and ship cabins. Children will not be permitted to Guest Protection fee listed herein waives all cancellation bookings. Therefore, the following fees will apply.
take part in sightseeing excursions or in activities fees outlined (except in Extreme Circumstances*), Time of cancellation will be when notice is received
without an accompanying parent or guardian, and provided we are notified of cancellation before your in our Norwalk, CT office.
the accompanying adult(s) are solely responsible for journey departs. The costs are as follows:
Guests choosing to purchase Tauck’s Guest / Cruise
the behavior of their child. Your Tauck Director’s
Protection will incur cancellation penalties as follows:
responsibility is to orchestrate the details of the
$165 per person – Most U.S. & Costa Rica Journeys
journey critical to all guests’ enjoyment, and cannot be
$520 per person – Africa Journey
All Land Tours
expected to supervise, discipline or be responsible for
$240 per person – Europe Journeys
Loss of Guest Protection Fee, per person
individual children on tour.
In addition, Tauck’s Guest Protection provides Cruises
Photography on Tour – Tauck Bridges reserves
comprehensive travelers’ insurance and 24-hour
• 60 days or more before departure
the right to take photographs on tour and to use them
emergency assistance. Coverage for the following
Loss of Cruise Protection Fee, per person
for promotional purposes. By traveling with Tauck
elements is provided by BerkelyCare, Ltd. and is subject
Bridges, guests agree to allow their image to be used
to the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy.
• 59-30 days before departure
for marketing and promotional purposes. Guests who •
Loss of 25% of cost of cruise per person, not
Airfare Protection – Should you need to cancel or
prefer that their image not be used are asked to advise
including air (if applicable), plus loss of Cruise
interrupt your tour for covered reasons, airfares and
their Tauck Director at the start of their tour.
Protection Fee.
air penalties are covered.
• 29-1 days before departure
How To Make A Res er va tion
• Medical Protection – You are reimbursed for covered
Loss of 50% of cost of cruise per person, not
To Make A Reservation, see your travel agent
medical expenses incurred in the event you become
including air (if applicable), plus loss of Cruise
or phone or fax Tauck Bridges with full first and last
injured or ill during your trip (including pre-existing
Protection Fee.
name(s) (as it appears on your passport) and the
conditions if purchased at time of booking).
complete address of all persons. We will verbally give • Luggage Protection – You are reimbursed for
Guests choosing not to purchase Tauck’s Guest/Cruise
a “Deposit Due Date,” up to which time space is delayed, lost, stolen or damaged luggage.
Protection will incur cancellation penalties as follows:
tentatively held. • 6 0 days before departure
Cruises
Tauck Bridges
$350 per person – U.S. & Costa Rica Journeys
Under Tauck’s all-inclusive Cruise Protection, you
P.O. Box 5020, Norwalk, CT 06856-5020
$600 per person – Africa and Europe Journeys
can cancel your cruise for any covered reason up to
Phone: (866) 636-6500
the day before departure and receive a money-back
• 5 9-8 days before departure
Fax: (203) 899-6600
refund (except in Extreme Circumstances*) on
$600 per person – U.S. & Costa Rica Journeys
E-mail: info@tauck.com
the cruise cost, based on your original method of
$900 per person – Europe Journeys
Freephone:
payment. The following conditions apply:
$1250 per person – Africa Journey
from UK: 0800-961-834 • 7 -1 days before departure
from Australia: 1-800-122-048
Section I – Cancellation for Non-Covered
$900 per person – U.S. & Costa Rica Journeys
from South Africa: 0800-990-476
Reasons: Should you have to cancel your cruise for
$1500 per person – Europe Journeys
Other Countries:
any reason, Tauck’s Cruise Protection reduces the
$2000 per person – Africa Journey
USA (203) 899-6500
regular cancellation fees outlined herein, provided
we are notified of cancellation before your cruise
Cruises
Freefax:
departs. Section I coverage is provided by Tauck.
• 60 days or more before departure
from UK: 0800-898-931
$1100 per person – Latin America Cruises
from Australia: 1-800-145-941 Section II – Cancellation for Covered Reasons:
$600 per person – Europe Riverboat Cruise
from South Africa: 0800-998-265 Travel Insurance and Services – Should you have to
Other Countries: cancel your cruise due to illness, injury, death or other
• 59-30 days before departure
USA (203) 899-6602 covered reason, any cancellation or airline penalties
Loss of 50% of cost of cruise per person, not
including air (if applicable).
E-mail: tauckrez@tauck.com
not refunded by Tauck would be reimbursable under
• 29-1 days before departure
Mon – Fri 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM EST
Section II of the plan. The plan provides 24-hour
Loss of 100% of cost of cruise per person, not
Sat 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST
emergency assistance services as well as:
including air (if applicable).
Sun 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM EST
• Airfare Protection – Should you need to cancel or
interrupt your cruise for covered reasons, airfares In the event of an unforeseen
Special Requests – We will be happy to advise
and air penalties are covered. circumstance beyond our control, Tauck reserves
hotels and ships of special requests provided we
receive them at time of booking. Requests, including
• Medical Protection – Reimbursement for covered
the right to amend the Guest and Cruise Protection
special dietary requests, cannot be guaranteed.
medical expenses incurred in the event you become
and terms outlined herein.
injured or ill during your cruise (including pre- Tour Interruption Fees – If you have to interrupt
Deposit Date – To hold space up to time of “final existing conditions if purchased at time of booking). your tour en route, you may be entitled to a refund for
payment,” a per-person deposit for each tour booked
• Luggage Protection – Reimbursement for delayed,
the unused land portion if it exceeds 24 hours; certain
must be received by the “Deposit Due Date” or space
lost, stolen or damaged luggage.
restrictions apply. Such refunds are based upon the number
is automatically released. Deposits are as follows: of overnights missed less a fee of $40 per person per day for
$350 per person – U.S. & Costa Rica Land Journeys
The cost of Tauck’s Cruise Protection is as follows: unused transportation and other fixed expenses.
$600 per person – Africa and Europe Journeys
$520 per person – All Cruises
Partial Room Cancellation – A person canceling
$1100 per person – Latin America Cruises or leaving a tour while a roommate remains constitutes
$600 per person – Europe Riverboat Cruise Tauck’s optional Guest or Cruise Protection must be a cancellation of one type of accommodation and
Final Payment
requested at time of reservation and fee must be included rebooking of another type of accommodation. The price
is due at Tauck’s Norwalk, CT
in initial payment. Details will be provided with written charged the remaining person is the new, higher price
office 60 days before departure for all tours. Any
confirmation of your tour reservation. The amount of
for the new accommodation.
bookings without full payment at this time may be
any refund shall be reduced by any recoveries obtained
subject to cancellation without notice.
by you from third parties. Reimbursement will be based
Special thanks for photography provided by:
Final Documents, which may include airline
upon original method of payment. Cost is not refundable
Carla Weston, John Snowden, Michael Tully, Michelle
tickets and / or electronic ticket numbers (when
under any circumstances. Plans are not available to
Lavrado, Jean Hoff, Katharine & Olivier Dubreuil,
applicable), are sent by first class mail upon receipt
residents of Puerto Rico. The plans do not cover travel
Susan Wahlen, Robyn Cardone, Herbert Ray, William
of final payment. They include joining instruc tions,
agent commissions.
Bushman, Margaret Melnek, Donna Drackie, Paul
hotel lists, reading list, clothing sugges tions,
tour itinerary, luggage tags, and other pertinent
*Extreme Circumstances: In the event of an
Tausche, Harriet Belasco, Randall Ward, Theresa
information. We recommend overnight mailing
act of God, war (whether declared or undeclared),
DePaola, Sarah Lewis, Pat Rowland, Jerry Michael,
service for any reservation that is made within thirty
terrorism, accident, natural disaster, outbreak of
Martin Silver, Kim Homewood, Barbara Murphy, Renee
days of the tour departure to ensure timely delivery.
disease, or other event or circumstance beyond our Buchanan, Kathy Sprong, David Blang, Betsy Chinnici,
The additional expense will be added to your tour
control that contributes to or results in cancellation Lisa Rutkovsky, Murphy Maeder, Cindy Conrath, Sharyn
cost and must be included in your final payment.
rates above our historical cancellation rates in the Cannon, Glen Asakawa, Steven Yang, Harry Roth,
absence of such event or occurrence, Tauck reserves Michael Guzzardi, Greg Reilly
the right to issue a credit to you in lieu of a money-
back refund, applicable to a future Tauck journey.
To opt out of Tauck Bridges mailings, please call us at
If You Have to Cancel 1-800-468-2825.
Land Journeys Cancellation Fees – Cancellations result in costly
Tauck Bridges, Tauck Bridges logo, and Tauck Style are service
Should you have to cancel your land journey for any charges from travel and hotel providers charging marks of Tauck, Inc. Tauck World Discovery® is a registered
reason up to the day before departure, a non-refundable penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed service mark of Tauck, Inc. CST#2016001-20
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