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PAYMENT POLICIES
Individual reservations:
30% of the ticket price is due within 20 days of placing an option. Balance should be covered sixty days before departure date.
For individual reservations, Cantamar Liveaboards accepts deposits and wires, and Visa/Mastercard credit cards (a 3% international credit card fee might be charged for processing). All reservations made 60 days before departure will require full payment of your reservation. No personal checks. Please have in mind that most wires process within 72 hours.
Groups (up to half charter or more):
A non-refundable, non-transferable deposit of 20% of the reservation along with a signed contract is required within 20 days of placing an option. 120 days (4 months) before departure, 40% of the reservation should be paid. Balance and final payment should be covered ninety days before departure.
For group reservations, Cantamar Liveaboards accepts deposits and wires only.
All cancellations or revisions to a reservation must be in writing.
DIVE INSURANCE AND TRAVEL INSURANCE
In the event of unexpected changes in your travel plans we highly recommend: cancellation/interruption insurance, accidental, medical, and baggage insurance.
Each insurance policy is unique and different. Please research and understand the details of the policies your consider. It is important that you understand the coverages your policy offers and any limitations that may exist on claims made. Some policies offer a LiveAboard Rider (insurance) that includes additional specific coverages beyond trip cancellation and interruption that cover scenarios that are unique to liveaboard vacations such as missed LiveAboard departures due to airline delays, mechanical failures of liveaboard boat, inclement weather (in addition to named storms), medical inability to dive and other incidents.
SINGLE TRAVELLERS
Single travelers are booked into cabins that have single bunks and with a roommate of the same gender.
SINGLE CABIN UPGRADE
A single cabin upgrade has an additional fee of 70% of the charter rate and will guarantee a private cabin. The single cabin upgrade does not count towards free of charge spaces on group reservations.
NATIONAL PARK & DOCK FEES
They must be paid in cash, upon boarding.
CANCELLATION POLICIES
Individuals:
Before cancelling: please have in mind that you can transfer your ticket to another diver with no extra fees.
If you cancel your ticket
- 61 days or more before departure, 20% of your ticket is forfeited.
- 60 days or less before departure, you lose 100% of the ticket price. No refunds.
Groups (up to half charter or more): if an entire group is cancelled:
- 120 days or more, 20% is forfeited.
- 91 to 119 days before departure, 40% of the reservation is forfeited.
- 90 days or less before departure, 100% of the reservation is forfeited.
Groups (half charter or more): If the number of passengers is reduced from the original reservation:
More than nine (9) months before departure, reservation can be reduced to nine paying passengers which will result in loss of free of charge spaces.
Nine months to 181 days before departure, 20% of the ticket price of cancelled passengers will be forfeited, and there is a reduction or loss of free spaces.
180 to 91 days before departure, 40% of the ticket price per passenger is forfeited, and there can be a reduction or loss of free spaces.
90 days or less before departure, 100% of the ticket price per passenger is forfeited, there can be a reduction or loss of free spaces.
We highly recommend every diver to purchase trip insurance to avoid disappointment from loss of funds due to an unexpected cancellation.
In the event of a cancellation because of port closure due to weather conditions, mechanical problems, sanitary emergencies, there will be no refunds issued, but a travel voucher for future dates in the same conditions as originally booked.
Cantamar Liveaboards will not be held responsible for lost or change of plane tickets, hotel stays or other expenses as these should be covered by the passengers’ trip insurance policy.