Terms and Conditions
By paying a deposit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions set out below.
Deposit
A deposit of 50% is payable for Skipper Charter, cabin charter and day sailing. Once the deposit has been paid, you have secured your yacht and the booking is confirmed.
Cancellation
If you need to cancel your yachting holiday for whatever reason, please contact info@activityholidaysgreece.com asap. The cancellation will be effective from the date received by us via email or phone and the following cancellation charges will apply:
Skippered Charter, Cabin Charter, Learn to Sail or Luxury Charter:
If the charterer is unable to set off the charter, he/she submits so immediately in writing. The following cancellation fees apply: – 30% of the cost of the charter price, if cancelled up to 150 days before the start of the charter – 50% of the cost of the charter price, if cancelled up to 100 days before the start of the charter – 70% of the charter price, if cancelled up to 60 days before the start of the charter – 100% of the cost of the charter price, if cancelled from 59 days before the start of the charter.
If an alternative charter with the same conditions can be found, the charterer will get back his/her payments less the incidental handling costs at the amount of 20 % of the charter price. The charterer is strongly advised to conclude travel cancellation insurance. If required we will send an offer of a corresponding insurance.
Bareboat Charter:
Bareboats are chartered from a 3rd party company (out sourced) to you, the client. The charterer/client complies to which ever company the charter party and contract is signed with and their terms and conditions. Not Activity Holidays Greece. Please see your charter party paperwork for T's and C's.
Damage waiver
To be confirmed through your charter party upon arrival to your yacht.
SUP - Stand up Paddle Board - There is a price list of parts for any damage or repairs needed. This is shown upon arrival.
Additional clauses
a. To minimise delays to departure of yachts in Greece, we will complete and sign the ‘Greek Charter Party Agreement’ on the charterer’s behalf (copy available on request) together with ‘Declaration of Charterer’s Ability to Skipper a Yacht’ now required by the Port Police. Should you book a Cabin Charter holiday. One client will be nominated for the Greek charter party agreement. We cannot be held responsible for any incorrect information provided either directly or through an agent and the charterer’s signature (either as Skipper or on behalf of the Skipper) on our booking form (or electronic acceptance) confirms acceptance and agreement with this procedure.
b. Please make us aware of any medical / illness or disability. This does not necessarily preclude someone from taking part.
d. A sailing week consists of six sailing days. In the eventuality of loss of sailing due to staff or mechanical problems proven to be our responsibility, which exceeds six hours between 0900 hrs and 1900 hrs we will refund one sixth of the weekly yacht charter price paid for each day lost or offer equivalent compensation. This is purely based on the charter price of the yacht and does not include any element for flights, accommodation etc. A substitute yacht, if offered, must be accepted.
e. We reserve the right to either prevent a charterer from taking a yacht out to sea by themselves or to put one of our Skippers aboard at the charterer’s expense if the charterer’s experience of Skippering a yacht is not deemed satisfactory by our professional skipper or not as stated via email.
f. Our yachts are registered for commercial use in the country within which they operate and all on-board safety equipment has to conform to that country’s requirements.
g. We reserve the right to change the yacht booked or reserved, as yacht sizes cannot be guaranteed due to unforeseen circumstances. In very exceptional circumstances, if no alternative is available, we would refund any monies paid. Activity Holidays Greece is not responsible for any costs the customer has incurred outside of any monies paid directly to Activity Holidays Greece.
h. All bareboats must be refilled with fuel at the end of the charter at the charterers expense, unless agreed otherwise in writing.
i. We must ask that you return the yacht to its base before 18:00 the day before the end of the charter, ready to leave the yacht no later than 09:00am on your last day.
k. When hiring a skipper on bareboat rental, skippers meals (Breakfast and Lunch's) must be covered by the customer.
m. Terms and conditions maybe updated at any time as necessary.
n. Photos taken by staff/skippers/holiday makers and are shared among Activity Holidays Greece social pages and newsletters unless told otherwise prior or at the start date of the holiday booking in writing. Bluefin Sups are our only third party company who will request consent forms to be signed before photos are used and shared.
o. Bareboat skippers must hold an ICC or RYA Day Skipper minimum to take a yacht legally and this must be with them on the yacht at all times. If the skipper does not have this, Activity Holidays Greece have the right to put on their own professional skipper at the daily amount of 450 euro per day which is to be paid by the charter booking of the yacht.
p. To the best of our knowledge you had the best service/equipment/yacht that we could provide at the time of booking.
r. If Activity Holidays Greece Skippers fail to start your holiday start date due to illness or injury, the sailing element of the clients holiday is fully refunded (excluding flights and transfers).
s. Day Charter - A non refundable 50% Deposit to be paid upon booking. Should weather not allow charter to proceed this can be amended to another date due to availability of skipper and yacht. If neither possible, deposit will be non refundable to the client.
t. Skippered Charter - Should a client/crew member damage something aboard the rented yacht i.e a hatch, the client(s) to pay the full amount to replace or repair such damage caused (the damaged item price will be determined by the yacht charter company and or skipper/owner Ben).
Mini Flotilla
u. Bareboats joining the flotilla takes full responsibility of their own chartered yacht.
v. Guidance and advice is given to Bareboat skippers within the mini flotilla by Activity Holidays professional skippers. The final decision is down to the Bareboat skipper of their own yacht should they wish to proceed with any manoeuvre or adjustment.
w. Should a bareboat cause any damage / collision to another yacht within the flotilla, the yacht / person that caused damage should repay the total repair amount to the injured yacht / person.
x. Professional Skippers of Activity Holidays Greece have no responsibility for bareboat yachts / bareboat skippers miss conduct.
