OCEANTRIPS provides an online platform that connects boat owners who submit their boat for listings for charter trips that are made available for booking by guests seeking to book such charter, which services are accessible at oceantrips.com. The boats listed on oceantrips.com are not owned by OCEANTRIPS. The yacht charter arrangement is made by us, OCEANTRIPS, acting as an agent on behalf of the charter yacht owners.
In paying your deposit you are deemed to have read and accepted the following terms and conditions, which form the agreement between you and us. The details of your yacht charter will be sent to you and are stated on your confirmation invoice. If there are any significant changes to the price or any other arrangements you will be told at the time of booking; once you have booked, we will do our best to let you know of any changes before you travel.
When making your booking you guarantee that you have the authority to do so and you accept on behalf of your yacht charter party the terms of these booking conditions. You should check the details of your confirmation, as stated on your invoice, carefully to ensure that it accurately reflects the booking you have requested and immediately inform us of any discrepancies. This agreementis made on the terms of these booking conditions which are governed by Dutch Law and we both agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Dutch Law at all times.
We do not accept responsibility for the acts and or omissions of the crew on the yacht you booked. The boat owners and crew cannot be held responsible for any event occurring outside the vessel. In all scenarios, OCEANTRIPS is a sales intermediary and cannot be held responsible for any event occurring on board or outside the vessel and during the transfers to/from the vessel. We do not accept responsibility if the fault is caused by you or any member of your party, a third party or Force Majeure, an event which we could not with due care have foreseen or avoided.
If OCEANTRIPS books a yacht for you with another charter agent the booking is subject to the standard terms of the company with whom we have booked your yacht charter. Below are the conditions under which the charters on the website are offered.
Charter includes:
Charter does not include:
Deposit/down-payment: To confirm your booking a down-payment of 20% is required within 7 days of your
reservation.
The payment methods we accept for the down-payment are; bank transfer and credit card.
When you request to pay by bank transfer you will receive an invoice that needs to be paid to our Rabobank account based in the Netherlands. This is a multi-currency account that accepts Euro and USD money transfers. We do not charge additional fees for this payment method, however, any transaction fees charged by the bank are for the senders account.
When paying by credit card we will add a 3% credit card charge to the total amount. We accept Master card and Visa card.
The final-payment needs to be paid to the yacht charter crew. The terms of this payment are determined by the yacht charter crew. Balance reminders are not issued. If you fail to pay on time, the company reserves the right to cancel your charter, without refund of your deposit.
Prices detailed are subject to change at any time until full payment has been received. We reserve the right to correct any pricing errors or omissions that may occur. We recommend that you book & pay in full as soon as possible to ensure the availability and pricing of any travel services shown.
Passports, Visas and Health: You are responsible for ensuring that you possess all necessary documentation including passports and visas for your holiday. For all destinations, you should consult the appropriate consulate. All travelers must have a valid passport for international travel. Many countries require passports to be valid for 6 months beyond your stay. Visas & entry permits are required for many countries. Passports, visas & re-entry permits are the responsibility and cost of the charterer. For health enquiries call your Travelers Medical / Vaccination Centre or see your Doctor. We recommend that you check travel advisory information on your destinations.
If you, as the yacht charterer, wish to cancel your yacht charter you must notify us immediately in writing. Cancellation will be effective on the date at which OCEANTRIPS receives the cancellation. If you have notified us by email please follow up to check that we have received it. This agreement will govern the law and cancellation process.
Cancellation/Amendment Fees: In the case that a charter is cancelled, we as the agency reserved the right to retain any commissions owing on the charter. If the reasons for your cancellation are covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges. If you wish to make changes to the booking after confirmation, we will do all we can to make the necessary arrangements, but as an agent we may have to make additional charges.
If you cancel the charter or part of the charter the following refunds will apply to your down-payment:
Time of cancellation | Amount of the charter refunded |
More than 6 months before the first day of charter | 100% of the down-payment (minus $200 of file fees) |
More then 3 months before the first day of charter | 50% of the down-payment (minus $200 of file fees) |
Within 3 months to first day of charter | 0% of the down-payment |
The final-payment is done directly to the yacht crew and the refund policy of the final-payment is therefore determined by the yacht crew.
 
We will do our best to provide the contracted facilities but occasionally we may have to make a significant change to your charter yacht arrangements. The arrangements are made many months in advance and it is sometimes inevitable that changes may become necessary. We reserve the right to, might this become necessary, change the chartered yacht to another type of a similar or higher standard. We will advise you or your travel agent of this at the earliest possible date. We also reserve the right in any circumstances to cancel your travel arrangements. We will contact you to discuss alternative arrangements. If we are unable to provide an acceptable alternative, or if circumstances arise beyond our control, we may find it necessary to cancel your holiday before departure. In this case we will return in full all monies paid by you.
Oceantrips can not be held responsible for the cancelation and refund policy of the payment made directly to the boat owner / charter crew.
We do not refund in case the booking is cancelled because of personal circumstances of any member of your party, an unconnected third party, Force Majeure or an event which we or our supplier could not with due care have foreseen or avoided. We do not take responsibility for services provided by other land, air or sea carriers you will be using on your holiday. Our liability is limited in line with the appropriate international convention.
We reserve the right in our absolute discretion to terminate without further notice the yacht charter vacation arrangements of any client who refuses to comply with the instructions or orders of the company staff, agent or other responsible person whose behavior in their opinions is likely to cause distress, damage, danger or annoyance to other customers, staff, any third party or to property. Upon such termination our responsibility for your yacht charter ceases and we shall not be liable for any extra costs incurred by you. Any client who is denied boarding on the outbound/inbound flight on the decision of the airline staff or aircraft captain shall be deemed to have given notice of cancellation on his/her booking at that moment, and cancellation charges will apply in accordance with cancellation charges above.
No-one in your party should commit an act contrary to the laws of the country. If any such act is committed, the agreement between us will automatically terminate, but without prejudice to our rights and those of the owner of the charter yacht. You and/or your party will carry full responsibility and answer to the appropriate Authorities.
It is obligatory that all members of your party have comprehensive travel insurance. By signing the charter contract you confirm that all members of your party are covered by private travel insurance. In all scenarios, OCEANTRIPS is a sales intermediary and cannot be held responsible for any event occurring on board or outside the vessel and during the transfers to/from the vessel.
We aim to provide you with the best yacht charter possible, but if a problem occurs you must report it to OCEANTRIPS as soon as possible, or to the captain who will try to resolve it on the spot. If you fail to follow this procedure OCEANTRIPS will have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint whilst you were on your yacht charter vacation and this may affect your rights under this agreement. The Charter Contract is made on the terms of the particular yacht charter Booking Conditions and is governed in all respects by Dutch Law and shall submit to the jurisdiction of the Dutch Court.
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These conditions are governed by Dutch law. The court in the district where the collector has its place of business has the sole jurisdiction if any dispute regarding these conditions may arise, save when a legal exception applies.
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