Proposed Terms & Maritime Framework.

These proposed principles are intended to inform future quotations issued by THEOBLUE TRAVEL for TBL Yachts enquiries. A website form, email, WhatsApp message, option or availability indication never forms a booking. A contract would arise only through the acceptance process stated in a project-specific quotation, after the client has received the identity and role of each contracting provider, the selected vessel and operator, the complete price, applicable documents and all mandatory information.

The final agreement must specify whether THEOBLUE TRAVEL acts as principal, disclosed agent, intermediary, travel organiser or coordinator, and must identify the party receiving charter and APA funds. Nothing on this page represents that THEOBLUE TRAVEL is the vessel owner, operator or maritime carrier unless the signed contract expressly and lawfully says so.

Every quotation should state its validity, currency, taxes, included services, exclusions, operator charges, port and berth costs, delivery or redelivery fees, catering, event production, transfers and any variable expenditure. Availability, berth and operational feasibility remain unconfirmed until the relevant providers have accepted the project and every stated condition has been satisfied.

A material change requested after quotation may require a revised price and timetable. No undisclosed mandatory supplement should be charged to a consumer; any unavoidable third-party adjustment must be treated only as permitted by the signed contract and mandatory law.

For major corporate events, the intended commercial schedule is a 50% booking payment, followed by the remaining 50% no later than 30 calendar days before the service. The final document must qualify the first payment precisely under applicable law, rather than using deposit terminology ambiguously, and must state the consequences of each party’s cancellation.

For B2C private charters, an initial reservation payment may be requested in the amount and on the date stated in the quotation. The charter price and every provision required for departure must be received in cleared funds before boarding, by the contractually stated cut-off. A late request may require full payment on acceptance. No boarding can be confirmed while an amount required by the signed quotation remains outstanding.

The accepted payment methods, recipient account, invoicing sequence, default consequences and any security checks must appear in the final quotation. A consumer must receive the total price or its calculation method before commitment.

Where an Advance Provisioning Allowance is appropriate, the working assumption is commonly 30% of the charter fee, but 30% is an indicative commercial provision—not a statutory rate and not a fixed promise for every vessel. The selected operator’s contract must define the percentage, due date, permitted uses and accounting method.

APA may cover actual variable expenditure such as fuel, port and berth charges, food, beverages, local agents, special requests and other authorised disbursements. It is not part of the operator’s earned fee merely because it was advanced. The client should receive a statement; any properly documented shortfall may become payable and any unused balance should be returned in accordance with the signed contract, subject to cleared final invoices.

No definitive B2C cancellation scale is adopted in this consultation version. Before use, the final terms must set clear, proportionate time bands and consequences by service type, distinguish cancellation by the client, provider or operator, and reflect irrecoverable third-party commitments without creating a significant imbalance. The intended corporate treatment of the initial 50% payment also requires contract-specific legal validation.

A same-day cancellation or no-show is intended to carry the strictest contractual consequence, potentially up to 100% of the agreed fixed price, but only where the final clause is transparent, proportionate, valid for the client’s status and preserves mandatory remedies. Unused APA or other unspent third-party provisions must not automatically be retained as a cancellation charge.

No blanket exclusion of the 14-day withdrawal right is made. Before a distance contract with a consumer is accepted, the contracting party must determine whether that right applies or whether a precise statutory exception applies to the actual service, then provide the required information and, where relevant, the model withdrawal form. The absence of a right cannot be inferred merely from the words ‘yacht charter’.

The captain, operator, port and competent authorities retain final authority over navigation and safety. Forecasts, sea state, visibility, wind, port restrictions, vessel capability and guest welfare may require delay, route alteration, return to port or cancellation. Neither TBL nor the client may instruct the captain to navigate contrary to professional judgment or applicable rules.

If weather or an authority decision prevents the principal service from operating safely, the intended first option is a mutually agreed alternative date or operationally equivalent solution. If no suitable alternative is accepted or can be delivered, the final contract should provide a fair refund for the unperformed service and return of unused APA, while identifying any demonstrably irrecoverable third-party costs only to the extent permitted by mandatory law. A safe, agreed route adjustment during an otherwise performed charter is not automatically equivalent to total non-performance.

The final vessel documents should state certified passenger capacity, embarkation point and time, identity or manifest requirements, baggage limits, footwear and smoking rules, supervision of minors, accessibility constraints, medical or dietary information genuinely necessary for safety, and rules for pets, water toys, alcohol and prohibited substances. Special requirements must be disclosed sufficiently early and are subject to operator approval.

Passengers must follow lawful safety instructions from the captain and crew. The operator may refuse boarding or end participation where conduct, intoxication, missing documents or a safety risk justifies doing so, subject to the signed contract and mandatory rights. Any resulting financial consequence must be assessed under a transparent, proportionate clause rather than assumed automatically.

Where accommodation, transport, charter, hospitality or other travel services are combined, THEOBLUE TRAVEL must determine before marketing or taking funds whether the French Tourism Code applies to the proposed arrangement. Any required Atout France registration, financial guarantee, professional-liability insurance, standard information form and organiser or retailer obligations must be evidenced before sale. This draft makes no representation that those requirements are inapplicable or already satisfied.

The yacht operator, owner, broker, port, caterer, event producer and other partners may impose project-specific terms. Those terms must be supplied or clearly incorporated before commitment, identify the responsible provider and remain subject to mandatory law. Insurance scope, passenger cover, security deposits and recommended client cancellation insurance must be stated from verified policies, not inferred.

The final terms should allocate responsibility according to each party’s actual contractual role and control. They must not exclude liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, restrict remedies for non-performance more than permitted, or deprive a consumer of statutory conformity, safety, refund or damages rights. Force majeure and third-party failure must be defined and applied in accordance with the governing contract and mandatory law.

A complaint may be addressed to sophie@tblexclusive.com or by post to THEOBLUE TRAVEL at Central Park, 4 rue Lord Byron, 06400 Cannes, France. Acknowledgement and substantive-response times should be stated in the final terms. The identity and contact details of the consumer mediator have not yet been designated and must be inserted into the final B2C terms and supplied before any consumer contract is concluded; no mediator is invented in this draft.

The intended governing law is French law. Any jurisdiction clause must preserve the mandatory court and conflict-of-law protections available to consumers. The final contract must state its hierarchy of documents, version date, language priority if relevant and severability mechanism.