***IMPORTANT STAR CLIPPERS POLICY REQUIREMENTS***

As of July 2021, Star Clippers (owner of the Royal Clipper) is requiring all passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to present a negative COVID-19 test at embarkation. Star Clippers is also requiring proof of travel insurance. Cruise line requirements are subject to change at any time. Additional and updated policies/requirements can be found at: https://www.starclippers.com/us-dom/.

Even without the mandatory minimum insurance currently required by Star Clipper, Bare Necessities has always STRONGLY recommended the purchase of travel insurance. It is designed to cover the cost of your travel arrangements in the event of certain unforeseeable reasons that may adversely affect you or your travel plans. The most claimed reason for a trip cancellation that is covered by travel insurance is a medical need. This could be a sickness, injury or death suffered by one of the travelers or his/her immediate family member. Other covered reasons may include weather delays; strikes; destination uninhabitable from natural disaster; epidemics; travel restrictions; mechanical breakdown of a common carrier; mandatory evacuation; or bankruptcy of a cruise line or other travel supplier. Trip insurance also covers any medical expenses that you may incur during the voyage, including air ambulances and other medevac transportation. Full coverage must typically be purchased within14 days of the date of the initial deposit or payment for the trip and can offer the ability to cancel for any reason.

Passengers are encouraged to do their own research and use any travel insurance provider that they feel most comfortable with. For more information on purchasing travel insurance, please visit https://omnitourandtravel.com (this link is also found under TRAVEL INSURANCE at the Bare Necessities website) and select American or Canadian residency. International passengers are encouraged to use a search engine to locate travel insurance providers serving their country of residence.

FINANCIAL TERMS & CONDITIONS:

CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations for the 2024 Royal Clipper “Sailing the Greek Isles” cruise (the “Cruise”) must be received in writing (email is accepted). Except as expressly set forth elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions, written cancellations will not result in the refunding of any monies previously paid and will only operate to prevent the accrual of further charges to the extent set forth in these Terms and Conditions.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth below, any funds paid for this cruise are NON-REFUNDABLE for any reason other than the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Bare Necessities Tour & Travel Co., Inc. (“Bare Necessities”).

Some cruise lines now require that all passengers have in place travel insurance for the duration of the Cruise which provides standard medical coverage plus coverage for all costs relating to COVID-19 illness including but not limited to treatment ashore and repatriation.  Regardless of whether travel insurance is a Cruise requirement, travel insurance is STRONGLY recommended because it may provide insurance coverage for certain cancellations. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in these terms and conditions, each passenger hereby waives any right to any refund or credit of funds from Bare Necessities with respect to any cancellation of the Cruise by Bare Necessities for any reason other than its willful misconduct or gross negligence.  Without limiting the foregoing in any manner, under no circumstances will any passenger be entitled to a refund based on disagreement with or dissatisfaction with or opposition to any aspect of the cruise line’s rules and regulations.  Such rules and regulations include but are not limited to current or future health and safety protocols relating to COVID-19 or any other virus, including but not limited to any and all pre-cruise, on-board or post-cruise testing requirements, medical examination requirements, health documentation requirements, health screening requirements, vaccination requirements, mask-wearing requirements, quarantine requirements, social distancing requirements, contact tracing requirements including mandatory wearing of a contact tracing device, travel insurance requirements or the sharing of personal health data with U.S. or foreign health care providers, health authorities and public authorities.

In addition, so long as the Cruise operates with passengers, no refund will be provided to any passenger who does not wish to partake in the Cruise or is unable to partake in the Cruise because of governmental warnings or regulations regarding COVID-19 or any other virus.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Cruise is canceled by ship owner or operator or Bare Necessities, and Bare Necessities receives a refund of monies paid by Bare Necessities for the Cruise, Bare Necessities, to the extent reasonably possible, shall provide refunds to its passengers commensurate with the amount of the refund received by Bare Necessities, less Bare Necessities’ unreimbursed costs and expenses related to the Cruise.

Payments: Cabin rates are priced per-person and are based upon double occupancy. A deposit is required at booking. The initial payment amount can range from 25% to 100% depending upon the date of purchase. Payment in full can be made at any time by contacting Bare Necessities over the phone.

For those who choose to make regularly scheduled payments, the remaining balance after the deposit is divided into equal amounts that are each due no later than the regularly scheduled payment dates. For the 2024 Royal Clipper “Sailing the Greek Isles” cruise, the scheduled payment dates are: March 17, 2023; August 18, 2023; and January 19, 2024. By no later than March 17, 2023, at least 50% of the booking cost must have been paid. By no later than August 18, 2023, at least 75% of the booking cost must have been paid. Finally, by no later than January 19, 2024, 100% of the booking cost must have been paid. If a passenger fails to meet this payment schedule, their booking becomes past due. After 30 days of being past due, bookings will be canceled without refund or future credit.

Port taxes and fees are estimated at $590 per person and are due February 16, 2024. Gratuities will automatically be charged to your shipboard account by Star Clippers and estimated at $160 per person. Star Clippers reserves the right to impose a fuel surcharge of up to $10 per passenger per day ($140 total) if the closing price of West Texas Intermediate Oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange is above $90 per barrel on January 24, 2024.

By agreeing to these terms, you authorize your financial account on file to be automatically charged on the scheduled payment dates. You also agree to allow Bare Necessities to charge your financial account on file between payments if it is discovered that your balance is not at the scheduled benchmark for any reason. An invoice 30 days or more past due will be canceled without refund or future credit.

Your cruise includes all meals, French or Italian house wines, house liqueurs, house spirits, cocktail of the day, non-alcoholic cocktails, soda by the glass, draft beer, specialty coffee drinks such as espresso and cappuccino as well as bottled water. Premium brands of alcohol, premium wines and champagne are not included.

DECORUM AND ETIQUETTE TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

To assure that cruise lines continue to support our charters and that we all enjoy a wonderful, stress-free, clothes-free experience, we ask passengers to please observe the following common-sense guidelines of decorum on board our cruises:

Passengers may be nude on board unless announcements are made that clothing is required.

When the ship is anchored in a port, passengers can be nude unless announcements have been made to the contrary. When the ship is docked alongside in port, all passengers must be dressed throughout the vessel, including balconies, until the ship leaves port and an announcement is made that nudity is again permissible.

Clothing is required for all meals taken in the dining room. Casual attire is fine. When in doubt as to what is appropriate attire, simply confirm that breasts, bottoms and genitalia are fully covered by clothing that is not considered to be fetish-wear or lingerie.

Lingerie and fetish-wear are not appropriate at any time, and bathrobes are not permitted in the dining room.

Please sit on a towel at all times while nude, in a G-string, thong, or any time you are bare-bottomed. A fresh beach towel will be provided in your stateroom each day for that purpose. Stacks of smaller towels will be placed throughout the ship outside of common areas in case you arrive without one.

No photographs, videos or electronic images of any person may be taken without the express consent of that individual. “NO PHOTO ZONES” around the pools or in dance venues must be followed to avoid confiscation of photo capturing devices.

Fondling or inappropriate touching of personal body parts or those of someone else, overt sexual activity or any solicitation for sexual acts is strictly prohibited.

Displaying yourself nude in front of other ships in port or while port authorities are on board the vessel for clearance is strictly prohibited.

Dangerous or rude behavior will not be tolerated at any time.

Passengers must comply with US Federal law regarding the possession or use of illegal substances.

Bare Necessities also complies with the cruise line’s regulations, including the right to dismiss persons from the cruise for abusing alcohol and/or drugs, not obeying all safety rules including our decorum and attire as well as not complying with the laws of the country we are visiting.

Failure to comply with any of the decorum and etiquette described in this section will be grounds for dismissal from the cruise. There are no refunds for dismissal and transportation is not provided from the port of dismissal.

* These terms and conditions are non-negotiable and are deemed agreed to as part of the booking process.