Terms and Conditions
These terms govern access to and use of sailorcompanion.com, Sailor Companion’s English-language cruise journal for New Zealand travellers. They apply to our factual cruise-liner reviews, onboard guides, itineraries and casino-guide material. By browsing, reading or otherwise using this website, you agree to these terms.
Reader agreement
Agreement and reader responsibilities
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Acceptance and scope of use
These terms apply whenever you access or use sailorcompanion.com. They cover ordinary browsing, reading and use of material made available through the website, whether you arrive directly or through a link. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website. Continuing to use the site means you accept the terms that are displayed here, together with any rights that applicable law preserves for you.
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Lawful and respectful use
Please use the website lawfully and in a way that respects other readers’ access. You must not attempt to:
- disrupt, damage, overload or impair the website or the systems used to make it available;
- bypass, probe or interfere with access controls, security measures or the ordinary operation of the site; or
- misuse site material in a way that is unlawful, misleading, harmful or inconsistent with these terms.
Editorial information and travel decisions
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Editorial purpose
Sailor Companion provides general editorial information for New Zealand travellers, not personalised travel advice. Our reporting may cover cabin reviews, dining, decks, entertainment, wellness areas, family spaces, itineraries and practical onboard guides. It is intended to help readers understand subjects and prepare useful questions, rather than to decide what is right for any individual trip. Your needs, mobility, budget, preferences, booking arrangements and travel circumstances are your own. Consider those circumstances carefully, and confirm matters that are important to your plans with the relevant operator or provider before relying on them.
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Changing voyage and vessel details
Ships and sailings can change. Facilities, routes, schedules, access arrangements, onboard services and availability may differ between vessels and may change before or during a voyage. Our material should therefore be read as editorial context, not as a final operating notice. Before booking, boarding or making a decision that depends on a particular detail, use the relevant cruise operator or provider as the source for current information.
Confirm before you rely
- Voyage details
- Check the current route, sailing schedule, facilities and access arrangements.
- Personal needs
- Ask about services, availability or conditions that matter to your particular trip.
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No guarantee of suitability or completeness
We aim to present material with care, but do not guarantee that every item is complete, current, error-free or suitable for every traveller. Editorial coverage necessarily reflects the information available when it was prepared and may not cover every variation of a ship, sailing or service. You remain responsible for decisions you make using information from the website and for obtaining confirmation where a detail may affect your travel plans.
Casino guide and responsible-play notice
Casino guide
Factual scope: poker, roulette, blackjack, table etiquette, onboard atmosphere, opening times and responsible play.
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What casino coverage includes
Sailor Companion’s casino guide is factual service journalism about poker, roulette, blackjack, table etiquette, onboard atmosphere, opening times and responsible play. It is written to explain what readers may encounter and what practical information may be worth checking. Availability, rules, hours and venue conditions can vary by vessel and sailing. For current details, consult relevant onboard information or the cruise operator rather than treating general editorial material as a venue notice.
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No gambling, financial or winning assurance
Casino content is not gambling, financial or personal advice, and it does not promise winnings, losses avoided or any financial outcome. Game explanations and etiquette notes are supplied for general understanding only. They do not tell readers what to spend, how long to participate, or what result to expect. No editorial description of a game, table or onboard atmosphere should be read as an assurance about outcomes.
Content ownership and permitted sharing
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Ownership notice
The content on this website is protected by applicable intellectual-property rights. This includes Sailor Companion text, editorial layout, graphics and other material presented on the site, except where material is identified otherwise or rights belong to another party. These terms do not transfer ownership of website material to a visitor. Please treat the journal’s work as editorial material made available for reading, rather than as material free for unrestricted copying or reuse.
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Personal reading and linking
Ordinary personal, non-commercial reading and sharing by direct link are permitted, provided that the source is not misrepresented. Where you want to direct another reader to an article, link to the original Sailor Companion page rather than reproducing substantial material. In ordinary use, this means you may:
- read pages through a standard web browser for your own information;
- share a direct link to an original page with another reader; and
- refer to Sailor Companion fairly without suggesting that we endorse an unrelated person, product or service.
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Permissions
Permission for wider reuse
Prior written permission is required for substantial reproduction, republication, commercial use, alteration or distribution of website material beyond what applicable law permits. Limited uses may be allowed by applicable law, but those limits do not create a general right to copy substantial material. For a question about wider reuse or permissions, contact the Sailor Companion editor at [email protected]. Sending a question does not guarantee permission or a particular outcome.
External services, availability and links
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Third-party links
External links may be provided for reader convenience. Sailor Companion does not control third-party websites, their content, their availability or the way they handle information. Following an external link is your choice, and the linked site’s own terms and privacy information may apply. A link from this website should not be read as an endorsement, recommendation or assurance about a third party. Review the relevant third party’s information before using its website or relying on its material.
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Website availability
Access to the website may be interrupted, changed or unavailable from time to time. We do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free or continuously available service. Material or site functions may change as the journal develops or where correction is appropriate. Please do not rely on the website being available at a particular time, or on any page remaining unchanged, when planning a decision that requires a current source.
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Accuracy corrections and updates
Sailor Companion may revise, correct, remove or update website material when appropriate. That ability does not mean every item will be updated, nor does it turn editorial reporting into a current operator notice. Where a fact is time-sensitive, especially a voyage detail, facility, route, schedule or venue condition, confirm it with the relevant provider before acting on it.
Liability limits, changes and governing law
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Limitation of responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Sailor Companion is not responsible for loss or damage arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on website material. This includes general editorial information about cruises, onboard facilities, itineraries and casino-guide topics. You are responsible for deciding whether information is suitable for your circumstances, for checking time-sensitive details with the relevant provider, and for any decisions you make after using the site. Nothing in these terms is intended to limit rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded. This clause should be read as a proportionate boundary around an editorial website, not as a statement that readers have no legal rights.
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Changes to these terms
Sailor Companion may update these terms by posting revised terms on this website. The effective date shown at the top of this page identifies the date currently applicable to this document. Continued use of the website after revised terms are posted is subject to those revised terms. We do not promise advance notice, email notification or a separate revision history, so please review this page when you want to check the current terms.
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New Zealand governing-law context
These terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. That statement operates alongside any rights that cannot be excluded under applicable law. It does not identify an exclusive court, tribunal or dispute process. If a provision is not enforceable to the extent written, the remaining terms should continue to apply to the extent permitted by law. These are the terms that govern ordinary use of Sailor Companion’s website.