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LOUIS CRUISE - AQUAMARINE
INFORMATION OF FACILITIES ON BOARD

  TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Your passport should be valid for at least 6 months after the end of your trip. It is individual passenger’s responsibility to obtain all information regarding the various document required for each country you will be visiting before you embark the cruise ships.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

* For 1night Saturday sailing (Cochin Round), passengers may carry any Government recognized Photo document.

•1 Dining room
•Buffet
•Entertainment Lounge
•Bars and Disco
•Pub
•Children Club
•Casino
•Beauty Salon
•Fitness Center
•Basketball & Volley Court
•Sauna / Massage
•Swimming pool
•Internet Corner
•Fully air-conditioned
•Telephone Fax
•Satellite
•Telephone
•Doctor on board
•Duty Free & Travel Value Shop.
SHIP SPECIFICATIONS
•Gross Tonnage: 23.149m
•Length: 193.65m
•Breadth: 24m
•Draught: 6.72m
•Cruising speed: 17 knots
•Passenger Decks: 7
•Elevators: 4
•Stabilizers: yes
•Electric Current: 110V AC
•Classification Society: DNW

PLEASE NOTE

PREGNANCY : For their own health & safety, ladies that will be in their 28th week of pregnancy (or more) during any part of the cruises are not allowed on the cruise. Up to the 27th week of pregnancy, ladies may cruise, but are required to present prior to embarkation a statement from their physician stating that they are fit to travel.

INFANTS : Infants less than 3 months old are not allowed on board for their own health and safety. Should you need a baby cot (for infants above 3 months old) please inform us via your travel agent. Please also note that we do not provide baby formula or food neither do not have a babysitting service onboard.

LUGGAGE : We strongly recommend the use of security locks for your luggage throughout your journey. Jewelry, medication, travel documents and Passport/ID card should be kept in your hand luggage which should be kept with you at alltimes. All luggages should be clearly labeled. Do not forget to specify your name and cabin number on the luggage labels.

LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED LUGGAGE : The Company is not responsible for any loss or damage to your luggage during transit to the vessel. In case of loss or damage, you should immediately advise the carriers involved and your insurance company.

PERSONAL EXPENSES : The currency on board is in Indian Rupees. For your convenience the vessels operate a cashless system. Your personal embarkation card allows you to charge to your shipboard account almost everything onboard, including shore excursions, gift shop purchases, wine and bar bills, spa and beauty salon, photos, cabin service, in fact everything. Upon embarkation you should contact the Guest Relations desk in order to activate your personal account. We recommend all credit card holders to register their card to settle their account, as this will assist them in a smooth disembarkation (checkout), avoiding delays. We accept American Express, MasterCard and Visa. For those passengers not wishing to pay by credit card payment can be made in cash or Travelers’ cheques. On the last day of your cruise an itemized invoice with all expenses shall be delivered to your cabin.

IMPORTANT NOTES :

1.All expenses incurred on the last day of your cruise have to be paid in cash.
2.The cashless system does not apply for the 2 & 3 day cruises.

EMBARKATION PROCEDURES : Embarkation commences three hours before the departure time of the vessel. Passport/ID card, cruise ticket or voucher should be ready to present to the embarkation staff. For security reasons and to allow for fast embarkation/disembarkation at each port of call, the ship’s staff collects and holds your Passport/ ID Card for the whole cruise. A receipt will be given to you and should be presented at the designated time when Passports/ID cards will be returned to you prior to disembarkation. At embarkation you will be issued with your own personal embarkation card which acts as your onboard payment card and the security for embarking and disembarking the vessel.

LUGGAGE ASSISTANCE : Your luggage will be delivered outside your cabin door. Please allow a maximum of two hours for delivery. If you have not received your luggage within this time period, or if you have not indicated the cabin number on your luggage; please speak with our guest relations personnel.

OPTIONAL SHORE EXCURSIONS : Designed to offer the very best of a destination, our excursions are guided tours to each destination‘s most important sites and highlights and where possible, time is allowed for shopping and individual interests. We take extra care as to guarantee the best local tour guides and motor coaches for all our tours.

Our cruises feature regular onboard Shore Excursion Briefings on every port of call to be visited, providing useful facts on its history, culture and general characteristics. Our professional Shore Excursion Staff will also advise you on your touring plans. All our shore excursions can be purchased onboard, immediately after embarkation.

MEDICAL FACILITIES : A physician is available onboard 24 hours a day while at sea and during scheduled hours when the vessel is in port. Professional service, care and medication is offered by our ships’ physicians. A customary fee is charged for the services and medication; this can be charged to your shipboard account.

SMOKING POLICY : All our lounges are divided into smoking and non smoking areas. The dining room is a non smoking area. Cigar and Pipe smokers are kindly requested not to smoke in enclosed areas. Passengers are requested, for health & safety reasons, not to smoke in cabins