Terms & Conditions

If you are interested in reserving a Discovery Voyage or getting more information, please contact us to make sure space is available on your desired travel dates. You may also want to read frequently asked questions. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, custom voyages are always an option.

We accept payment via agency or personal checks.

We ask for the following non refundable deposits to confirm space aboard the Discovery:

• $500 per person for all regularly scheduled voyages
• $750 per person for the Grand Alaska Journey
• $4500 per voyage for exclusive charters

No discounts for unused services.

By January 15th of the voyage year, 50% of the total ticket price is required. Reservations made after January 1st require a 50% deposit within two weeks of the booking date. Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure. Reservations made less than 90 days prior to departure must be accompanied by full payment within one week of booking. Agents must submit all payments via agency check and may deduct commission from final payment. We do not accept credit cards.

Please make your deposit check out to Discovery Voyages, and mail to us at:

If you are a single traveler willing to share a cabin and Anchorage accommodations, and we are unable to match you with a roommate of the same gender, you will not be charged a single supplement. If you want to guarantee a private cabin and Anchorage accommodations, a 60% single supplement charge will apply (not commissionable to travel agents). We will be happy to add separate Anchorage accommodations at request to your trip package at cost.

The initial booking deposit is non refundable. Cancellations received from guests or their agents after January 1st will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50% of the total ticket price. Cancellations received ninety days to the day of departure are not refundable and will be charged 100% of ticket price. We recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance with the travel insurance comparison website, InsureMyTrip.com

Discovery Voyages has exclusive rights on all passenger bookings and may, at their sole discretion, allow any other passengers to join a tour or the vessel provided that such action is not in violation state or federal law. In the event of unsold or unused passenger capacity on any of their tours, Discovery Voyages can, at their sole discretion, sell, auction, donate, or otherwise use any of these unsold or unused spaces. Additionally, Discovery Voyages may, at it’s sole discretion, have any passenger removed from any tour or the vessel. Please contact Discovery Voyages should you have a questions about this policy.