PLEASE NOTE: One way cruises are subject to change direction.  The company reserves the right to reverse the direction of the cruise for operational reasons or reasons beyond its control. Whilst the company will make every effort to advise the client in good time the onus of establishing the starting point rests with the customer. Please call base 4 days before start of cruise to confirm starting location.

Our Prices Include:

• Boat hire
• Boat equipment, crockery and linen
• Boat insurance
• Technical help : avail. 7 days a week
• Gas
• Logbook

Our Prices do not Include:

• Fuel, gas, and other consumables will be charged to the hirer at the relevant hourly rate (more or less 20 to 40 euros per day)
• Garage or Car park
• Cancellation insurance (optional - form on request)
• Fluvial Guide
• Extra charge for pets
• Security deposit and Final cleaning (see "Deposit")

Permanent Long Term Specials
10% Discount off second week and subsequent weeks
This special cannot be combined with other offers

Calculating Seasons:
The hire price is determined by the departure date according to the tariff periods above. If your cruise covers 2 tariff periods, the price will be calculated pro rata taking the number of nights aboard in each period. A full week includes 7 nights aboard.

Cancellation Fee's
In the event of cancellation, the Hirer must notify the Company by telephone and on the same day send an email confirming the cancellation.

Cancellation Fees
More than 42 days	loss of deposit 40%
Between 41 & 29 days before pickup	60%
Less than 28 days before pickup	100%
AMENDMENT FEES	€20 per amendment /  € 40 after final documents issued
NO REFUNDS FOR EARLY RETURNS OF BOATS

Consumables
Extra costs for the hirer are diesel, oil, gas for cooking, and all necessary consumable for the use of the boat during your stay.The prices may vary depending on the varying petrol prices.The prices are listed in the base offices. Extra costs for staying in ports are paid by the hirer, and may vary.

Your Responsibilities
The person responsible for hiring must be over 18 years of age and is responsible for the boat and all persons sailing with him.
- The rental operator reserves the right to decline to hand over a boat to the chief crew member if he does not seem able to take up this responsibility, notwithstanding references, certificates or other showed titles. In this case, the rental operator can cancel the contract, without having to refund any previously paid amount.
-The hirer is obliged to respect the rules of river navigation as laid down by the waterways authorities and by the rental operator.
- Night navigation, towing, lending and subrental of the boat are forbidden.

Security Deposit
At the time of pick up you are required to leave a security deposit of €900 (N800/R750 = €700) plus a Cleaning deposit of €150 per vessel. It covers the insurance franchise, working losses and boat cleaning if this has not been done. This sum will be repaid to you at the end of your cruise if the boat and its equipment are brought back clean, in good condition and undamaged, at the time and place agreed on.

Regional Conditions:
The River Lot (departure from Bouzies - St Cirq): A shorter season, inclement river conditions and additional supervision, prices for this region are slightly higher than in others, 80 EUROS supplement per boat and per cruise.

Portugal (departure from Amieira): Portugal Cruises : open all year round !
From November 2008 to end of March 2009 = "Season A Price " Price -5%
Except from 20/12/2008 to 03/01/2009 (Christmas & New Year's Eve) = "Season B Price "
Summer discount : from the 1st to the 31st of July = "Season C Price"

One Way Cruises:
One Way Cruises are available on request between bases. An additional fee of €110 applies for all one way cruises. Please note that although seldom changed, one ways and the direction there of can not be guaranteed.

Insurance
The insurance of the hire cruiser includes accidental damage to the boat, and to third parties caused by the boat.
This insurance does not include : Personal accident/injury to the persons on board, personal belongings, the hirers own civil responsibilities, loss of, or deterioration of material or equipment, or misuse of the boat by the hirer, or any accident or damage involving hired bicycles
The hirer remains his own insurer up to the amount of security deposit : he is free to subscribe insurance with a company of his choice or through the boat owners insurance company one or several policies to cover such risks as :
- The amount due to the hire company in case of cancellation (except the administration fee)
- The repayment of half of the security deposit of the boat
- Interruption of cruise
- Corporal accidents to the Hirer or crewmembers
In every case, the insurance will not cover the civil responsibility of the hirer, or any damage or loss or other expense resulting from driving the boat when drunk, or under the influence of drugs, or by a failure to observe the rules stated in the Code de Navigation Fluviale

Equipment
The hirer undertakes to report any damage, theft or deterioration of equipment and many be required to replace them.

Departure Base - Direction of Cruises
The direction of one-way trips and thus the departure base in the same region may have to be altered. Exceptionally, a one-way cruise may have to be converted into a return cruise due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, only the return trip extra charges will be refunded.
- It is required to call a week before the date of departure for confirmation of the one-way and the direction of navigation.
- These alterations will in no circumstances be considered grounds for cancellation or damages.

Interruptions or restrictions to Navigation
The rental operator cannot be held responsible for interruptions or restrictions to navigation due to reasons beyond his control (works, flooding, drought, strike, administrative directives) and will therefore not grant any refund.
- In case these events prevent the cruise, either the rental company can modify the location and dates of the cruise with an equivalent or larger boat; or the paid sums can be given as a credit for a cruise at a later date, to be agreed by both parties. Failing that, the paid sums will be kept by the rental company.
- If the events occur during the cruise, thus causing a total halt to navigation and the loss of one or several days, these days will be refunded. The refund , half-day and complete days accumulated, will be subject to a subtraction of 24 hrs in all cases (or 48 hrs for the Lot area and for the Baïse).

Breakdowns
Each base offers a free breakdown service which will attend to you as quickly as possible, by phoning the base during normal working hours available by phone. This service becomes payable in case of personal fault of the hirer.
- Breakdowns not attributable to the hirer : Time lost to the hirer due to a breakdown not attributable to him, taking place during the cruise, will be refunded on a rate pro-rata to the time lost, subject to a subtraction of 24 hrs.
- Breakdowns attributable to the hirer :
If it is observed that the breakdown is attributable to the hirer, he has no right to any compensation for time lost on his boat The rental operator reserves the right to withold sums paid as a deposit to cover the costs of repair to the boat.

Damage - Accidents
The hirer must not repair or attempt to repair damage and/or breakdowns without the agreement of the rental operator.
- The hirer is required to complete the accident report form and to be it completed and countersigned by the third party.
- Any damage not attributable to the boat owner cannot be the subject of compensation in the hirer's favour in the case where his cruise is interrupted.

Boat's Desertion
In case of boat's desertion, except for sudden and lengthy impracticability of the waterway, the rental company will invoice the hirer the cost of the boat's transfer to the base of return, according to a daily fixed price of 100 Euros, plus fuel and cleaning costs.

Returning the Boat
The boat must be returned to its base at the time and date agreed except in case of Force Majeure : The person responsible should plan a great enough margin for the return time to be respected.
- The boat is to be returned to the rental operator in the same condition as when it was collected, in respect to the inventory check-list.
- The hirer will be responsible for all expenses caused by late return due to his fault : each delayed (and started) day will lead to a charge equivalent to the daily rental price , plus the costs that the rental operator will have to pay to the next hirer.

Modification
Change of dates, type of boat or region requested by the Hirer, and after acceptation by the boat rental Company, will entail full payment of cancellation charges specified under paragraph 8 in order to cover financial prejudice on the original booking.

Departure Base - Direction of Cruises

• The direction of one-way trips and thus the departure base in the same region may have to be altered. Exceptionally, a one-way cruise may have to be converted into a return cruise due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, only the return trip extra charges will be refunded.
• It is required to call 48 h before the date of departure for confirmation of the one-way and the direction of navigation.
• These alterations will in no circumstances be considered grounds for cancellation or damages.