7.1. Each Passenger, including minors, must have a fully valid and appropriate passport and if necessary, a valid and appropriate visa or permit, and all other required entry/exit and travel documents, including any health certificates, proof of any requisite inoculations, health cards or ancillary health documentation (collectively “Travel Documents”), for each port of call which documents must be valid from the commencement of the Holiday Package and for the duration of the Holiday Package.
7.2. MSC and/or the Carrier are not responsible for ensuring that each Passenger has the necessary and valid Travel Documents. It is the Passenger’s responsibility (and in the case of a minor, it is the responsibility of the minor’s parent, legal guardian or authorised chaperone/other designated individual, as the case may be) to:
7.2.1. Verify with the Department of Home Affairs for the most up to date information regarding the validity of passports (including, the required number of blank pages in the passport and validity period) and the requirements for travel outside of Southern Africa (including, immigration, customs, health, immunisations and inoculations), and to comply therewith;
7.2.2. Verify the visa requirements with the consulate or embassy of each country the Cruise Ship is scheduled to stop, including stop overs and ports, and to comply therewith; and
7.2.3. Verify if any other documentation is required, including relating to immigration, customs and health, and if there are any other legal requirements applicable to their travel and ports of call, and to comply therewith.
7.3. Each Passenger must present the original and necessary Travel Documents for inspection for the entire itinerary, as required, on entering and exiting any Port, or upon request, at any time, by any authority, or MSC and/or the Carrier.
7.4. MSC and/or the Carrier are not liable for any refunds, loss, damages, costs or expenses which Passengers may suffer or incur due to incorrect or incomplete Travel Documents, or for any failure to have all of the required Travel Documentation, or from non-compliance with the applicable requirements.
7.5. The Passenger will be liable to MSC and/or the Carrier for any fines, penalties or other charges imposed on MSC and/or the Carrier by any port, government or legal authority if the necessary, valid and appropriate Travel Documents are not available or for the failure to comply with any other applicable requirements. The Passenger authorises the Carrier to charge such amounts to the Passenger’s onboard account and/or credit card.