Terms and Conditions
1. Bookings can be made on an individual basis or a vessel can be exclusively chartered
2. All Prices are in Pounds Sterling, Predator Trips do not charge VAT.
3. All passengers prior to boarding the vessel must have paid for their booking in full.
4. All passengers must arrive fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. This is to ensure that all passengers are prepared for the trip and are wearing life jackets and suitable clothing.
5. Failure to arrive fifteen minutes before the scheduled departure time may, at the total discretion of Predator trips, result in the cancellation of the passengers booking.
6. We reserve the right, if necessary, to deviate from a vessel's advertised route, or change any time or day of a booking or cancel any booking with or without prior notice to the passenger.
7. We will only refund the cost of any cancelled booking if another trip has not been offered, which is at our discretion , and the cancellation has been made by Predator Trips not the passenger.
8. We reserve the right to alter your booking time or day of the vessel if the minimum passenger numbers for sailing have not been reached fifteen minutes before departure.
9. Passengers requests to change a booking time/date must be a minimum of 7days in advance are completely at our discretion and will be subject to availability and a £25 admin fee.
10. Predator Trips will not be liable for any expense, loss of time, disappointment, inconvenience, or any other consequential loss suffered by the passenger in the event of a cancellation or postponement of a booking.
11. All bookings are non-refundable and non-transferable and cannot be re-sold.
12. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult, at all times whilst on the vessel
13. Exclusive charter bookings can only be made by persons aged 18 and over.
14. All prices are subject to change without notification.
15. Predator trips may act as a Managing Agent for large groups and boats may be supplied by alternate companies. In this instance you will be covered by their insurance and the relevant companies terms and conditions will be forwarded to you.
Medical Conditions and Pregnancy
1. Predator Trips do not allow pregnant women or people with existing back complaints to travel on our boats due to safety reasons.
2. Passengers must advise Predator trips of any medical conditions or disabilities that the passenger(s) are suffering from or have ever suffered from prior to booking, particularly, dizzy spells, epilepsy, back/bone conditions, diabetes, angina or any other heart conditions and pregnancy, (this is not an exhaustive list).
3. We will not accept any liability for personal injury, or injury to others and passengers participate entirely at their own risk.
Complaints, Claims & Incidents
1. If the vessel has to return to the pier due to passenger illness or passenger anxiety or weather conditions (this is not an exhaustive list) Predator trips has no obligation to provide passengers with a refund or a replacement trip.
2. Replacements trips will only ever be offered at the total discretion of Predator trips.
3. Any passenger complaints should be made in writing within fourteen days of the complaint and addressed to Michelle Olley Predator trips,22 Sandringham Road , Southend On Sea, Essex SS1 2UQ
4. Other than liability for death or personal injury resulting from Predator trips negligence, Predator trips and/or its employees and/or its agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage, direct or indirect, howsoever arising, including without limitation any distress, inconvenience or anxiety caused during the course of any trip undertaken and/or during evacuation from the vessel in the event of breakdown or accident.
5. Predator Trips and/or its employees and/or its agents cannot be held responsible for the weather conditions during your trip.
Video Recording & Photography
Video Recording & Photography
1. Predator Trips allow passengers to take their own photographs and video recordings from a seated position only and we accept no responsibility if any photographic or video recording equipment is lost or damaged during the trip.
Clothing & Personal Belongings
1. Passengers should come prepared with suitable clothing that will not be damaged by exposure to water or sunlight.2. Predator Trips reserves the right to refuse entry onto the vessel if a passenger does not have suitable clothing and refunds are wholly at the discretion of Predator Trips.
3. Predator Trips allows passengers to bring personal belongings onto the vessel, however will accept no responsibility if any personal belongings are damaged or lost at any time whilst on the vessel.
4. Predator Trips accepts no responsibility if any personal belongings are damaged, lost or stolen at any time whilst on the pier.
Other Terms & Conditions
1. All trips have a maximum number of ……………….
2. Predator Trips reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to refuse entry on to the vessels, any person who:
a. has behaved in a manner which, in the opinion of Predator Trips, has, or is likely to have an affect on the safety or enjoyment of other passengers.
b. has used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to other passengers, other members of the public, our employees and/or its agents, or in any way behaves in a threatening, abusive or insulting manner.
c. is or appears to be or has been under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances.
3. Failure to adhere to any instruction issued by Predator Trips and/or its employees and/or its agents may lead to the cancellation or postponement of the trip and/or the removal of any passenger failing to adhere to these instructions from the vessel and/or the pier.
4. Passengers must be seated at all times during the trip other than when instructed by Predator Trips and/or its employees and/or its agents.
5. Passengers must wear life jackets at all times during the trip .
6. All offensive weapons or dangerous articles are strictly prohibited from the vessel and or the pier.
7. Passengers may be requested to have their personal belongings searched by Predator Trips.
8. Pets or animals of any nature are strictly prohibited on the vessel and or the pier without the prior permission of Predator trips.
9.Smoking is strictly prohibited on the vessel and or the pier.
10.Unnecessary noise, such as from the use of radio sets, mobile phones, video cameras and any other electrical equipment or any behaviour likely to cause annoyance to other passengers or confusion of any kind is not permitted on the vessel and/or the pier.
11. Consumption of food and beverages are strictly prohibited whilst aboard.
12.If any passenger deliberately or accidentally manually inflates an automatic life jacket other than when they are expressly instructed to do so by Predator trips and/or its employers then, Predator trips has the right to request a payment and the passenger has an
absolute obligation to pay £25.00 for its re-assembly.
13.Predator trips merchandise is for sale, subject to availability; all prices are subject to change.
14.If any provision of these Terms and Conditions are held to be invalid or unenforceable by any judicial or other competent authority, all other provisions of these Terms and Conditions will remain in full force and effect and will not in any way be impaired. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions are held to be invalid or unenforceable but would be valid or enforceable if some part or parts of these Terms and Conditions were deleted, the term and/or condition in question will apply with the minimum modification necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
