Star Clippers

Star Clippers GSA, Inc dba Star Clippers Americas acts only as a sales and marketing agent Star Clippers, Ltd for the purpose of booking travel arrangements on Star Clippers vessels. Star Clippers, Ltd operates the vessels on which you will be sailing. As a convenience to our passengers, Star Clippers Americas is pleased to offer our air/sea package featuring roundtrip coach class air transportation from many US gateways to and from your port of embarkation & disembarkation. Final confirmation of flights will normally occur within 30 days of departure. Airline schedules may require an overnight stay in order to reach your embarkation and/or disembarkation destination. The hotel and other expenses associated with required overnight stays are the responsibility of the passenger. Star Clippers Americas airfares are based on capacity controlled contracts, promotional or group fares, so make your requests as early as possible to ensure availability. If contract fares are not available, passengers will be charged the difference between the contract rate and the actual airfare available. Some airlines will allow you to accumulate air miles with the air tickets that Star Clippers Americas provides. Please check with the airline. No upgrades to first or business class, using frequent flyer miles, are allowed when combined with our contract airfares. Star Clippers Americas reserves the right to choose the airline carrier, routing and schedule from each city, and the right to substitute charter or commuter flights for scheduled service or vice versa. All fares, routes and schedules are subject to availability and to change without notice. Star Clippers Americas makes arrangements for air transportation in connection with these special fare programs solely as a convenience to our passengers. Star Clippers Americas is not and will not be responsible for any cancellations, reroutings or other disruption of schedules services, for any expenses or other consequences resulting from inclement weather, strikes, changes/delays in the ship's schedule or a change/delay in the schedule or rerouting made by a passenger, travel agent, or airline. In such events, every effort will be made to assist passengers in securing alternate flight arrangements. The services and responsibilities of the air carriers are subject to the terms of the tariffs published or filed by such carriers and to the conditions printed on the ticket issued to passengers. All passengers are advised to reconfirm their flights with the appropriate airline at least 72 hours prior to departure as flight schedules may change after the air tickets are issued. Passengers should contact the airline for seat assignments. Lost, stolen or misplaced tickets are the sole responsibility of the passengers. All airline tickets provided by this program are nonendorsable, cannot be rerouted, reissued or exchanged for those of another carrier and can only be refunded by Star Clippers Americas Any airline penalties resulting from the cancellation or changes to the air arrangements are the responsibility of the passenger. Once air tickets have been issued, a $100 per person administrative fee, in addition to applicable airline penalties, will be assessed by Star Clippers Americas for any cancellations or changes requested by the passenger. For passengers with independent air arrangements in conjunction with our air program, we recommend an adequate allowance of time for travel delays and/or misconnections in their travel plans. Name Changes: Changes to airline tickets are subject to approval by the airline. In some cases, name corrections may result in the loss of original airline reservations and a minimum change fee of $100 per person; alternate carriers and schedules may then be substituted at our discretion. Star Clippers Americas offers added flexibility in making air arrangements to and from our cruises. We seek to accommodate custom air arrangements to or from your port of embarkation or dise