AmaWaterways Charter Terms & Conditions

● Deposit of $600 per person for double occupancy and $1000 for single occupancy holds your spot on the cruise and is non-refundable. Deposit for land is $200 each person for each pre/post stay and is also non-refundable. We recommend the purchase of insurance within 13 days of deposit. Your travel advisor will provide you with a quote. Deposit by credit card will have a 3.5% processing fee, non-refundable. To avoid the processing fee, you can pay by cashiers check with certified funds.● 40% of your balance is due 199 days prior to departure● Final Payment is due 145 days prior to travel and is non-refundable● Cruise fare and all deposits are non-refundable. We strongly recommend travel insurance for unforeseen circumstances, sickness, airline delays, etc.● In the unfortunate event a participant must cancel travel, notice to us must be via email, which must include a return receipt and read notation, or other writing stating clearly and correctly each passenger name, ship name, start and end date of cruise and a brief statement of the reason for cancellation. Other forms of notice are not sufficient. Cancellation date is the date we receive the written cancellation notice and unused tickets. A name change or substitution of participant is also treated as a cancellation in that all cancellation charges apply. Air penalties, transfers, excursions, and all other components are subject to penalties if you cancel.● If Sojourney Travel does not fill the charter, a 1/2 charter may be substituted. If a 1/2 charter is not filled, your reservation will be converted to an individual booking. Due to medical safety guidelines, we are unable to accommodate passengers who will enter their 24th week of pregnancy by the time of the cruise.● All guests under the age of 18 are to be in a stateroom with an adult and must remain supervised at all times; their safety is the responsibility of the accompanying adult(s). Children between the ages of 4-10 at the time of embarkation may share a stateroom with two adults only in circumstances where the child is able to share the bed with the adults – no additional bed will be provided. Please be aware that balcony staterooms of any kind may be unsafe for small children if left unsupervised. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted on board; children 4-5 years old are not recommended on any excursion program. AmaWaterways does not provide child-specific programs or child-minding facilities.● Smoking is only permitted on the ship’s Sun Deck in the designated smoking area.● All names should represent the full name as written on a legal proof of identification. The only legal proof of identification accepted is your passport or another government issued identity card.● Passport must be valid for 6 months from the date of return of your trip.● Copy of passport must be submitted to agency before final payment.● All guests traveling with AmaWaterways remain responsible for ensuring they meet the travel entry requirements for each country they plan to visit before, during, or after their river cruise. These requirements, as mandated by airlines and individual countries or regions, may change without notice and cancellation fees will apply should guests no longer meet the country entry requirements for their cruise or land program.● Please click HERE for all AmaWaterways Terms and Conditions for 2027. Please click HERE for all Sojourney Travel terms and conditions.● Operator reserves the right to cancel cruise due to low occupancy of charter. In this instance, all deposits will be transferred to an alternate sailing at the prevailing rate, to be chosen by guest, deposit will increase to whatever the prevailing deposit is for AmaWaterways.