory with
Holland America Westours Guide.
Hotels: First class hotels or best available, based on two persons
sharing a room with private bath or shower. Single rooms at hotels
and on the cruise ship may be requested at a supplemental
charge; inquire for rates.
Cruise Ship Accommodations: On the Holland America Line’s
ms Ryndam. Please see main page for various accommodation possibilities.
Meals: On the ms Ryndam—all meals are included beginning
with dinner on June 28 and ending with breakfast on July 2. A
lunch on the McKinley Explorer on June 21 and a snack lunch
on the tundra tour in Denali on June 22, and Miner’s Lunch on
June 24, is included. Other meals are included as indicated in the
itinerary. B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
Sightseeing: Per itinerary, with Holland America Westours guide
throughout.
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 basic tips for included services are included
in the tour price. Tips to driver/guides are included. All taxes are
included. Port charges (presently $470 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 December 19, 2008.
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, and any other items of a per son al nature.
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Deposit and Payment: A deposit of $600 per person is required
to secure a reservation for your tour. Final payment is due by
March 25, 2008.
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 preexisting
conditions. Trip cancellation and interruption protection
is made available to tour members at a cost of $360 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
pre purchased insurance) will be made for written cancellations
received no later than March 25, 2008. Passengers who cancel
after that date for any reason, including medical reasons, are
subject to the following cancellation fees:
March 25–April 21: $600 per person
April 22–May 19: 50% of gross fare per person
May 20–June 2: 75% of gross fare per person
June 3: 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 nontransferrable.
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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