These Terms and Conditions describe the use of Dirty Ship, an informational cruise travel website at https://dirtyship.us/. By accessing or using the site, you agree to use it responsibly and understand the limitations described below. If you do not agree with these terms, you may choose not to use the website. These terms address the current static content and contact features; they do not create a cruise booking contract.
Nature of the website
Dirty Ship provides independent editorial information about cruise ships, cruise lines, destinations, booking choices, and onboard life. It is not itself a cruise operator, travel agency, insurance provider, or reservation service. The current site does not sell cruise tickets, hold customer accounts, process payments, or make changes to reservations on behalf of visitors.
Articles are written to support research and comparison. They may discuss common fares, cabin categories, travel conditions, or industry practices, but specific operators control their own products and policies. Nothing on this site should be interpreted as an offer to supply a cruise, accommodation, excursion, medical service, insurance contract, or other travel product.
Appropriate use
You may browse the site, read articles, and use the site's navigation and in-browser search features for personal informational purposes. You agree not to interfere with the site, attempt unauthorized access to hosting or administrative systems, submit malicious code, or use the contact forms to distribute spam, harassment, threats, or unlawful material.
Automated access must respect applicable law, the site's technical limitations, and any relevant public robots instructions. The existence of public pages does not authorize attempts to disrupt hosting infrastructure, bypass access controls, scrape private service data, or impersonate the website or its staff.
You are responsible for how you use the information to plan or purchase travel. Review official documents and service-provider contracts before making commitments.
Editorial content and permitted sharing
Unless otherwise indicated, written material, site branding, layout, and other original creative elements are presented for use as part of this website. You may read, save a personal reference, and share links to published pages. You must not republish substantial portions of articles as your own work, remove attribution to misrepresent origin, or imply that Dirty Ship endorses an unrelated product or site.
Photographs and other media may be subject to their own copyright or usage rights. Their appearance on the website does not grant visitors a general license to copy, resell, modify, or reuse them for unrelated projects. If you believe material infringes your rights, contact admin@dirtyship.us with the relevant URL, a description, and information supporting your request.
Nothing here prevents use that applicable copyright law expressly allows. Questions about a particular use should be evaluated under the relevant legal rules and the rights associated with the material.
Accuracy, availability and changes
We try to keep the website useful, but we do not warrant that every article is complete, error-free, or current at all times. Ships, itineraries, ports, fares, service charges, entry requirements, and cruise-line policies may change without advance notice to this website. Pages may be revised, moved, or withdrawn as editorial needs change.
The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, hosting incidents, network problems, or other technical events. We do not guarantee continuous access, uninterrupted search features, or successful delivery of every form submission. An unavailable page does not create a right to compensation.
Before relying on a material travel detail, confirm it with the operator or responsible authority. This is particularly important for financial commitments, medical needs, visas, accessible facilities, and time-sensitive schedules.
Contact forms and reader messages
Visitors can send editorial messages through a form intended to forward them via a third-party service to admin@dirtyship.us. The third-party form account may require initial activation by the site owner. Until activation and delivery have been confirmed, do not assume a submission was received. You can also use ordinary email to contact the listed address.
You agree not to send passwords, payment-card information, passport scans, medical records, or other sensitive documents through these forms. Do not send material you lack the right to share. If you submit feedback or suggested corrections, you give us permission to review the message and use its general ideas to improve editorial material, without suggesting that we own any rights you cannot legally grant.
We cannot guarantee that a suggestion will be published or that every inquiry will receive a response. Do not use the form for urgent travel problems, emergency medical matters, or contact with a cruise operator. The form is not a reservation or customer-support channel for another company.
Third-party tools and external sites
The website's current contact forms rely on a third-party delivery service. If you submit information, that provider handles the transmission according to its own processes and terms. The site may also include links on informational or legal pages to independent services. External websites can have different privacy, copyright, and commercial rules.
A mention of a cruise operator, place, service, or product does not establish sponsorship, endorsement, or a commercial affiliation. We do not control third-party websites, their pricing, security, availability, or accuracy. Any transaction you choose to make with a separate provider is governed by the agreement between you and that provider.
No professional or personalized advice
Content involving health, accessibility, travel insurance, expenses, or official travel documents is provided as general educational material. It is not medical, legal, immigration, insurance, or financial advice for your particular situation. We do not assess your personal eligibility, risk profile, health condition, or contractual rights.
Consult qualified professionals and official sources where appropriate. For urgent symptoms onboard, use the ship's medical or emergency procedures. For problems with a ticket, deposit, or reservation, contact the business that issued or manages it.
Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Dirty Ship and those responsible for operating the informational website are not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from reliance on site content, third-party services, interrupted access, changed travel arrangements, or information a reader has not independently verified. This includes, by way of example, missed departures, unexpected fees, or disappointment with a product offered by an independent company.
Any applicable responsibility depends on the facts and the law governing the issue. These terms do not attempt to exclude liability that applicable law does not allow to be excluded, nor do they override mandatory consumer protections. We do not identify an exclusive legal jurisdiction or impose a dispute venue without verified information about the website operator's legal arrangements.
Privacy and communications
Our Privacy Policy explains the information involved in browsing and contacting us, and the Cookie Policy describes the current script and storage setup. They are intended to reflect the functionality supplied with this website. If new tools, analytics, advertising, or accounts are implemented later, the relevant disclosures and terms should be updated.
Email correspondence may be retained as needed to review an inquiry, with processing also involving email and form providers. Do not interpret an email reply as a guarantee of service from a cruise line or any other third party.
Updates to these terms
We may revise these Terms and Conditions to reflect changes in the website's content, technical features, or legal requirements. Continued use after updated terms are published may be subject to the revised terms, subject to applicable law. We encourage visitors who use the site frequently to check this page periodically.
If a part of these terms is found unenforceable, that does not necessarily invalidate the remaining provisions, to the extent the applicable law permits. The terms should be read reasonably and consistently with mandatory rights.
Questions
For an editorial or website-related question about these Terms and Conditions, contact admin@dirtyship.us. Include the relevant page or concern and avoid sharing unnecessary confidential information. We aim to make Dirty Ship a useful resource by setting clear expectations: articles can support informed planning, but the reader and the actual travel providers remain responsible for the decisions and services involved.