Booking Terms & Conditions – Private Charter

Cancellation

What happens if you cancel your private charter

If you cancel 61 days or more before the start of the trip you will forfeit your deposit and interim payment.

If you cancel 60 days or less before the start of the trip you will be liable to pay your final balance.

You should claim from your travel insurance. Please ensure you book your travel insurance at the time of booking.

What happens in the event of Force Majeure or similar

Meridian Travels & Yachting may for any reason whatsoever cancel any cruise at any time for reasons of force majeure.

If your trip is cancelled through no fault of Meridian Travels & Yachting (for example, but not limited to, pandemics, acts of God, Coronavirus, SARS, MERS, war, acts of terrorism, ash cloud, adverse weather conditions, trade disputes, fire, government or political action bans etc) then Meridian Travels & Yachting will be under no liability whatsoever to you and may, at its option, by written notice to you cancel the tour. You will not be entitled to a refund by Meridian Travels & Yachting or the Group Leader. Meridian Travels & Yachting will not be liable for any other expenses you may have incurred (such as, but not limited to, flights, transfers, accommodation etc).

You should claim from your Travel Insurance. If your travel insurance claim is unsuccessful you will be offered a travel voucher allowing you to:

• Transfer to another gulet cruise during the same year – the full amount you have paid (including the deposit) will be transferred. 
• Transfer to another gulet cruise during the following year. The full amount you have paid, less half the deposit will be transferred. 

If you are unable to transfer to another cruise during either of these periods your voucher will expire and you will not be entitled to a refund. 

What happens in the event of cancellation by Meridian Travels & Yachting

If the trip is cancelled by Meridian Travels & Yachting any monies paid by you will be refunded in full. Meridian Travels & Yachting will not be liable for any other expenses you may have incurred (such as, but not limited to, flights, transfers, accommodation etc). Please note what happens if a trip is cancelled due to Force Majeure.

Other Significant Events

Non-availability  or Breakdown

Meridian Travels & Yachting reserves the right to provide a gulet other than the boat you have chartered if necessary. The alternative gulet will be to a similar standard but the types of cabins may be different – for example there may be fewer twin cabins. all cabins will have ensuite bathrooms.   In the event that your specified cabin type is not available, Meridian Travels & Yachting will not be liable to reimburse any part of your holiday cost. 

In the event of a breakdown during your trip, if the gulet cannot be repaired within 48 hours you will be transferred to an alternative gulet for the remainder of your trip.

Meridian Travels & Yachting and www.meridiantravels.com are the trade names of Adil Bektaṣ Yat Iṣletmesi, a business registered in Turkey.

Responsibilities
Meridian Travels & Yachting is responsible for making all the arrangements for everything related to the gulet cruise itinerary.
Meridian Travels & Yachting’s liability and responsibility does not extend beyond the boat; any arrangements made by or for passengers either before boarding or when disembarking are at the passenger’s own risk. Meridian Travels & Yachting does not own or control any ground transportation or hotels. As a convenience to our passengers, Meridian Travels & Yachting may sell tickets for land excursions or arrange other services which are operated by independent contractors, but shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever for any damage, loss, injury or death arising.
Nevertheless, all of the service providers are personally selected by Meridian Travels & Yachting.

All travel documents issued by Meridian Travels & Yachting, in written paraphernalia or to the customer, are subject to the terms and conditions specified by the laws of Turkey.

Photos and Marketing:
The passenger consents to Meridian Travels & Yachting using images taken of the passenger during the tour for advertising and promotional purposes in any medium we choose. The passenger grants Meridian Travels & Yachting a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide irrevocable license to use such images for publicity and promotional purposes.

Travel Insurance

Personal travel insurance is not included in the cost of your trip. It is a condition of booking that you have  adequate travel insurance. You are strongly recommended to book your travel insurance as soon as you have booked your holiday.

It is your responsibility to check your travel insurance covers you for illness, injury, death, pre-existing medical conditions, loss of baggage and personal items, cancellation, trip disruption, curtailment, emergency rescue and repatriation. Should you not be able to get cover for any of these (or other) situations then you agree it is your responsibility to cover any costs.

You must provide evidence of your insurance upon arrival at your destination.

Passports and Visas

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of your return. Please check specific requirements for your country.

To check whether you need to apply for a visa to travel to Turkey from any country please go to this official government website https://evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/

As of February 2020 it is no longer necessary for holders of British passports to have a visa for entry into Turkey. It is your responsibility to check the latest requirements which could be changed by the Turkish government at any time.

Health & Fitness

General Health – if you have limited mobility or have specific needs relating to your health (for example a CPAP machine) please advise us no less than 14 days before you arrive.

Hiking If hiking is offered for your trip then note that it is optional on all of our trips. If you intend to hike your health and physical condition must be commensurate with the grades of the hikes.

You will be required to submit a medical questionnaire as proof that you are fit enough to participate in the hikes if you have a pre-existing medical condition or are over 70 years of age.

Regardless of your age, if you have a pre-existing medical condition which is not well controlled and has required medical intervention in the past 24 months, you must also complete a medical questionnaire.

Assumption of Risk

You acknowledge and agree that by the very nature of gulet cruising and hiking holidays, they are more challenging and demanding with a commensurately higher level of risk compared with conventional holidays. The additional dangers and risks may include difficult and dangerous terrain (within the grade of the holiday); a certain level of mobility required to embark, disembark and move around the gulet, remoteness from normal medical services; and evacuation difficulties in the event of illness or injury;