Deposits The required deposits payable can vary for each cruise line, please ensure the correct deposit as confirmed by your cruise consultant is paid when booking to guarantee your reservation.
Final Payments
Full payment for all travel arrangements is due at least 8 weeks prior to your departure date from Australia, sometimes sooner depending on the cruise or package that you have booked.
On occasions cruise lines and wholesalers will give notice that they intend to withdraw a particular special deal and it is quite normal that this notice is only a matter of days and could be months prior to your departure. When this happens we will endeavour to inform all clients immediately for final payments. If you are not able to pay the balance of your booking within a new declared due date you will be re-invoiced for the new price.
The price of any travel related service is never guaranteed until the final balance has been paid and the documents have been issued. We cannot take responsibility for any price increase that may be notified, at any time, by the travel provider.
Credit Card Payments
We reserve the right to charge administration/service fees for balance payments made by credit card.
These charges are: 2% for Visa, Mastercard, Bankcard & American Express
3.5% for Diners
Amendments And Cancellation Fees
We reserve the right to charge a minimum amendment fee of AUD $55 per person for each change to a confirmed booking. This is in addition to any fees charged by the supplier.
We also reserve the right to charge cancellation fees of a minimum of AUD $100 per person to cover administration expenses. The cancellation fee can be as high as the entire purchase price (100%) of the booking. The cancellation fee charged by cruisefinder.com.au can increase in relation to the manpower and time spent on actually processing the cancellation. The calculation of the particular cancellation fee charged may be provided upon request.
The cancellation fees charged by cruisefinder.com.au are in addition to any fees charged by cruise lines, airlines, tour operators, hotels, wholesalers or any other supplier. The fees charged by these suppliers can be up to 100% of the cost of the particular product purchased. The cancellation fees charged by these suppliers can be found on their respective web-sites and/or in their brochures.
In view of these cancellation fees it is highly recommended that all clients take out comprehensive travel insurance to cover any eventualities. Cruisefinder.com.au will not take any responsibility for anyone who does not take out comprehensive insurance.
Refunds of monies can take 6-8 weeks depending on the cruise line.
Validity of Prices
Prices on the web site are subject to availability and conditions. Although every care has been taken, the prices are not guaranteed and are subject to change without notice.
Any featured prices for a cruise or for accommodation or any other package will normally be based on a minimum of two adults sharing, unless otherwise indicated.
Featured prices may be subject to port and airport taxes, plus government charges. Please ensure you are aware if such charges are included in your particular cruise. Please also check if gratuities are included in your particular cruise price.
Fly Cruise Prices
Please note that on certain featured dates, the flight availability may not synchronise with the departure of the cruise ship. This may result in pre or post cruise accommodation having to be purchased in addition to the featured fly/cruise price. Please contact our sales team for further information.
Inclusions
The majority of cruise lines include meals and some include gratuities and even alcoholic beverages. These inclusions vary for each cruise line so please ensure you are aware of what your cruise price includes when booking.
Responsibilities
Except to the extent that the law imposes a non-excludable liability:
a. All bookings for products on the cruisefinder.com.au Web Site are accepted subject to the conditions of carriage and other conditions imposed by suppliers and subcontractors to cruisefinder.com.au. Travellers should be aware that there is no relationship or joint venture, agency, partnership or employment between cruisefinder.com.au and any suppliers or subcontractors named on the site.
b. Cruisefinder.com.au do not guarantee or warrant the standard, class or fitness for purpose of any product or service mentioned.
In compiling the web site we have used information supplied to it by the operators of the relevant services. We endeavoured to ensure that the information contained on the web site is correct but clients should not rely, and are not invited to rely on the accuracy or validity of any information on the web site as the basis for any action, refraining from acting or disbursement and cruisefinder.com.au expressly disclaims any liability for any loss or damage incurred by clients arising out of any such acts or omission or disbursements.
Cruisefinder.com.au disclaims and will be exempt from any liability under the law of contract, tort or by virtue of statutory enactment in relation to any:
a. loss to
b. personal injury death or illness of
c. damage or theft of personal property of any sort of
d. expense of inconvenience caused through delay to
e. disappointed expectation of
f. accident befalling
the traveller or any dependents, arising out of any negligent act or omission, breach of any duty imposed by statute, breach of any law of the place of destination or on route to or from the destination, tort (whether intentional or unintentional), or breach of a contractual term, whether expressed or implied or breach of duty arising under or imposed by any law on the part of cruisefinder.com.au, its servants or agents or of any sub-contractor or supplier of any product or service on the Web Site.
Choice of Law
You agree with cruisefinder.com.au that in so far as any contractual relationship is created between you and cruisefinder.com.au by you making a booking through cruisefinder.com.au then that contract is subject to the laws of Western Australia.
Jurisdiction
You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia for the determination of any dispute and the making of any claim against cruisefinder.com.au and acknowledge and agree that a court having jurisdiction in respect of the dispute or claim is the appropriate court.
Departure Times and Flight Numbers
Most airlines state that there is no need to re-confirm your departure times and flight numbers. Cruisefinder.com.au will not take responsibility for any flight time or flight number alteration made by airlines. Cruisefinder.com.au strongly advise that all onward and return flights should be re-confirmed by phone with the relevant airline at least 72 hours prior to departure.
Frequent Flyers
If you are a member of an airline's frequent flyer scheme, please ensure that you inform cruisefinder.com.au of your membership number prior to your departure. We also recommend that you also retain all copy of airline tickets and boarding passes as proof of travel. These may be required by the airline should you not automatically receive points.
Passports & Visae
Please ensure that you have a current passport valid for at least six months from your date of return to Australia. Non-Australian passport holders will require a valid re-entry visa. Other visas may be required for the countries you plan to visit. It is your responsibility to ensure you obtain the correct visas.
