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From Section B (The Cruise or Cruisetour)
2) Hostilities: Although unlikely, the Ship may be confronted by actual or threatened war, warlike operations or hostilities. In addition to our right to deal with this situation under our general right to respond to safety concerns, we may also decide that it would be prudent for the Ship to sail with or without lights, omit observance of practices, rules and regulations as to navigation, cargo or other applicable in time of peace, or sail armed or unarmed with or without convoy.
I noticed this passage in cruise tickets for the Amsterdam for an upcoming sailing.
Regards, Kaiser
:Originally posted by kaiser:From Section B (The Cruise or Cruisetour)2) Hostilities: Although unlikely, the Ship may be confronted by actual or threatened war, warlike operations or hostilities. In addition to our right to deal with this situation under our general right to respond to safety concerns, we may also decide that it would be prudent for the Ship to sail with or without lights, omit observance of practices, rules and regulations as to navigation, cargo or other applicable in time of peace, or sail armed or unarmed with or without convoy.I noticed this passage in cruise tickets for the Amsterdam for an upcoming sailing.Regards, Kaiser
[ 03-26-2003: joe at travelpage ]
These exercises were run long before the Iraqi war.
It is a bad state of affairs when this kind of planning is needed.
[ 03-29-2003: Message edited by: fondaenergy ]
Yes, a crisis can erupt suddenly. Cruise lines alter itineraries all the time. Serious escalation in a trouble spot happens over weeks and months, and thus cruise lines can take adequate security precautions when and where needed.
I'd be interested if anyone has some pre-9/11 tickets saved, if you could look in there and see if that was in there then. I wouldn't be surprised if it was.
The point of it really is, that they will put every single contingency they can imagine in that contract, so that in the extraordinarily unlikely event that it does happen, they won't be in trouble.
It doesn't hurt to have stuff like that in their contracts, so why not? It's like a sort of insurance.
Read anything and you will find a ridiculous amount of fine print...
I've checked other lines' contracts (prior to giving my clients their cruise documents) and only Holland America has this ... so far.
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