Six-Star M.V. SILVER SHADOW

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1 ALASKA S GLACIERS AND THE INSIDE PASSAGE VANCOUVER V I NSIDE PASSAG E K ETCHIKAN T RACY ARM SAWYER G LACIER JUNEAUJ U SKAGWAYS SITKA HUBBARD G LACIER G LACI E R WHITTIERW T I Cruising aboard the All-Suite Small Ship Six-Star M.V. SILVER SHADOW August 9 to 16, 2012 Free Air! Limited availability. Special Price Reduction Better than Two-for-One! Ultra-Luxury Small Ship All Suites Most with Private Veranda $500 per couple Passport to Luxury Shipboard Credit E GS

2 Dear Alumni and Friends: Blue glaciers, rarely observed marine life, pristine waters, towering mountains, untouched coastlines and abundant wildlife. These are the wondrous sights that will unfold around you on this cruise of the Inside Passage and Alaska, last of the great American frontiers, aboard the Six-Star Silversea Small Ship M.V. SILVER SHADOW, featuring All Suites, Early Booking Savings, Better than Two-for-One pricing, Free Air from 23 major gateway cities and Low Air Add-Ons from many other cities. And the Passport to Luxury Shipboard Credit of $500 per couple allows you the opportunity to choose from a wide selection of shore excursions and onboard services. Silversea s M.V. SILVER SHADOW provides an unmatched Small Ship experience along the Alaskan coast. It includes complimentary personal butler service, complimentary beverages in your suite, with lunch and dinner and throughout the cruise complimentary onboard gratuities and port taxes and even complimentary fitness classes. The ship also has several dining options, including alfresco, casual and fine restaurant venues. Cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Whittier, Alaska, and call at the historic towns of Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Sitka. Look for whales, harbor seals, porpoises, sea lions, sea otters and eagles in their natural habitat. Cruise up-close to the Sawyer and Hubbard glaciers, and listen for the sound of cracking ice, then watch as glaciers calve into the sea. The Pre-Cruise Option to cosmopolitan Vancouver, tucked between the ocean and mountains, one of Canada s most vibrant and beautiful cities, offers a perfect prelude to your cruise with the city s rich cultural history culled from the native people of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Conclude your cruise with a visit to the heartland wilderness of Alaska on the Post-Cruise Option to the home of grizzly bears, wolves and moose in Denali National Park before visiting the former frontier trading post city, Fairbanks. In keeping with the countless superlatives Alaska has to offer, this program provides the best value, the finest accommodations and the optimal cruising itinerary! It was also a fast sell-out in 2010 and I encourage you to book now for the best opportunity to participate in the Free Air and Low Air Add-Ons Program. Space is limited for Free Air and is not guaranteed; therefore, I urge you not to wait until the Early Booking Savings deadline. Go Green! Regina Cross Travel Coordinator MSU Alumni Association Travelers, whether alumni or friends, must be current MSUAA members to participate in Association travel offerings. For more information on membership rates, call the MSU Alumni Association at (877) You may also join on-line at Tour reservations will be confirmed upon verification of Alumni Association membership. Membership dues are non-refundable. Free Air from 23 cities and Low Air Add-Ons have limited availability and are not guaranteed.

3 SIX-STAR, A LL-SUITE M.V. SILV ER SHADOW SMALL SHIP. REFINED LUXURY. The 382-passenger M.V. SILVER SHADOW. One of the premier Silversea fleet, voted World s Best Small Ship Cruise Line 2010 by Condé Nast Traveller and Robb Report Reader s Choice for Favorite Cruise Line 2009, the M.V. SILVER SHADOW features the most expansive Suites of their class at sea, the finest personalized service and the ultimate in complimentary amenities. Its small size enables it to cruise into channels and ports inaccessible to larger ships. Quite simply, the M.V. SILVER SHADOW provides the quintessential Alaskan cruise experience. PASSPORT TO LUXURY SHIPBOARD CREDIT Your $500 per couple Passport to Luxury shipboard credit allows you to individually choose how to apply it: toward shore excursions, spa treatments, specialty restaurants, boutique purchases, Internet packages, ship-to-shore calling, laundry service or a personal trainer. AT YOUR SERVICE A professional butler, trained by the Leading Hotel Schools of the World, will be at your service in every Suite. With a nearly one-to-one guest-to-crew ratio, the professionally trained crew provides attentive service throughout the ship. RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX SIGNATURE DINING Savor exclusive epicurean delights created by the prestigious international Relais & Châteaux for Silversea. An open seating policy allows you to choose the venue, the time and with whom you wish to dine. Select international cuisine at The Restaurant; choose panoramic dining in La Terrazza, featuring authentic Italian cuisine; or reserve Le Champagne, the only Relais & Châteaux wine restaurant at sea. EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT Learn about Alaska s amazing geological history, wildlife and indigenous culture from the onboard guest speakers during a series of lectures throughout the voyage.

4 YOUR DELUXE SUITE Bon voyage with complimentary champagne, fresh flowers and fruit. Silversea s Suites offer the highest ratio of space per guest of any fleet. Choose between Midship Veranda or Veranda Suites (345 square feet including veranda), featuring full-length glass doors that open to a private teak balcony, and Vista Suites (285 square feet), providing a large picture window. All Suites have two twin beds convertible to one queen bed, deluxe hotel bedding, a sitting area, marble bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-size bath, writing desk and vanity table, and complimentary beverage cabinet replenished upon request. REFINED LUXURY AT SEA Enjoy daily and nightly entertainment: see a full-scale production in the Show Lounge; watch a movie on deck; dance and listen to music in the Panorama Lounge or the Bar; enjoy a quiet retreat in the Observation Lounge or the Library; try your hand at the Casino; get connected in the Internet Café; shop in the designer boutique; sample Cuban cigars and fine cognacs in the Connoisseur s Corner; or take a refreshing walk around the pool or top deck. REFRESH THE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT The Fitness Center offers complimentary group classes aerobics, circuit training, Pilates, yoga and wellness seminars led by professional trainers; state-of-the-art fitness equipment; saunas and steam rooms; pool and whirlpool; full-service spa and beauty salon (services at additional cost). CruiseLite Dining options are offered daily. WITH COMPLIMENTS! Sure to make you smile is an extensive list of inclusive indulgences aboard the M.V. SILVER SHADOW: a selection of complimentary wines, spirits and nonalcoholic beverages served throughout the ship during the entire cruise; all onboard gratuities included in your cruise fare; in-suite dining and 24-hour room service simply at your request; in-suite beverages replenished upon request and attentively delivered by your butler; complimentary fitness classes; and your dedicated butler always at your service. FREE AIR from 23 MAJOR CITIES! BOOK NOW for the best opportunity to participate in the Free Air Program! Limited availability. Free Air and Low Air Add-Ons (Silversea s Silver Sky Air Program) are economy class and based on contractual agreements between Silversea and respective airlines; Gohagan & Company and the sponsoring associations/organizations have no control over availability. The Passport to Luxury shipboard credit has no cash value, unused portions will be forfeited and restrictions apply.

5 The Inside Passage Cruise the protected waters of the Inside Passage, one of the few pristine marine wilderness areas in the Western Hemisphere. Pass countless islands and evergreen forests reaching down to the water s edge and watch for bald eagles, humpback whales, harbor seals and sea otters. Ketchikan In the colorful fishing village of Ketchikan salmon capital of the world stroll the boardwalks of Creek Street and watch salmon swimming upstream in the middle of the village. Optional excursions feature a visit to a living Tlingit village; the impressive collection of cedar totem poles at Totem Bight State Historical Park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and the Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery, where king and coho salmon and steelhead trout are raised; alternatively, cruise the glacier-sculpted inlets of Misty Fjords National Monument, where wildlife is abundant and spectacular near-vertical cliffs rise from the water. Skagway s historic downtown, gateway to the Yukon Te excitement of Alaska s Gold Rush days. ITINERARY Date Destination Th Day 1 DEPART HOME CITY/ VANCOUVER, CANADA/ F EMBARK M.V. SILVER SHADOW Day 2 CRUISE THE INSIDE PASSAGE Sa Day 3 KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, U.S. Su Day 4 CRUISE SAWYER GLACIER/JUNEAU M Day 5 SKAGWAY Tu Day 6 SITKA W Day 7 CRUISE HUBBARD GLACIER Th Day 8 WHITTIER/DISEMBARK M.V. SILVER SHADOW/ANCHORAGE/ RETURN TO HOME CITY Juneau Tracy Arm/ Sawyer Glacier Cruise into the deep fjord of Tracy Arm, where waterfalls spill from dramatic cliffs, lush forest fades to spectacular sheer rock and icebergs glint in the sunlight. Approach the twin North and South Sawyer Glaciers, actively calving chunks of ice that become floating platforms for hundreds of harbor seals. Watch for Arctic terns, pigeon guillemots and even mountain goats. Located on Gastineau Channel, Alaska s picturesque state capital comprises one of the largest land masses in North and South America (spread over 3,108 square miles) and is the only American state capital not accessible by automobile. Join an optional excursion to the mighty Mendenhall Glacier 12 miles long, one and a half miles wide and more than 100 feet high at its terminus just one of 38 glaciers that lead out of the vast Juneau Icefield. Explore Juneau s urban attractions at your leisure visit the Alaska State Museum or the Red Dog Saloon, Alaska s best-known frontier watering hole. The lovely seaside town of Sitka, settled thousands of years ago between majestic, snow-capped mountains and the shores of the Pacific Ocean, proudly exhibits its Russian and Tlingit heritage.

6 itory, still echoes with the Cruise Itinerary Air Routing Train Land Bering Sea U.S. Mt. McKinley Denali National Park ALASKA ANCHORAGE Cook Inlet FAIRBANKS WHITTIER Gulf of Alaska Beaufort Sea YUKON TERRITORY NORTHWEST TERRITORIES CANADA Hubbard Glacier SKAGWAY JUNEAU Tracy Arm BRITISH SITKA COLUMBIA KETCHIKAN Skagway During the great Klondike gold rush of , prospectors thronged to Skagway, the gateway to the Yukon Territory. Join an optional excursion aboard the historic landmark narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railway steam train to follow 20 miles of the gold prospectors route through a stretch of Alaska s most spectacular scenery and forbidding territory. Sitka A renowned, beautiful Inside Passage city-borough (self-governing community) built on Baranof Island, Sitka is laden with the art and history of its Russian, American and native Alaskan past. It was originally settled by the native Tlingit people, but by the late 1790s, Russian fur traders had become permanent settlers. During optional excursions, you can choose to explore the native artifacts in the National Historical Park and an impressive collection of gold and silver icons in St. Michael s Russian Orthodox Cathedral, or visit the Raptor Rehabilitation Center, Alaska s foremost bald eagle habitat, where more than 100 injured eagles recuperate and are released back into the wild each year. calving from the face of this 300-foot-high glacier. In 1986, an unprecedented geological record was set when the glacier blocked Russell Fjord, creating a natural dam over 90 feet high. Inside Passage Whittier/Anchorage Enjoy a scenic transfer from Whittier to Anchorage, with magnificent views of the towering snow-capped mountains of the Kenai Peninsula and the shores of spectacular Turnagain Arm. Watch for pods of orca or beluga whales hunting for salmon and waterfalls cascading to the valley floor en route to Anchorage. Vancouver Pre-Cruise Option Surrounded by water on three sides and nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver s spectacular setting combines a diverse ecosystem with a vibrant cosmopolitan environment rich in art and culture. The perfect prelude to your cruise, this two-night Vancouver Pre-Cruise Option features the historic 19th-century Gastown District, Stanley Park, sites of the 2010 Olympic Games, Chinatown, English Bay, Granville Island, and the acclaimed University of British Columbia s Museum of Anthropology. Accommodations are in the deluxe WESTIN BAYSHORE HOTEL. The Pre-Cruise Option is available at additional cost, and details will be provided with your reservation confirmation. VANCOUVER Ice calving from Hubbard Glacier. Hubbard Glacier See one of nature s ice-age wonders. The awesome galloping Hubbard Glacier whose rapid advance is at times over 40 feet in one day is the longest tidewater glacier (75 miles long and covering 1,350 square miles) in North America! Watch for icebergs

7 Denali National Park and Fairbanks Post-Cruise Option Alaska s Inside Passage, where the water meets the wild, is only the gateway to terra incognita. Travel inland and deep into the pristine wilderness of Denali National Park, home to alluring Mt. McKinley, North America s tallest peak, then venture further up the rolling green tundra to the former frontier trading post, Fairbanks, for the perfect conclusion to your northern experience. After disembarking the ship, spend one night in Anchorage, the City of Lights and Flowers. Then, enjoy a scenic transfer to America s splendid six-million-acre Denali National Park. Spend two nights in a lodge located near the park s entrance. Enjoy a discussion about the park s ecosystem, and journey into the heart of Denali, where a park guide will help you look for Denali s amazing wildlife moose, bear, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and raptors in its protected natural habitat. Travel aboard a domed train offering open-air observation platforms and stunning 360-degree views of the majestic landscape mountains, gorges and spruce forests during the journey to Fairbanks. Spend two nights in Fairbanks, where you can learn about daily frontier life a century ago, when gold was discovered in nearby creeks. Visit the award-winning galleries of the Museum of the North, view a portion of the incredible Trans-Alaska pipeline, and cruise the fabled Chena and Tenana Rivers aboard an authentic sternwheeler. Join us for this comprehensive, five-night, specially arranged Post-Cruise Option to further explore America s amazing last frontier and interior wilderness. The Post-Cruise Option is available at additional cost, and details will be provided with your reservation confirmation. See Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, 20,320 feet above sea level, and the centerpiece of Denali National Park, renowned for its undisturbed natural ecosystem. Included Features Free Air from 23 major cities and Low-Air Add-Ons. Better than Two-for-One Pricing! Passport to Luxury $500 Shipboard Credit per couple. Early Booking Savings through November 16, 2011! On board the Small Ship, All-Suite, Six-Star M.V. SILVER SHADOW Seven-night cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Whittier, Alaska, with port calls in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Sitka. Spacious, deluxe outside Suite. Captain s welcome and farewell receptions. Private cocktail reception. All gourmet meals, served at single, unassigned seatings. Complimentary beverages served throughout the cruise; complimentary wine is served at lunch and dinner. Complimentary in-suite beverages. Onboard guest speakers to provide educational discussions on local history, nature and culture. Six-Star service, amenities and facilities aboard one of the most luxurious small cruise ships sailing the Alaskan Coast, including butler service. 24-hour room service with in-suite dining. Daily entertainment. Complimentary fitness classes. All gratuities to shipboard staff. Port taxes are included. Full-day cruise through the Inside Passage. Cruise along Sawyer and Hubbard Glaciers. Enhanced Travel Services Transfers airport/pier on the day of embarkation/disembarkation included only with the Free Air/ Low Air Add-Ons Program. Experienced Gohagan & Company Travel Director to accompany you throughout the travel program. Travel document wallet, name badge and pre-departure information. A program of optional shore excursions available at additional cost in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Sitka. Limited availability. Free Air and Low Air Add-Ons (Silversea s Silver Sky Air Program) are economy class and based on contractual agreements between Silversea and respective airlines; Gohagan & Company and the sponsoring associations/organizations have no control over availability.

8 M.V. SILVER SHADOW Deck 10 Deck 9 Deck 8 Deck 7 Deck 6 Deck 5 Deck 4 FREE Air from 23 cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, D.C. Low Air Add-Ons from $199 from 50-plus U.S. and Canadian cities. Note: Economy Class Free Air and Economy Class Low Air Add-Ons (Silversea s Silver Sky Air Program) are limited and not guaranteed and are based on contractual agreements between Silversea and respective airlines; Gohagan & Company and the sponsoring association/organization have no control over availability. Due to limited flight schedules, Silversea s Silver Sky Air Department reserves the right to impose an overnight stay (hotel, transfers, meals, etc.) in the arrival and/or departure gateway city or in any intermediate/transit city at the participant s expense. Cruise/Air Tariff (per person, based on double occupancy) Suite Category All suites have two twin beds convertible to one queen bed, butler service, private Italian marble bathroom with a double basin vanity, full bath and separate shower, walk-in wardrobe, sitting area with writing desk, dressing table with hair dryer, plush robes and slippers, minibar, flat screen television with DVD and satellite reception, direct line telephone, safe and climate control. Early Booking Price through November 16, 2011 Regular Published Tariff 3 Vista Suite with large picture window. 285 sq. ft. Deck 4. $4384 $ Veranda Suite featuring fl oor-to-ceiling glass doors and teak veranda with furniture. 345 sq. ft. (includes 60-sq.-ft. veranda) Decks 5, 6, 7 and 8. $5459 $12695 Midship Veranda Suite featuring fl oor-to-ceiling glass doors and teak veranda with furniture. 345 sq. ft. (includes 60-sq.-ft. veranda) Decks 5, 6, 8 and 9. $5717 $13295 Additional Suite category tariffs are available upon request. Singles are available in category 2 at $10917 and in category 1 at $11433 on or before November 16, Add $14471 in category 2 and $15155 in category 1 for reservations made after November 16, Taxes are included. Alaska s Glaciers and the Inside Passage Reservation Form Send to: Thomas P. Gohaghan & Company Eleven South LaSalle Street, Second Floor Chicago, IL Phone: (800) /Fax: (312) Or, for more information, please call the MSU Alumni Association at (888) Title Full name (exactly as it appears on your passport) Class Year Title Full name (exactly as it appears on your passport) Class Year Address (no P.O. Box number please) - City State Zip Code Telephone: (Home) (Business) Address (Mobile) Preferred name(s) on badge(s) Tour No /09/ Program reservations require a deposit of $600 per person and $200 per person Vancouver Pre-Cruise Option and $200 per person Denali/Fairbanks Post-Cruise Option. By forwarding of deposit, I/we accept and agree to the Terms and Conditions. Enclosed is my/our check(s) for $ as deposit. Make checks payable to 2012 Alaska s Glaciers and the Inside Passage. I/We authorize you to charge my/our deposit of $ to: Visa MasterCard Card Number Exp. Date Signature as it appears on credit card All FINAL PAYMENTS are required to be made by check or wire transfer by April 11, We strongly suggest purchasing travel insurance. Travel insurance information will be sent to you with your confirmation letter from the MSU Alumni Association. Please make my/our reservation(s) in suite category: 1st Choice 2nd Choice Double occupancy (one queen bed). Double occupancy (two twin beds). Single accommodations. I am reserving as a single but prefer to share accommodations and will allow you to select my roommate (shares cannot be guaranteed). Please make my/our reservation(s): Vancouver Pre-Cruise Option Double at $815 per person. Single at $1115 per person. I am reserving as a single but prefer to share accommodations and will allow you to select my roommate (shares cannot be guaranteed). Denali/Fairbanks Post-Cruise Option Double at $2495 per person. Single at $2995 per person. I am reserving as a single but prefer to share accommodations and will allow you to select my roommate (shares cannot be guaranteed). Free Air/Low Air Add-Ons (subject to change and availability) Following the processing of your reservation deposit, you will be sent (via if you provided an address, or by mail with your Reservation Confirmation packet) a FREE AIR/LOW AIR ADD-ONS REQUEST form. Please complete this form upon receipt and return it immediately to Gohagan & Company. Note: FREE AIR and LOW AIR ADD-ONS (Silversea s Silver Sky Air Program) and/ or airfare are subject to change. Space is limited and subject to availability and is not guaranteed. Date deviations and air changes are each subject to a minimum $100 fee per person as well as additional charges. I/we will make my/our own air arrangements.

9 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Gohagan & Company Admire Alaska s magnificent mountainous landscape, a backdrop to stunning glacial silt-colored waters. CONTRACT: TERMS & CONDITIONS. IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY. RESPONSIBILITY: Thomas P. Gohagan & Company, the sponsoring associations/organizations, and its and their employees, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors or trustees, successors, agents, and assigns (collectively Gohagan ), do not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your trip 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 providers, etc. All such persons and entities are independent contractors. As a result, Gohagan is not liable for any negligent or willful act or failure to act of any such person or entity of any third party. In addition and without limitation, Gohagan is not responsible for any injury, 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 of war or civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, sickness, illness, the lack of availability of or access to appropriate medical attention, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, mechanical or other failure of airplanes or other means of transportation, or for any failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time. 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 or retain any person as a participant on these trips at any time. Specific room/cabin assignments are within the sole discretion of the hotel/cruise line. Gohagan reserves the right to change the itinerary or trip 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 without prior notice. Gohagan is not responsible therefore and is not required to compensate passengers under these circumstances. Gohagan may cancel a trip (or an option) for any reason whatsoever; if so, its sole responsibility is to refund monies paid by the participant to it. Gohagan is not required to cancel any trip for any reason including without limitation, United States Department of State, World Health Organization or other Warnings or Advisories of any kind. Gohagan is not responsible for penalties assessed by air carriers resulting from operational and/or itinerary changes, even if Gohagan makes the flight arrangements or cancels the trip. 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; personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, and Internet access; accident/ sickness, trip cancellation, and baggage insurance; gratuities to hotel personnel; optional sightseeing excursions; excess baggage charges on aircraft; local departure air/airport tax(es); airfare (unless included under FREE AIR AND LOW AIR ADD-ONS) and associated local taxes, airport facility and security taxes and federal inspection fees not listed in the Included Features section of the brochure; transfers and baggage handling to/from airport/hotel/ship on day(s) of arrival and/ or departure if you have not made your international air arrangements through Gohagan/Silversea or 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 in the Included Features section. FREE AIR AND LOW AIR ADD-ONS: Free Air and Low Air Add-Ons are offered from select U.S./Canadian gateways in economy class and are limited and capacity controlled and are subject to availability at time of booking and may change without advance notice, add-on charges are nonrefundable. Participants are responsible for applicable airline change and cancellation fees in addition to the trip/air cancellation fees listed above plus a minimum $100 per person nonrefundable administrative fee. This Free Air/Low Air Add-Ons Program is the result of negotiations between Silversea s Silver Sky Air Programme and respective air carriers utilized and includes round-trip air plus transfers on day of embark/debark, except when traveling one-way, deviating, and unless otherwise specified. Silversea s Silver Sky Air Department reserves the right to select the air carrier, routing and departure airport from each gateway city. Neither Gohagan & Company nor the sponsoring institution or association has control over the air carriers selected, the routes flown, nor the flight schedules utilized. Free Air/ Low Air Add-Ons are available only to the first and second full-fare (Early Booking Savings or Regular Published tariff) participants in a suite. Please note: Free Air/Low Air Add-Ons may not utilize the most direct routing. Deviations from the air schedules and itinerary that result in additional cost will be made at the participant s expense and will incur a $100 per person nonrefundable administrative fee. Silversea s Silver Sky Air Programme reserves the right to arrange space for participants with any airline. Silversea s Silver Sky Air Department reserves the right to impose an overnight stay (hotel, transfers, meals, etc.) in the arrival and/or departure gateway city or in any intermediate/ transit city at the participant s expense. Terms and conditions apply as set forth by Silversea s Silver Sky Air Programme. The participant is fully responsible for any/all additional hotel/transfer/meal/etc. costs for those destinations where a forced overnight may be required or requested but is not included in the original Free Air or Low Air Add- On price and may incur a minimum $100 per person nonrefundable administrative fee deviation charges and hotel penalties, if applicable. 242 Spartan Way East Lansing, MI LUGGAGE: Luggage allowance policies are set by the airlines and may change without prior notice. Please contact your airline(s) for the most current luggage allowance policy. HEALTH: 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 climb stairs and step over raised thresholds or bulkheads aboard the ship without assistance. DISCOUNTED RESERVATIONS: Discounts apply only to those reservations received in the offices of Gohagan in writing, accompanied by the required deposit, by November 16, In the event a discounted reservation must be cancelled, no replacement reservation can be substituted at the discounted rate. A replacement reservation is a new reservation and can be substituted only at the fullfare tariff. Cancellation penalties may apply. CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations for all or any part of the trip including Pre/Post Program(s) reservation(s) will not be effective until received in writing in the offices of Gohagan. Should you have to cancel, the following terms will apply: reservation cancellation(s) are subject to a $200 ($50 Pre/Post Program(s)) per person administrative fee from the time of booking through 180 days prior to departure; from 120 through 179 days prior to departure, $600 ($200 Pre/Post Program(s)) per person; from 95 through 119 days prior to departure, 60% of the published full regular tariffs; from 45 through 94 days prior to departure, 80% of the published full regular tariffs; cancellations 44 days or less prior to departure, a no-show, or early return from the trip will result in forfeiture of 100% of the published full regular tariffs. In addition, any applicable airline cancellation fees, optional excursion cancellation fees and administrative fees may apply. TRIP INSURANCE: Because our cancellation policies are strictly enforced, 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. RATES: Prices quoted are based on fares in effect at the time of printing and are subject to change at any time. Gohagan reserves the right to increase the tour price in the event of cost increases due to changes in airfares, currency fluctuations or fuel or energy surcharges and all such increases are to be paid to Gohagan upon notice to the tour participant of such increases. REGISTRATION: CST#: , WST#: , OST#: TA ARBITRATION AGREEMENT: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms and Conditions, the brochure, or any other information relating in any way to the trip, or to the trip itself, shall be settled solely and exclusively by binding arbitration in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association then existent. 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. 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 and conditions of this contract. Photo Credits: Alamy; Photolibrary; Robert Harding; all images are rights managed and cannot be used without permission. 9/11-1