BOOKING CONDITIONS OF STARLIGHT CRUISES

By booking your cruise with us, you acknowledge that you have read and accept and understand these terms and conditions:

Conditions of Booking, Passage & Carriage of Baggage
A.
In these terms and conditions (”the booking conditions”) the following words shall have the meanings given to them hereunder:The “Company” shall mean the owner of the Cruising Vessel.“Starlight” shall mean Starlight Shipping (Pty) Ltd, the General Sales Agents in South Africa for the Company. Starlight has been appointed solely as the General Sales Agents in South Africa for the Company and not as agents for the company in any other capacity. The Company and not Starlight shall be the carrier in terms of the contract of carriage.

B.
The carriage of the passenger and his luggage shall be governed by the terms and conditions on the face and reverse of the Company’s passenger ticket to be issued prior to embarkation. A copy of the Company’s standard passenger ticket conditions is available for inspection on request. The passenger shall be bound by those terms and conditions and agrees that his acceptance of the ticket shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein. It is recorded that the terms and conditions of the passenger ticket incorporate the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (”The Athens Convention”). In terms of the Athens Convention the carrier’s liability for the loss of or damage to luggage and for any damages suffered as a result of the death or personal injury to a passenger, are limited as provided for therein. In any event, the company shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of whatsoever nature or inability to perform the contract of carriage or any part thereof arising out of or resulting from vis major or force majeure.

C.
The contract of carriage shall be governed by the law of the country where the Company has it’s principal place of business.

D.
The passenger agrees that any dispute, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with the contract of carriage shall be brought before the courts of the country where the company has it’s principal place of business.

E.
Insurance
Starlight Cruises is not responsible for any loss or damage to property or luggage. The Passenger is obliged to hold personal travel insurance to the satisfaction of Starlight at the time of departure covering the entire period of the cruise. No Passenger may board the vessel without such insurance cover being in place and the existence of such cover is a condition precedent to the acceptance of any booking and is an absolute warranty by the Passenger in favour of Starlight. The Passenger shall produce a copy of the insurance policy prior to boarding the vessel and failure to do so will render the booking subject to immediate cancellation without compensation. The minimum terms of cover required are as specified on the Booking Reservation Form. Reservation Agents The passenger agrees that the reservation agent is his agent and not the agent of Starlight. Accordingly, all money handled by reservation agents is handled on behalf of the passenger and not on Starlight’s behalf. The risk of loss of or theft of the money shall be borne by the passenger until the money has been received by Starlight. Embarkation tarlight will send details of embarkation and flight arrangements together with other helpful information about 2 weeks prior to departure. Passage Ticket Passage Tickets will only be issued after due receipt by Starlight of the full fare.

F.
It must be noted that the terms of the booking and as otherwise set out herein, will be superseded by the terms of the passenger ticket issued to the passenger as at the date of embarkation, unless as is inconsistent with that specific condition.

G.
Landings.
The company is entitled to substitute any advertised port of call if the master deems it necessary to do so. Landings at the advertised ports of call are weather dependent. The master of the vessel shall make the decision whether it is deemed safe to take passengers ashore. H. Indemnity In my capacity as a passenger on the vessel, I acknowledge that there is a risk involved in embarking and disembarking the vessel and accordingly confirm that I do so at my sole risk. I hereby indemnify the Company and Starlight Cruises and hold you harmless against all losses, damage or harm howsoever arising (including the negligence of any third party) whether to my person or my property in connection therewith. I warrant that I have full legal capacity to sign this indemnity, which is binding on myself and on my heirs, executors, trustees and assigns, and is signed on behalf of all persons appearing on this form.