Fall 2018 Pacific Pelagic Cruise Cost & Information

TOUR COST: $ 300.00

COST – The cost of this trip, based on a minimum group size of SIX is $ 300.00 per person from Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada. If the final group is smaller than six participants, a small group supplement may be charged.

COST INCLUDES:  Expert guide service. All transportation, this may be by private or chartered car, station wagon, van or bus. Taxes & local fees, all group admissions, park entry fees and local access fees are included in the tour price.

COST DOES NOT INCLUDE: Not included are transportation to Vancouver, British Colombia and from Los Angeles, meals not on the ship, laundry, personal tips, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, juices, mineral waters and other beverages, souvenirs, insurance of any kind, telephone calls, and overweight baggage fees.

MEAL COSTS: Meals are included in the cost of your cabin. Water, tea, and coffee are available at all meals free of charge. There are six restaurants to choose from that are included in your cabin fee. There are several restaurants that offer higher end meals for an additional fee.  Most soft drinks and alcaholic beverages are available for an additonal fee that is charged to your shipboard account.

UNANTICIPATED COSTS:  Rarely we have had unexpected costs. Cancellation of a flight or train has required staying in a hotel an extra night, hiring vehicles for extra excursions and other services. At times schedule changes or route changes have been necessary. If such changes are proposed and accepted by participants, it is with the understanding that they accept the obligation to pay any extra unanticipated costs.

On all of our tours, participants are responsible for any extra expenses incurred from deviations to our scheduled tour itinerary which result from events out of our control (additional hotel nights, transfers and transportation by air, water or ground). During fall on the West Coast this could be a rare weather related event, or could be a result of flight or rail cancellations, labor strikes, acts of God and the like.

DATE OF COST QUOTATION: June 15, 2018
We can only quote current costs. Tour planning begins more than a year before the tour runs. While we try to arrive at the best estimates, we cannot predict fluctuation of currency exchange rates, increases in hotel or vehicle rates, etc. Therefore, we reserve the right to increase the tour cost when there are justifiable reasons. However, we make a sincere effort to arrive at the closest possible estimate and even absorb small increases at times to avoid raising tour costs.

REGISTRATION: THIS TRIP IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF NINE PARTICIPANTS WITH ONE LEADER OR EIGHTEEN PARTICIPANTS WITH TWO LEADERS! Your non-refundable tour deposit of $300.00 and completed registration form are required to confirm space. Without these, no one is considered registered.

CANCELLATION:  To cover the work and expense of handling registrations and canceling them your $300.00 non-refundable tour fee will NOT be returned. Some participants have lost substantial sums when illness or other circumstances prevented them from taking a tour. Therefore, we advise you to buy trip cancellation insurance that may reimburse the entire unrecovered amount if it becomes necessary for you to cancel.  This insurance can also cover medical emergency costs, flight costs, flight delay costs, etc.

UNUSED PORTIONS OF A TOUR: We cannot offer refunds for unused portions of a tour unless agreed to before the tour. If you fail to show up or meet the tour regardless of the reason, we are under no obligation to provide any refund. Trip cancellation insurance may reimburse losses if you must leave a tour early for illness or other valid reason.

COMPLETION OF PAYMENT Foreign travel agents, hotels, boat operators etc. require advance payment. We can offer better rates on our tours because of contracted payment dates. Your cooperation with timely payments helps to avoid problems with your arrangements. For this tour we require final payment to be received in our office by July 1, 2018.