CHANGING TIDES OF HISTORY: CRUISING THE BALTIC SEA

EXCLUSIVELY CHARTERED, FIVE-STAR MV LE CHAMPLAIN

Luxury Small Ship, Innovative Design
LE CHAMPLAIN ushers in a new generation of Five-Star small ships, combining revolutionary design and a new standard of luxury for unparalleled cruising. Dock in smaller ports inaccessible to larger ships, where authentic cultural experiences and majestic scenery await you.

Elegant Suites and Staterooms, 100% with Private Balconies
Each of the 92 Five Star Staterooms and Suites (up to 484 square feet) features a private balcony. Grand Deluxe Suites have a bay window and spacious private terrace. Accommodations offer two twin beds or one queen bed, individual climate control, private bathroom with a shower and luxury hotel-style amenities.

Chic and Casual Dining
Dine indoors or alfresco on international and regional cuisine served in the stylish, spacious indoor outdoor restaurant, at the casual pool deck grill or from 24 hour room service. Daily meals include continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and four course dinner.

Life on Board
Experience the Blue Eye, the world’s first underwater, multisensory Observation Lounge. Enjoy sweeping views from the upper lounges—which open to the outdoors—and lectures, cultural performances or film screenings in the state‑of‑the‑art theater. Relax in the spa, sauna or infinity-style swimming pool. The ship has a beauty salon, a fitness room and three elevators. Complimentary Wi‑Fi access is available (conditions permitting).

Land/cruise rates, per person, based on double occupancy:

$6,611 – Category 8 – Picture window, single door onto private, partial-wall balcony. Deck 3, forward.
(limited availability)
$7,211 – Category 7, Picture window, single door onto private, partial-wall balcony. Deck 3, midship.
$7,611 – Category 6, Expansive sliding glass door, private balcony. Deck 4, forward
$8,111 – Category 5,  Expansive sliding glass door, private balcony. Deck 4, midship.
$8,611 – Category 4, Expansive sliding glass door, private balcony. Decks 5 and 6, aft. (limited availability)
$9,211 – Category 3, Expansive sliding glass door, private balcony. Deck 5, forward. (limited availability)
$9,611 – Category 2, Expansive sliding glass door, private balcony. Deck 5, midship.
$10,211 – Category 1, Expansive sliding glass door, private balcony. Deck 6, midship.
$11,611 – Deluxe Suites, Suite with expansive sliding glass door, large private balcony, sitting area with sofa. Decks 3, 4, 5 and 6. (limited availability)
$12,611 – Prestige Suites – Two-room Suite, expansive sliding glass door, large private balcony, two bathrooms, two closets, large sitting area with sofa. Deck 5. (limited availability)
$13,311 – Privilege Suites – Large Suite with expansive sliding glass door, large private balcony,
sitting area with sofa. Decks 5 and 6. (limited availability)
$14,511– Grand Deluxe Suites – Extra-large two-room Suite, expansive sliding glass door, spacious private terrace, full bathroom with tub and separate shower, additional half bath, sitting area with sofa. Deck 6. (limited availability)
$15,411 – Owners Suite – Extra-large two-room Suite, expansive sliding glass door, spacious private terrace with outdoor Jacuzzi, full bathroom with tub and separate shower, additional half bath, sitting area with sofa. Deck 5. (limited availability)

Note: The cost of a single cabin across all categories at 160% of the per person double price.

PRICE INCLUDES:

• All Taxes and gratuities to ship staff, as well as gratuities for drivers and guides for included excursions
• Eight-night cruise from Copenhagen, Denmark to Stockholm, Sweden
• Elegantly appointed, Five-Star Suite or Stateroom, with a private or semi-private balcony
• Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions
• Complimentary alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages available throughout the cruise
• All Meals aboard the ship
• Complimentary Wi-Fi (conditions permitting)
• Blue Eye – the world’s first luxury, multisensory, underwater observatory
• Optional Russian folklore performance in St. Petersburg’s Nikolaevsky Art Center
• Transfers and luggage handling abroad if your arrival(s)/departure(s) coincide with the scheduled group transfer(s)
• Experienced, English-speaking local guides for included excursions
• Complimentary bottled water in your Suite or Stateroom and on excursions
• Experienced Gohagan & Company Travel Directors at your service
• Complimentary use of an audio headset during guided excursions
• Automatic $250,000 flight insurance policy for each participant ticketed on flights by Gohagan & Company

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Passport fees, visas, and visa photos as required
• Personal items such as wines, liquors, à la carte orders, meals other than specified
• Gratuities to hotel staff (we recommend $1-3 USD per participant for hotel staff.)
• Expenses incurred by our tour operators in making travel arrangements in conjunction with the tour
• Airfare to and from departure city and departure taxes unless otherwise noted
• Port charges and fees unless otherwise noted
• Transfers and baggage handling for those not traveling on the designated program departure and arrival dates
• Airline baggage and other airline fees and associated taxes unless noted in the tour description
• COVID-19 related expenses and associated fees
• Other items not specifically mentioned as included

Ready to register? The best way to do this is by phone so that we can ensure we are meeting all of your needs. Please call us at 866-765-2646. Or, e-mail cavaliertravels@virginia.edu with your contact information and the best time to reach you.

A fully refundable deposit of $800 per person is required to reserve your spot on the main tour (NEW deposits only). If you would like to add the pre- or post-tour, no additional deposit is required. Any new deposit is fully refundable, for any reason, up until 96 (April 6, 2022) days prior to departure. Final invoicing will be done approximately 4 months prior to departure. Final payment is due 95 days prior to departure.

Deposits and final payments can be made via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover; by check made out to Gohagan & Company; or by ACH or wire transfer. 

Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.

Cavalier Travels reserves the right to use photos that might include you in marketing materials and other purposes unless you specify otherwise.

Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Binding Arbitration Agreement

Responsibility: Thomas P. Gohagan & Company, the University of Virginia, and its and their employees, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors or trustees, successors, and assigns (collectively “Gohagan”), do not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your program including, for example, lodging facilities, airline, vessel, or other transportation companies, guides or guide services, local ground operators, providers or organizers of optional excursions, food service or entertainment providers, etc. All such persons and entities are independent contractors. As a result, Gohagan is not liable for any negligent or willful act, failure to act, financial failure or other defaults of any such person, entity, supplier or any other third party.

In addition and without limitation, Gohagan is not responsible for any injury, financial or other loss, death, inconvenience, delay, or damage to person or property in connection with the provision of any goods or services whether resulting from, but not limited to, acts of God or force majeure, acts or orders of government, denial or delay of entry into any country, acts of war or civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, bites from or attacks by animals, insects or pests, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind or the threat thereof, sickness, illness, epidemics or the threat thereof, the lack of availability of or access to medical attention or the quality thereof, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, mechanical or other failure of airplanes, vessels or other means of transportation, or for any failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart timely or safely.  Further, I release Gohagan from its own negligence and assume all risk thereof.

If due to weather, flight schedules or other uncontrollable factors, you are required to spend an additional night(s), you will be responsible for your own hotel, transfers and meal costs. Baggage is entirely at owner’s risk. The right is reserved to decline to accept as a program participant, or remove from a program, without refund, any person Gohagan judges to be incapable of meeting the rigors and requirements of participating in the activities, or who is abusive to other program participants, leaders or third parties, or who Gohagan determines to detract from the enjoyment of the program by others. Specific room/cabin assignments are within the sole discretion of the hotel or cruise line.

Gohagan reserves the right to change the itinerary or program features at any time and for any reason, with or without notice, and Gohagan shall not be liable for any loss of any kind as a result of any such changes. Ship schedules, port calls, hours of arrival and departure, sightseeing events, special programs and guest lecture series (if applicable), are subject to change or cancellation. Gohagan reserves the right to substitute motorcoach transportation using hotels, inns or lodges for cruise accommodations if necessary due to weather, water conditions or levels, other events of force majeure, mechanical or other conditions beyond the control of Gohagan. Gohagan is not responsible therefor and is not required to compensate passengers under these circumstances. Gohagan may cancel or postpone a program (or an option) for any reason whatsoever.  If so, for cancellations based upon acts of God or force majeure, acts or orders of government, epidemics or the threat thereof, terrorism or the threat thereof, strikes or labor disturbances, demonstrations, riots or civil unrest, criminal activity, supplier default or insolvency, or other similar circumstances, its sole obligation is to issue credits in the full amount of moneys paid to Gohagan to the extent its suppliers are crediting Gohagan with those moneys paid by Gohagan to them.  Under no circumstances is Gohagan obligated to refund the cost of any purchased travel insurance. Gohagan is not required to cancel any program for any reason including without limitation, United States Department of State, Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization or other Warnings or Advisories of any kind. Gohagan is not responsible for fees assessed by air carriers resulting from operational and/or itinerary changes, even if Gohagan makes the flight arrangements or cancels the program. Gohagan reserves the right to substitute vessels, hotels or attractions of a similar category for those listed in this brochure.

Not Included: passport, visas and associated fees; COVID-19 related expenses and associated fees; personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls and Internet access or any other expenses unless specifically otherwise described; accident/sickness, trip cancellation, and baggage insurance; optional sightseeing excursions; baggage charges on aircraft; local departure air/airport tax(es); airfare and associated local taxes, airport facility and security taxes and federal inspection fees not listed as included in the travel program; transfers and baggage handling to/from airport/hotel/ship on day(s) of arrival and/or departure if you are arriving earlier or later than and/or departing earlier or later than the scheduled group transfer(s); any overnight on land due to flight schedule(s); meals, alcoholic or other beverages and all other services not specifically mentioned as included in the travel program.

Airfare: Airfare is subject to change and availability and, depending on the fare basis, likely is nonrefundable. Your airline ticket constitutes a contract between you and the airline, even if purchased through Gohagan.

Luggage: Luggage allowance policies are set by the airlines and may change without notice.

Physical Accessibility: All programs require physical independence and mobility. Any physical or mental condition that may require special medical attention or physical assistance (for example, the need for a wheelchair) must be reported in writing when you make your reservation. Participants must be able to embark or disembark motorcoaches alone or with minimal assistance from your traveling companion and climb stairs and step over raised thresholds without assistance. Participants requiring assistance must travel with a companion who will be responsible for handling equipment.

Cancellations: Cancellations for all or any part of the program including pre/post program(s) reservation(s) will not be effective until received in writing in the offices of Gohagan. 

New Bookings for all 2022 Programs: 

All cancellation fees will be waived from the time of booking through 96 days prior to departure (April 6, 2022) for main program and pre- and/or post-program option bookings. Final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure.

Thereafter, cancellation fees apply as follows:

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE                              FEE
96 days or more prior                                Full refund
95-61 days prior*                                       50% of program price
60-45 days prior*                                       75% of program price
44-0 days prior                                           100% of program price

*All cancellations must be submitted in writing to Gohagan & Company. In the event of a cancellation between 45 and 95 days prior to departure, the refund will be by credit, usable on a future Gohagan & Company trip which commences on or before December 31, 2023. In addition, for all bookings, any applicable airline cancellation fees, optional excursion cancellation fees and administrative fees may apply.

Travel Insurance: We strongly recommend that you purchase trip cancellation insurance. In the event that you must cancel your participation in a travel program, trip cancellation insurance may be the only source of reimbursement. Trip cancellation insurance is available through Gohagan and others for comprehensive coverage of such expenses in conjunction with cancellation due to illness or accident, and damaged or lost luggage. An application will be sent to you upon receipt of your reservation.

Rates: Prices quoted are based on fares in effect at the time of printing and are subject to change at any time. On land and/or cruise programs, even after full payment, Gohagan reserves the right to increase the program price in the event of cost increases due to changes in supplier costs, currency fluctuations or fuel or energy surcharges and all such increases are to be paid to Gohagan upon notice to the program participant of such increases. On programs which include Gohagan purchased interstate or international air (which originates or returns to the United States), no increased costs will be passed on after final payment except for subsequently imposed governmental tax increases.

Registration: CST#: 2031868-40, WST#: 601 767 666, OST#: TA 0905.

Binding Arbitration: Any dispute concerning, relating or referring to this Agreement, the brochure or any other literature concerning the program, or the program itself, shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16, either according to the then existing Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or pursuant to the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS). Such proceedings will be governed by substantive (but not procedural) Illinois law and will take place in Chicago, IL. The arbitrator and not any federal, state, or local court or agency shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, conscionability, or formation of this contract, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this contract
is void or voidable. Please understand that by agreeing to these terms and conditions, the participant and Gohagan are waiving the right to a trial by jury.  Any arbitration commenced against Gohagan must be on behalf of only the signatory to this Agreement and his or her immediate family members who travelled with signatory, such as a spouse or child.  Under no circumstances can participant be part of a class or other joint action.

Acceptance of Contract: By forwarding of deposit, the participant certifies that he/she does not have any mental, physical or other condition of disability that would create a hazard for him/herself or other participants and accepts the terms contained in this Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Binding Arbitration Agreement.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS BY: Gohagan & Company.

FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT: I/We accept the above terms contained in this Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Binding Arbitration Agreement for this trip or for any trip to which I may transfer.