When you look at the daily newspapers; Whether local or international, and reading weekly or monthly magazines, you must encounter various advertisements among their news, either about what is new in the world of cars, fashion, perfumes, or the like.
Recently, however, it was noticed the spread of a new advertisement that is included among those advertisements, which takes up a large area of the pages of those newspapers and magazines and is almost not devoid of it, advertising commercial sea tourism trips based on the idea of moving between cities on large ships
In the current era, and due to the large number of people moving from the east to the west due to their different needs, whether traveling for the purpose of trade, tourism, culture or entertainment, it was necessary for the emergence of lofty marine buildings equipped with comfort and luxury of all kinds in order to become at the forefront of the preferred means of transportation for the traveler, which led to The carrier reaped huge profits, so this became a purely commercial project for him, so the better the means of entertainment and technology, the better his profits would inevitably be. It was necessary for the maritime law to legislate special laws for the transport of passengers by sea, clarifying the obligations and rights due to the carrier and the traveler. When the carrier sells the ticket and the traveler buys it, the two parties are bound by its terms, and the traveler has no right to discuss it, and the traveler is obligated to pay the freight and maintain order and security as long as he is on board the ship. If this ticket is spent in the name of the traveler, then it is not permissible for him to assign his right to others without the consent of the captain. The carrier must prepare a suitable place for the traveler on board the ship and provide service, supplies and medical care if the traveler needs them, and must transport him to the destination he is going to and which is in the ticket text. Thus, we note that this ticket is (a contract of leasing things). The passenger who has accepted to sail on that ship must abide by and observe the provisions of the captain related to good order and follow the rules of security and safety. Because the traveler’s violation of these provisions entails imposing disciplinary and criminal penalties on him, and when the damage occurs from him, he shall demand compensation for the harm that befell others as a result of his violation of the application of the captain’s provisions and rules. When the carrier completes his commitment to the traveler by delivering him to the destination, the traveler is obligated to pay the full travel fare, but the traveler’s obligation to pay the fare varies according to the different cases in which the contract is implemented, including:
• If the non-implementation of the travel was due to the traveler, then it differs between not implementing it before traveling or not implementing it after it. If the non-performance occurs before travelling, the traveler has the right to rescind the contract, provided that the carrier is informed of his desire. Accordingly, the traveler is obligated to pay the obligations contained in the ticket. But if the annulment was due to the outbreak of war, for example, and the ship was seized by the enemy, the ship cannot be considered absolute in its conduct, and therefore the traveler is not obligated to any obligation as a result of force majeure.
In the event that the traveler does not suspend his desire to terminate the contract. If there is an excuse such as illness, accident or death, the traveler is obligated to pay what is included in the ticket. But if it is without an excuse, the traveler is obligated to pay the full value of the ticket. But if the non-execution was after travel, or the traveler wanted to leave the ship when it was docked in a port and did not want to complete his journey, got off the ship or was late and did not return at the time specified for sailing from the port, then the traveler is obligated to pay the full travel fare. If the non-performance is due to the carrier’s act, as if the carrier had decided to cancel the travel either before or after the start of it, then he is not entitled to his wages; As well as establishing the right of the traveler to claim compensation. If the failure to implement is due to force majeure, such as if the ship was damaged by a marine accident or prevented from traveling or arrested due to force majeure or another reason, in these cases the carrier shall have the right to cancel the travel agreement. If this occurred before the start of travel, it is not worth his reward.
In the event that a person infiltrates the ship with the intention of traveling on it without concluding the contract, the master has the right to disembark the person at the first port at which the ship is docked and oblige him to pay the fee for transporting him from the country of sailing to the port in which he was disembarked. • Among the obligations of the carrier is to transport the luggage. The carrier is obligated to transport the passenger’s luggage. Either the traveler delivers his luggage to the carrier or keeps it, and he is obligated to keep it with him throughout the trip. Usually, specific conditions are set for the weight of the luggage that is allowed to be carried for each passenger. If the passenger delivers the luggage to the master, the shipmaster shall be considered the shipper of the passenger’s things on the ship, and the passenger shall take from the master a receipt that proves the ship’s receipt by the master, so that the shipmaster will be the first and last responsible for it, and he shall compensate the traveler in the event of any damage to it, or its loss or loss.
But if the passenger does not deliver his baggage to the master, he shall not have the right to demand compensation for what happens to his baggage, unless the damage was caused by the master’s action or negligence or because of the navigators on board the ship.
The controls push us to the need to carefully study and wait before embarking on that trip and carefully read the terms on the ticket so that you do not fall into indispensable claims.
