Terms and Conditions
Last Updated: November 29, 2025
Seadog Travels is dedicated to giving our travelers experiences that inspire, thrill, and motivate everyone who joins our adventures. Our Terms and Conditions are meant to provide clear guidance that explains the services that the company provides while also defining those services and activities that are not included in our programs. Use of any web page or web site associated with Seadog Travels indicates your acceptance of our Terms and Conditions. For questions about our policies, please write to us at travel@seadogtravels.com.
General Applicability. All individuals, organizations, and entities who communicate with, and/or conduct business with, Seadog Travels in any form are bound by the Terms and Conditions herein. These Terms and Conditions may change at any time and without notice.
Privacy Policy. Seadog Travels does not share any information from its travelers and subscribers to external sources. People who subscribe to Seadog Travels from our home page will receive email marketing materials approximately several times a month. Upon subscribing with Seadog Travels, people consent to receive marketing emails and other company communications. Seadog Travels uses a WordPress web host that collects cookies on the site, which are stored on your local computer. You can block the tracking of cookies through your own actions, but you can also request Seadog Travels not to use cookies and/or to delete your data from our website that are related to you. You can also request to be deleted completely from Seadog Travel databases upon request. The only information that Seadog Travels maintains on subscribers is information that they voluntarily provide when subscribing to our website or through direct communications. Seadog Travels is committed to maintaining subscriber privacy and we are here to assist all travelers.
Environmental Sustainability. Seadog Travels commits to conducting all its travel operations in an environmentally sustainable manner. Our long-term goal is to become a zero carbon emission company as soon as possible. In the short-term, we will take all actions possible to reduce our carbon footprint while also promoting sustainable travel. Examples of our actions include using solar and wind to provide electric power to our offices, recycle, use electric vehicles (when possible) during our Island & Coastal Adventures, inform and educate travelers about sustainable travel, work with local communities to provide quality and sustainable travel opportunities, and do our part to improve the quality of travel experiences wherever we go. We are a part of the world and we must take care of it.
Tucson Travel Show. The Tucson Travel Show will occur on Friday, February 27, 2026, 5-8 pm at The Eddy Hotel at 4626 N. Campbell in Tucson, AZ. Entrants can RSVP and pay the $29.99 per peson registration fee prior to the event or pay at the door. A variety of travel prizes will be given away during this event. Entrants must be present to win. One entry per person. Register at https://trips.seadogtravels.com. #tucsontravelshow
Travel Services. Seadog Travels utilizes professional travel research and booking tools to provide you with the best travel options. There is no charge to receive an initial quote for an airfare, hotel or resort, car rental, and tours. When you do book with Seadog Travels, there will be a $150 booking fee for airfares for up to 4 people. When developing a complete trip itinerary for a client, Seadog Travels will charge a travel planning fee of $300 that includes assisting clients before, during, and their travels, as appropriate. For groups of 10 people or more, we will provide a custom quote that includes a group planning fee that will be customized to your group, the number of people, and the services requested. All fees must be paid before we begin work on client services.
Rebooking Fees. Seadog Travels will charge $150 to rebook travel for clients or to cancel bookings for clients. This fee applies to air travel reservations, hotel/resort reservations, and car rental reservations. The $150 will be charged per reservation as specified by the confirmation number for a given reservation.
Group Travel Planning. From group travels, Seadog Travels provides comprehensive services that include flight research and bookings, hotel and resort bookings, car rentals, tour reservations, travel protection quotes, and other related. services. This fee covers the effort and work conducted by Seadog Travels. For groups of 5-10 people, the travel planning fee of $500. For groups of 11-15 people, the fee is $750. For groups of 16-30 people, the fee is $1000. For groups of 31-50 people, the fee is $1,500. For groups of 51-100 people, the fee is $3,000. For groups larger than 100 people, the fee is $7,000. Fees may be paid in full at the time of contract signing or with a 50% deposit. If paying the deposit, final payment is due no more than 30 days from the signing of this contract.
Air Travel Bookings. Airfare bookings are governed by the terms and conditions herein, as well as the terms and conditions of the air consolidator services used to book travel for clients.
Cruise Bookings. Seadog Travels books cruise travel on any of the currently operating cruise lines in the U.S. and around the world. Cruise bookings are conducted directly with the cruise lines. Seadog Travels had developed relationships with most of the leading cruise lines. There is no charge to book a cruise through Seadog Travels. View our features cruise lines at https://seadogtravels.com/luxury-cruises.
Private Boat Charters. For all private boat and yacht charters arranged through Seadog Travels, the company will charge a commission of 10% on the net price of the entire charter. The net price is the price before taxes are added to the final bill. In case the private charter is canceled after booking due to weather or any other reason, the commission to Seadog Travels is non-refundable.
Group Tour Prices. Prices for hosted group tours are customized based on the size of the group, the destination, and the length of the travels. For groups of 5 or more people and/or for custom trip quotes that cost greater than $5,000, a 15% agency commission will be added to the cost of the quote. This commission pays for the work to be done on the group trip, which includes but is not limited to travel planning, making reservations, consulting with clients, participating in group trips as a host, and other functions.
Facebook Travel Group Business Partnerships. Seadog Travels is seeking businesses with an interest in promoting their products or services on one or more of our Facebook travel groups. Any business in good standing and that participates in the travel and tourism market for a specific group, may advertise on the group for an entire year. You may post on a schedule that works best for your business. For example, a business that wants to advertise in the Travel Maine Facebook group must offer travel-related products and services in Maine. Examples of businesses that are eligible include tour companies, hotels and other lodging accommodations, restaurants, specialty stores, sailing and boating charters, local transportation providers, and others. Travel/Cruise agencies and individual travel agents are not eligible for participation. For a single Facebook travel group, we limit the maximum number of businesses participating in this promotion to 25 businesses annually. The cost for participating in this collaboration is $100 per year (plus PayPal/credit card processing fee, when applicable). Seadog Travels reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time. The current Facebook Travel Groups eligible for participation include Travel Maine, Travel Florida Keys, Travel New Orleans, Travel The Bahamas, Travel US Virgin Islands, Travel Puerto Rico, Destination Weddings by Seadog Travels, and Food, Foodies, and Travel. If you have an interest in participating in this program, please apply by filling out our application form: https://share.hsforms.com/1FiQ4pb3lSjGzxnRWP0WiOg32hx7. The terms of this program are subject to change at any time.
Captain’s Club Terms. Clients become a member of the Seadog Travels Captain’s Club by satisfying at least one of the following criteria: 1) Have booked travel with Seadog Travels more than once; 2) Have retained Seadog Travels to lead at least one large group event or travel experience (10+ people); 3) Have demonstrated a tangible and lasting commitment to Seadog Travels, our vision, and mission, as determined by Seadog Travels. The initial benefits of being in the Captain’s Club are as follows, valid through December 31, 2026: 1) Receive The Captain’s Club Newsletter, The Crow’s Nest, monthly; 2) a Captain’s Club Membership Card, to be mailed to the client’s physical address on file; 3) one 30% discount annually on the airfare reservations fee for up to four people; 4) one 25% discount annually on the travel planning fee for comprehensive travel planning for up to four people; 5) one 20% discount annually on a group travel booking (10+ people; and 6) invitations to special events hosted by Seadog Travels. Seadog Travels will review and revise Captain’s Club program benefits and requirements by the beginning of each calendar year. Updated requirements and benefits will be sent to all current members via email.Program benefits have no cash value and cannot be converted to cash. Membership is perpetual once you are in the Captain’s Club with no expiration date. However, a member can be voluntarily removed from the program at their request.
Military Discount. Active duty military personnel and veterans receive a 10% discount on all travel agency services. This will be applied as a discount to the airline booking fee or travel planning fee that is charged. Evidence of active duty status or prior service required. Client must mention this discount when requesting travel services. This discount does not apply to group contracts.
Travel Protection. We offer travel policies through TravelSafe and Allianz. Travel protection is highly recommended and is available for purchase when traveling independently of when participating in one of our group travel experiences. If you choose to decline travel protection, then you will need to read, sign, and return a waiver form stating that you decline travel protection services.
Cancellations/Refunds. The Cancellation/Refund policy applies to hosted group travel experiences only. In case of a cancellation, travelers are able to apply 100% of their reservation to any future single-day or multi-day travel experience with Seadog Travels. If the customer would like a refund, then they will receive a 100% refund for a paid trip if they request the refund more than 60 days prior to the first day of their scheduled trip. Refunds requested 30-59 days prior to the trip will receive a 50% refund; requests received from 10-29 days prior to the trip will receive a 25% refund. No refunds will be issued when received less than 10 days before a scheduled trip.
Trip Deposits/Payments. A minimum 50% deposit for a trip is due upon booking. The remaining amount of the total price is due no later than 60 days prior to departure. Failure to receive payment by the deadline will result in cancellation of the reservation and forfeiture of the deposit.
Gift Cards. Seadog Travels offers e-gift cards for purchase here: https://squareup.com/gift/MLZTTNZTY1FQ1/order. These gift cards may be used for booking travel agency services by Seadog Travels. Gift cards may also be applied to any of the tours offered by Seadog Travels or any custom tour that we develop for a client. Gift cards have no expiration date.
Partner Tour Companies. Tour contracts with any external partners is the responsibility and legal obligation of that company. Seadog Travels is not responsible for travel insurance, accommodations, itinerary changes, activities, and other requirements for these tours.
Travel Partners. Seadog Travels works with various companies at the destinations where we travel. If a business has an interest in partnering with Seadog Travels to promote their travel services, please contact us at travel@seadogtravels.com to begin the discussion. Seadog Travels will receive a commission rate of 5% of all travel services booked that support our Travel Partners. All commissions will be paid to Seadog Travels within 30 days of the conclusion of the booked travel.
External Websites. For any link, widget, or other feature on any Seadog Travels web page that leads to an online destination away from the Seadog Travels website, the user is bound by the terms and conditions of the external website. Seadog Travels is not responsible for errors, omissions, or actions by a user on any site away from the Seadog Travels website.
Payments. Seadog Travels accepts payment by cash, check, money order, PayPal, Square, debit card, and credit card. All credit card and PayPal payments will incur a 4% administrative service change. Charges that appear on your credit card statement for the payment of travel services will be shown as “Naked Pirate Travels LLC (dba Seadog Travels)”.
Responsibility. Seadog Travels, its general agents, and local agents give notice that all tickets and coupons issued by them and all arrangements for transport and conveyance, or for hotel accommodations, are made by them as agents only on the expressed condition that they shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or irregularity which may occur either by reason of any defect in any vehicle, or through the acts or default of proprietor or servant. The operators and/or associated companies accept no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delays or changes in transportation services, sickness, weather, epidemics, quarantine, strikes, war, Acts of God, or other causes. All tour itineraries may be affected by alterations in transportation services in the relevant countries or by other causes.
Meals. For our custom group tours (except Inagua), the number of meals provided as a part of the overall trip price will be defined for each trip and listed in the description of each trip in relevant online and print material. Typically, breakfasts will be provided by the hotel of residence for a given trip. Breakfast and lunch costs are limited to $25 per person and dinners are limited to $50 per person. The traveler is responsible for all costs that exceed these amounts. Alcoholic beverages and gratuities are not included.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability. Seadog Travels responsibility is strictly limited. Seadog Travels is not liable for any bodily injury or harm, sickness, accidents, property damage, or personal loss as a result of, but not limited to: physical exertion for which the participant was not prepared; travel by plane, train, ship, boat, car, truck, van, bus, or other mode of transportation (such as bicycle, horse, foot, kayak, etc.); consumption of alcohol; high altitudes; travel onboard ships; forces of nature such as high winds, hurricanes, flooding; heat exhaustion; equipment failure; civil unrest or terrorism; or availability of medical services in remote areas. Seadog Travels is also not liable for expenses (e.g., meals, transportation, hotel) that are not specified as included in the price of the trip, but may be required as a part of the trip. Seadog Travels is not responsible for expenses incurred by travelers in preparing for the trip (e.g., non-refundable advance purchase of airline ticket, equipment, taxis, etc.) or for any additional travel arrangements made on your own.
Assumption of Risks and Release of Liability Agreement. Travelers will be required to sign and date a liability release statement prior to each trip.
Company Insurance. Seadog Travels maintains Errors & Omissions and General Liability insurance policies through the Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company. The current policies are valid through April 11, 2026.
Company Credentials. Seadog Travels is an independent travel company that is affiliated with the CCRA Travel Commerce Network and Travel Leaders Network. The company utilizes a TRUE code to conduct travel business, where applicable. Seadog Travels is also active with The Travel Institute, has an active membership with the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), and is a Verified Travel Consultant (VTC) with the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC).