Terms and Conditions - 'Afternoon Tea Concert Cruises'

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‘The Company’/ ‘We’ refers to The Piano Boat. ‘The Customer’ / ‘You’/ ‘Your’ refers to the customer.

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Booking, deposit and payment
 

Payment in full of the ticket price is required to secure a booking.

Bookings may not be transferred to a third party without permission of The Company. Any refunds given are entirely at The Company's discretion.

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Operators’ Right of Termination
 

The Company reserves the right to cancel any booking without prior warning or assigning a reason to do so. We reserve the right to terminate a passenger’s cruise, should the person in our opinion have placed the boat, its equipment or other passengers/crew in danger of damage or injury by ignoring safety advice or instructions of the crew. We reserve the right to terminate the cruise of any passenger found smoking inside the boat or who, in the opinion of the master of the boat, behaves in a manner disruptive to the other passengers.

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Any refunds given are entirely at The Company’s discretion.

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Customer Cancellation and Refunds

 

If You wish to cancel a cruise booking, you must notify The Company at least 2 weeks before the date of the booking.

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If a cancellation request is received less than 2 weeks in advance of the booking, a refund will only be given if the same dates are booked again by other guests.

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Any refunds given are entirely at The Company's discretion.

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Canal Restrictions and Force Majeure
 

We reserve the right to cancel any cruise which, due to circumstances beyond our control, has become impossible to carry out/complete. In this case, You will be offered alternative dates if possible, or a full refund.

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We reserve the right to alter a planned cruising route if this becomes necessary due to canal stoppages, water shortages or flooding, or if we deem this to be in the best interests of The Customer. You shall have no claim on us, or particular right of cancellation, should any rerouting be necessary.

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Whilst We make every effort to keep to the advertised timetable, We shall not be liable for any loss caused to You by delay, mechanical or electrical breakdown, failure to keep to time, or any other cause.

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Personal Accidents and Guests’ Property
 

We shall not be liable for any loss or damage to any article or personal property belonging to You which may be sustained during the cruise or whilst the articles are upon the boat, or premises or vehicles belonging to us or our agents.

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Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by our negligence, We shall not be liable for any personal injury suffered by You during the cruise or whilst upon the boat, or premises or vehicles belonging to us or our agents.

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If we advise on car parking facilities, We shall not be liable for any loss or damage to Your vehicle or its contents. We are unable to arrange car parking - where We advise facilities, it is Your responsibility to contact the facilities to make direct arrangements to park.

 

We do not take responsibility for the consequences of not being informed at the stage of booking of any dietary requirements or related health problems or disabilities.

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Whilst care is taken to avoid cross-contamination during the food preparation processes, all food is prepared in an area where allergens are used and may be present. Food served cannot be guaranteed to be free of allergens and We shall not be liable for the consequences that may occur as a result of this.

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General
 

No children under 12 will be carried on board for Musical Cruises.

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Smoking is not permitted inside the boat which includes e-cigarettes.

 

These conditions shall operate in accordance with English Law and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

 

Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of our website or brochure, We shall not be liable for any inaccuracies that may have occurred.