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Terms and General conditions

GENERAL CONDITIONS

RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS, AND PAYMENTS:
Tours without Cruises: A deposit of $200 per person is required within 10 days of confirmation. Full payment is due 60 days prior to departure.
Tours with Cruises: An additional $250 deposit per person is required within 10 days of confirmation.
Airline Tickets: Some discounted airline tickets require immediate payment. Passengers will be advised accordingly.

 

Reservations:	Send payments to:
Toll free (800) 334-3782 Local (770) 321-6814 374 Fax (240) 597-0772	Blue Planet Journeys Swallow Way Marietta, Georgia 30066
e-mail: email@blueplanetjourneys.com

CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS:
Land Services: Cancellations received in writing more than 60 days prior to departure will be subject to a cancellation penalty of $50 per person plus 5% fee charged by credit card companies. Cancellations received within 60 to 45 days prior to departure are subject to all charges imposed by airlines, hotels, overseas ground operators and/or any other suppliers as well as the following per person cancellation fees: $100 per person plus 5% for credit card fees. For cancellation received within 45 days of departure - no refund will be made. No refund will be made for any change and/or cancellation of service and/or accommodations made by the passenger during the operation of a tour or for any feature of the program not used by the passenger during the operation of a tour.
Cruises: No refund will be given for cancellations received within 91 days of departure unless cancellation is accompanied by authentic medical documentation. Medically certified cancellations will be subject to 50% of the full penalty.
Airline Tickets: Airline tickets are not refundable after ticket has been issued.

BLUE PLANET JOURNEYS'S RESPONSIBILITY:
Blue Planet Journeys and/or their agents and suppliers of services pursuant to or in connection with any itinerary shall act only as agents for the passengers in making arrangements for hotels, transportation, restaurants, and/or any other service. Blue Planet Journeys does not assume any liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, death, loss, accident or delay to person or property due to an act of God and/or due to an act or default of any supplier, ground operator, hotel, carrier, restaurant, company and/or person rendering any of the services included in a tour. If a service is not provided due to strikes, change of flight schedule, flight cancellation, operational problem and/or an act of God, a refund of the net cost of those services not provided less charges imposed by any supplier and a handling fee of $50 per person will apply. The operator cannot accept any responsibility for additional expenses incurred by the passenger due to delay, changes in schedules or other causes. Blue Planet Journeys accepts no responsibility and will make no refund for any unused service which resulted from an act or default of the passenger such as but not limited to the passenger's failure to obtain the necessary documents required to enter a country or the passenger's loss of identification documents, tickets and/or vouchers. Blue Planet Journeys reserves the right to make changes in any itinerary in the event it becomes necessary to insure the safety, comfort or well being of the passenger. Such changes will be made without penalty to the operator.

INSURANCE:
Blue Planet Journeys strongly recommends that the passenger purchases travel insurance to cover trip cancellation and interruption, baggage and personal possession loss, medical expenses, emergency assistance, accidental death and dismemberment, and baggage and travel delay. For insurance rates please visit www.southamericanfiesta.com

ABOUT BLUE PLANET JOURNEYS:
Established in 1979 as specialists in South & Central America. Members of NTA, ASTA, IATA, ARC. Passengers' payments are protected by the National Tour Association's Consumer Protection Plan up to $250,000. Passengers' payments are also deposited and held in escrow until services are rendered. Credit card payments are accepted, we also carry a $1'000,000 liability insurance policy.