MARITIMES EXPLORER


JOINING THE TOUR
Enclosed in your Tour Documents you will find a Tour Membership Ticket. This ticket shows the time and place where you are to join the tour. Please be on time. Please note Hanover Holidays has no pre arranged parking arrangements at departure points. Should you experience a delay in reaching your joining point, please call 1-800-265-5530. This number is available 24 hours a day. If calling after hours, please press Option #1 to speak to the person on call. You could be picked up at your pick up point by the motorcoach, courtesy van or taxi. Please be on the look-out for such. While all of the pick-up times are based on our 33 years of experience, weather, traffic and road conditions could potentially cause a delay. Please be patient and call the office if your transportation is more than 10 minutes late.

AIR FLIGHTS
Your air flight schedule is shown below and your “E” ticket receipt is included in your Tour Documents. You will be checking in with Air Canada.
All passengers will be required to handle their own suitcases inside the airports.
The Air Canada Airlines agent will tag your large suitcase and give you your boarding pass. You will then have to take your hand luggage with you through security enroute to your departure lounge.
PLEASE NOTE: In the event that you notice your luggage is damaged, the damage must be reported immediately at the airport to the Airlines claims office. Report the damage and fill out any forms that are necessary for handling the claim. If you wait until later on or until the end of the tour, the airline cannot be held responsible for the damage. If your luggage has been broken into, the local authorities should be notified immediately.

Your Flight Schedule is as follows:

Air Canada #610 Jul 3
Depart Toronto: 12:55 p.m.
Arrive Halifax: 4:00 p.m.

Air Canada #8937 Jul 10
Depart Moncton: 2:55 p.m.
Arrive Toronto: 4:15 p.m.

Please note there is no longer any meal service included with your air ticket purchase. Please be prepared to either purchase food on board or bring your own. However, no liquids or any type of gel is allowed to be transported through security. All shampoo, toothpaste, hair gel, etc should be packed in your checked baggage. Please call if you have any questions.

Luggage Security Travel Tip
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) suggests the following:
-screeners at the airports may open your luggage for inspection, it is best to keep your bags unlocked. If the bag is locked, they will break locks and are not liable for any damage.
An inexpensive solution is to use a “Cable Tie”. These plastic strips available at home supply stores can be looped through ends of the luggage zippers, but remember to carry something in your carryon to cut the cable at your destination.
Or, connect the zippers with a twist tie and wrap with tape.
If your bag is inspected, they will cut the cable tie and attach a “seal”. If the “Seal” is broken when you collect your bag, and any items are missing, direct your claim to the airline.
The simplest thing to do is don’t pack anything of value in your checked luggage and leave the bag unlocked.
Note: Any sharp objects, i.e. nail clippers, jack knife, nail file, and lighters should be packed in checked luggage as it is not allowed in carry-ons or in your pocket and will be confiscated.

CARRY ON BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES
The International Air Transportation Authority has tightened their carry-on baggage allowance polices, therefore you should make sure that your carry-ons are within the following limits:
Under seat storage -1 piece of cabin baggage which, does not exceed 9 inches per 16 inches per 22.5 inches)
AND
Overhead Bin Storage - one (1) soft-sided single suit garment bag which, when folded in half, does not exceed 9 inches per 22 inches per 22.5 inches
OR
one (1) of the following items not exceeding 4.5 inches wide: 1 purse, 1 laptop computer or 1 briefcase.

ARRIVAL HALIFAX
Upon arrival at Halifax airport, please proceed to baggage claim and collect your luggage. Proceed to the Ground Transportation Desk, and check in with V.I.P Limo. A prepaid transfer has been arranged to the hotel in Halifax. If you should experience any problems with this transfer, please call our office at 1-800-265-5530 for assistance or V.I.P Lim local phone number is 902-448-9288.

ROLE OF YOUR TOUR DIRECTOR
Every Hanover Holiday Tour Director has been specially trained to conduct your tour in a friendly and professional manner. The tour director is responsible to ensure that you receive all that was advertised to be included in your tour package at the level expected by the company. At various times, there are local guides hired to provide their expert overview of a city. Your tour director at that time will take a “back seat” and also ensure the local guide performs in a professional and pleasant manner. The tour director is on call 24 hours a day, and should an emergency arise, he/she will assist you in acquiring any services that are needed. It is the duty of the tour director to make the tour run as smoothly as possible, and to enhance your enjoyment of it. If a situation arises that you need help or if you have any problems, please inform the tour director immediately so it can be resolved as soon as possible. Most times, the tour director can correct the problem on the spot, but only if he/she knows about it. It is to your benefit as well as ours, that you inform him/her of any minor detail which could corrected to help make your tour more enjoyable.

SPECIAL REQUESTS
When Hanover Holidays receives a special request from your travel agent, such as a request for non-smoking rooms or lower floor rooms, we will gladly pass these requests on to all of the hotels involved. Please refer to the Tour Membership Ticket enclosed to make sure that we have correctly received your requests from your travel agent. However, due to limited availability of these types of rooms, not all requests of this nature can be met by the hotels. If a medical condition exists which makes it imperative that you have a special type of room please make sure that your travel agent has made us aware of this condition and we will ask the hotels to give your request special consideration.

BAGGAGE
Hanover Holiday Tours will handle one large suitcase per person at hotels, with hand luggage carried personally aboard the motorcoach. Your supplied luggage tags should be secured to your large piece of luggage prior to joining the tour. . Be sure your bags are locked This tag identifies your luggage on the motorcoach and at hotels. Carry jewelry, money, important documents, spare medication, glasses or contact lenses in your hand luggage. If you are taking cameras or other expensive equipment out of Canada, be sure to have the serial numbers registered with Canada Customs. Every effort is taken to ensure that your luggage is handled with extreme care by the motorcoach driver and transfers drivers. However, we recommend that you purchase baggage insurance as we cannot accept responsibility for any damage which may occur. If you notice damage at any time throughout the tour, please report it to the tour director immediately.

SEAT ROTATION
As indicated in the Terms and Conditions on the Hanover Holidays Tour Brochure, your Tour Director will lead you through the Seat Rotation process once aboard the Motor Coach. Recently, a number of people have asked us to not be included in the Seat Rotation. Our policy is that, if any passengers wish do not participate in Seat Rotation, they should indicate this to the Tour Director when first boarding the Motor Coach and then sit behind the last of the passengers, who are participating in Seat Rotation.

RULES/ALLERGERIS
For the comfort of all our passengers we do not allow smoking on our motorcoach. Passengers should also be advised that due to transportation laws, there is absolutely no consumption of alcoholic beverages on board the motorcoach. As many people suffer from a growing list of allergies, some who suffer very severely, we are asking all of our clients to refrain from using items that may affect a person with allergies.   This includes perfume, cologne, peanuts, etc.   We want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable holiday.

MONEY
Due to the wide acceptance of credit cards, debit cards and travellers cheques, it is unwise and unnecessary to travel with large amounts of cash on your person while travelling. Please remember to keep PIN numbers and cards secure.

MEALS
For moderate eating, please allow approx. $35.00 CDN Funds per person per day. Since individual tastes differ greatly, we try to choose places with varied menus. Prices will vary with the area and your eating habits. It is an accepted custom in restaurants/dining rooms to leave a gratuity for your waiter/waitress in the amount of 10-15% of your bill. Some meals are included in your tour cost. Please refer to your itinerary.

WEATHER AND CLOTHING
Temperatures will be about the same as here. Take along an all-weather coat or a heavy sweater for the cooler evenings. Don't forget to bring your bathing suit to enjoy the pools at some hotels. Comfortable walking shoes are a must and it is wise to travel with a small fold-up umbrella.

NAME TAGS
Your name tag has been included with your tour documents. While on tour, we would ask you to wear it to identify us as a group.

PASSENGER STATISTICAL SHEET
Enclosed in your tour documents is a passenger statistical sheet which we would like you to complete and give to the tour director on the day of departure.

ACCOMMODATION LISTS
You will find an extra copy of your accommodation list included with your tour documents so that you can leave a copy at home with family or friends should you need to be contacted in case of an emergency.

ARRIVAL TORONTO
Upon arrival at Toronto airport, please proceed to baggage claim and collect your luggage. As you exit baggage claim, you will be met by a Hanover Holidays representative and directed to your awaiting shuttle back to your departure point.

TIPPING DRIVER and TOUR DIRECTOR
The most common question that is asked of us is in regards to an appropriate amount to “tip” to the Tour Driver and Tour Director. As common in the service industry, many clients choose to show their appreciation for a job well done or beyond expectation. General guidelines are about $3.00 per person per day, for each of them. Past tour passengers have found that our Tour Directors work harder than those from other companies, as they assist you by arranging extra meals, shows, attractions and tours that would normally have been defined as “free time” by other companies. The only thing we would ask is that you keep this a personal activity by yourself and not collect tips as a group. In one unfortunate incident, an individual collected tips from the other passengers, but did not pass the collected money on to the Tour Director or Driver, and kept the money for their own personal use. By providing you with this advise, it is our ONLY intent to protect you from such fraudulent activity.

Thank you for travelling with HANOVER HOLIDAYS!! HAPPY TRAVELLING!!!