2014 - APT Luxury Small Ships

Register your interest now for 2014 and 2015 Luxury Small Ship cruises! Personal belongings and lost items For security reasons valuables should be kept to a minimum and packed in your hand luggage along with your medicines, camera, film, electrical or battery-operated appliances, as well as basic essentials such as a change of clothing and toiletries. It is your responsibility to look after your property at all times and you must ensure you are adequately covered by comprehensive travel insurance in the event of any loss. Disruption to Cruising and Itinerary Arrangements Itineraries are intended as a guide only and are subject to alteration without notice. Alternations may be necessary for various reasons including, without limitation, road, river or weather conditions, strikes or other reasons beyond APT���s control. If conditions render any routes unsafe for navigation, APT reserves the right to provide alternative services including, but not limited to, accommodation on the docked ship or substitute land arrangements. The nature of small ship cruising is that you will take advantage of opportunities as they occur to enhance your cruise ��� this may impact other itinerary inclusions. The Captain and Cruise Manager will take responsibility for decision making in this regard. No refund is available under these circumstances. Under normal conditions, itineraries will operate as far as possible as detailed in this brochure. However, sometimes for reasons beyond our control, it may be necessary to make alterations to your itinerary. It may be necessary to operate part of the itinerary by coach and alternative sightseeing may be included. APT will not be liable for any direct or indirect costs that you incur as a result of any event or other factor beyond our control which necessitates a change in your itinerary. Additionally, you are not entitled to any refund for any alterations to your itinerary that are caused or contributed to by any flood or water level events or such other events which are beyond our control. If a minimum number of passengers cannot be achieved on the escorted touring and cruising packages, it may be necessary to cancel a scheduled departure and to offer the nearest possible alternative or to offer a package as a non-escorted alternative. The decision to operate a tour is usually made four to eight weeks prior to departure. Due to the remote nature of some ports, it is unlikely that the available infrastructure will be comparable in standards to that used in other APT/Travelmarvel destinations. APT will do all possible to source the best available resources. Limitation of Liability 1. Our holiday packages include the services of independent providers, such as hoteliers, airlines, cruise companies and other operators, who are not agents, servants or employees of APT. Although we take care in selecting the independent service providers and the optional excursions conducted by some independent service providers, APT is not responsible for the conduct of the independent service providers, their servants and agents or for any ramifications of that conduct. Optional excursions may, depending on your holiday package, include activities such as climbing, exploring, bike riding, swimming and snorkelling. You accept and assume the risk involved with these activities. 2. If, in the opinion of any representative of APT, your mental or physical condition is such as to affect your own health and safety, render you incapable to care for yourself, cause you to became a hazard to yourself or other passengers or result in you becoming objectionable to other passengers or staff, you will not be permitted to embark or continue on the whole or any part of the holiday package. APT is not liable to you for any costs associated with such decision and you will not be refunded for any part of the holiday package. APT reserves the right to refuse the service of alcohol to anyone who in the opinion of our staff has exceeded their limit. 3. APT accepts no responsibility for any death, injury, illness, loss (including loss of enjoyment), damage, detention, delay (including mechanical breakdown) beyond its control. 4. Any term, condition or warranty express or implied by statute or otherwise in respect of the holiday packages contained in this brochure are excluded to the full extent permitted by law. Nothing in these booking conditions excludes, restricts or modifies the application of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) as amended, consolidated, supplemented or replaced. 5. To the full extent permitted by law, APT���s liability arising under or in connection with these booking conditions: (a) is limited to the re-supply of the products or services or the payment of the cost of re-supply of the products or services to you; and (b) excludes liability for any indirect or consequential losses suffered by you or any third party, howsoever caused, including but not limited to pure economic loss or any special, extraordinary or punitive damage to you or any other party. 6. Your travel agent will forward deposits and other payments to us on your behalf, but your travel agent is not our agent for the purpose of receipt of monies. Receipt of deposits and subsequent payments by the travel agent does not constitute receipt of those monies by us and the travel agent has no authority expressed or implied to receive monies on our behalf. There is no liability on the part of APT in respect to any monies paid to your travel agent unless and until APT notifies you (by way of a booking confirmation advice or payment receipt advice) that monies have been received by APT. APT reserves the right to cancel any ticket or booking or refuse to carry any passenger where payment has not been received by APT within the specified time. Medical Assistance Some expedition ships have a doctor on board. Should you require medical attention, local medical services can be contacted immediately. You are responsible for all charges that result from visiting either the onboard medical practitioner or a local medical facility. APT is not responsible for the type or quality of the medical services you may receive. Smoking For other passengers��� comfort there is no smoking on coaches or cruise ships, except in designated areas. Luggage Limits Each passenger is entitled to take one piece of luggage that does not exceed 160 cm (63 inches), or weigh more than 20 kg (44 pounds). An extra charge will be imposed to cover porterage handling of any additional luggage. Your tour/cruise director will advise you of the exact additional charge. APT Luxury Small Ship Cruises ��� Included Beverages Complimentary beverages served during lunch and dinner aboard your cruise do not include French Champagne, premium spirits or selected wines ��� these are offered at additional cost. Service Enquires If a problem occurs during your tour you should, in your own interests, advise your tour/ cruise director so that steps may be taken to resolve the matter. If you remain dissatisfied, any complaint must be made in writing to APT within 30 days. Maps Within This Publication Note that maps may not be to scale. Images Within This Publication Some images in this publication are copyright of, and have been reproduced with the permission of: Noble Caledonia, Dreamstime, iStock. Publication No. H4135. Price & itineraries valid from 1 March 2014 ��� 31 December 2014. Publication is valid from March 2014 and supersedes all previous publications. Refer to www.aptouring.com for full Terms & Conditions. APT Travel Centres APT Head Office International Offices Level 4, 1230 Nepean Highway, Cheltenham, VIC 3192. APT International Tours Limited NZ Phone: 0800 278 687 Suite 4 Level 1, 20 Augustus Terrace, Parnell, Auckland 1151. Enquiries and Reservations Phone: 1300 656 985 Australian Pacific Touring Pty Ltd (ABN 44 004 684 619 Lic. No. 30112) United Kingdom & Europe Phone: 0208 812 3400 North America Phone: 1800 290 8687 For Enquiries and Reservations Australia Wide Follow APTouring on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube Your Travel Agent Call 1300 278 278 Reservations Facsimile: 1800 655 220 Melbourne Metropolitan: (03) 8526 1631 Groups Department: 1800 655 440 Email: info@aptouring.com.au Visit our website www.aptouring.com.au 16 A$

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