General Conditions

DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS: A deposit of $300.00 per person is required to make a reservation. An additional payment of $1000.00 per person is due December 27, 2011. The final payment is due no less than 75 days prior to the departure date of the tour (February 12, 2012). Payment can be made by personal check or money order. Credit card payments will only be accepted for the full price of the tour cost at the time of booking. Reservations received after December 27, 2011 may incur additional charges due to supplier contract terms.

IDENTIFICATION: All passengers must present a valid passport that does not expire before November 8, 2012. Aliens who are permanent residents must have their Alien Registration Card and passport. All non-US citizens should contact their respective embassies for applicable regulations. Children under 18 years of age traveling without both parents must bring a notarized letter of consent from the absent parent(s), giving permission for them to leave the country.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: If a passenger cancels his/her tour membership there will be a cancellation fee of ninety-five dollars ($95.00) per person to cover administrative and communication costs up until 91 days before departure. For cancellations 90-75 days before departure the cancellation fee will be $350.00 per person. For cancellations 74-57 days before departure the cancellation fee will be 75% of the tour cost. There will be no refund for cancellations within 56 days of departure, no-shows, or partially completed tours. All cancellation requests must be addressed to Templeton Tours in writing. Trip cancellation insurance is recommended.

FARE INCLUSIVE: Roundtrip air transportation from Asheville or Charlotte, NC. Three nights hotel accommodations in Rome. Seven nights on board the Navigator of the Seas. All meals while overnighting in Rome, and meals customarily served on overseas flights and on the cruise ship. Sightseeing in Athens and Ephesus and Rome. Lunch during your tour of Athens. Tips to guides, motorcoach drivers, hotel porters, and restaurant staff (i.e., maitre’d, table waiter, etc.) are also included. The brochure price is per person in U.S. dollars.

TOUR ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE: TEMPLETON TOURS, INC. constantly strives to adhere to the specifics shown in the itinerary; however, circumstances may necessitate changes. Such circumstances may require changes without advance notice during the tour. TEMPLETON TOURS, INC. reserves the right to change the itinerary if unforeseen circumstances beyond our control force a change. TEMPLETON TOURS is not responsible for any changes caused by unforeseen circumstances.

TOUR CANCELLATION: TEMPLETON TOURS, INC. reserves the right to cancel or withdraw the tour at any time. In the event of a cancellation deemed necessary by TEMPLETON TOURS, INC., the sole and exclusive responsibility of TEMPLETON TOURS is to refund all monies recovered.

NOT INCLUDED: Airfare from cities other than Asheville or Charlotte, NC; passport costs, visa fees (if any), and health documentation costs (when required); food and beverages (including coffee and tea) not usually included with the table d’hote meals; optional sightseeing tours and excursions; accident and baggage insurance; transporting and handling excess luggage; tips to persons rendering special personal services; items of a purely personal nature such as laundry, telephone, and cable expenses, room service orders, etc.; transportation between the home city and the international departure city.

AIR ROUTINGS: The brochure price includes IATA jet economy class transportation from the international departure city applicable on all IATA and ARC carriers, based on the 6/45 day Apex fare to the Middle East. TEMPLETON TOURS, INC. reserves the right to choose the air carrier, routing, and departure time for each passenger. Airfares used are based on contracted group fares and are highly restrictive. Payments for and restrictions on airline tickets are governed by the applicable fare. Cancellation fees levied by the airlines are applicable if you cancel or change your air ticket for any reason after purchase of air ticket. Ticketing must be completed 45 days prior to departure. Group fares do not permit deviations; passengers who wish to deviate may arrange their own airfare. An airline credit of $895.00 will be given to those passengers who arrange their own airfare. Passengers planning to arrange their own air transportation must notify TEMPLETON TOURS, INC. in writing on or before December 27, 2011. Seat numbers will be assigned by the airline at check-in; specific seat requests cannot be guaranteed. Passengers are responsible for providing frequent flyer information upon check-in.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Tour prices are per person, based on two full-paying passengers per cabin. Single rooms are subject to availability and at an additional cost of 150% of the tour cost (tour participants without a roommate will have to pay single room surcharge).

BAGGAGE: You may check no more than one (1) piece of luggage whose overall dimensions do not exceed 62 inches (length + width + height) and whose weight does not exceed fifty (50) pounds. Each passenger may also bring one (1) piece of carry-on luggage. These regulations may change without notice so please read the monthly correspondence you will receive from TEMPLETON TOURS for the most current information. Garment bags cannot be carried. Under no circumstances may dangerous articles such as firearms, explosives, oxygen, or combustible substances be contained in any baggage. Medications, valuables, passports, and a change of clothing should be packed in your carry-on bag.

DISABILITIES: Due to the difficult terrain at sites we will visit, persons requiring oxygen or oxygen therapy will not be permitted on the tour. For reasons of passenger safety and well-being, persons with impaired mobility, vision, or mental capacity will not be permitted on the tour. TEMPLETON TOURS, INC. and ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL reserve the right to refuse passage to someone who is in such physical or mental condition as to be unfit for travel or who may require care and attention beyond that which the tour guide and tour host can provide. The tour requires a substantial amount of walking and the sites are not accessible by wheelchair.

INSURANCE: Acting only as agents for suppliers, TEMPLETON TOURS is not responsible for damage, loss, or theft of luggage and/or personal belongings, or for personal injury, accident, illness and/or death as a result of any occurrences or conditions beyond its control, including, but not limited to, defects in vehicles, breakdown in equipment, strikes, terrorist attacks, hostage situations, kidnappings, hijackings, protests, riots, public demonstrations, or theft. For your protection, it is important that you have adequate insurance to cover these possibilities. Additional information and application forms for all types of coverage will be supplied you prior to departure.

PASSAGE CONTRACT: The attention of the passengers is specifically directed to the conditions of transportation set forth in the passage contract of the ticket of Royal Caribbean International. Royal Caribbean International reserves the right to alter the itinerary or substitute vessels if deemed necessary.

REGISTRATION: The Navigator of the Seas is a ship of Bahamas registry.

PRICE CHANGES: Tour conditions and air fares are subject to Governmental, IATA, ARC, and airline regulation requirements in effect at the date of and during the tour. All rates are quoted in US dollars and are based on tariffs and costs in effect in June 2011, and are subject to change without notice. Taxes and fuel surcharges of $518.00 are included in your tour cost and are subject to change without notice. Templeton Tours reserves the right to pass along fuel surcharges or additional taxes imposed by the airlines.

DISCLAIMER: TEMPLETON TOURS acts as a tour operator and only a tour operator. The suppliers providing transportation and sightseeing arrangements and hotel accommodations for the tour program are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of TEMPLETON TOURS. All coupons, receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers. By utilizing the services of the suppliers, you agree that TEMPLETON TOURS shall not be liable for any accident, loss, injury, death, or damage of any kind to you or to those traveling with you. This includes, but is not limited to, conditions beyond its control, defects in vehicles, breakdown in equipment, strikes, terrorist attacks, hostage situations, kidnappings, hijackings, protests, riots, public demonstrations, theft, delay or cancellation of or changes in itinerary or schedules. Remember also that all travel documents as well as compliance with customs regulations are your responsibility. The terms under which you agree to take these tours cannot be changed or amended except in writing, signed by an authorized officer of TEMPLETON TOURS. Airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time you are not on board the aircraft. The passenger contract in use by the airline, when issued, constitutes the sole agreement between it and you. By virtue of my signature on the registration form below I acknowledge and assume all risks associated with this trip and I agree that TEMPLETON TOURS assumes no liability of any kind and I hereby expressly waive any and all possible claims against TEMPLETON TOURS, INC.,TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH in ASHEVILLE, NC, or Dr. Ralph Sexton.