22.1 The Company requires personal information including but without limitation to name, address, gender, citizenship and dietary requirements which may disclose a Passenger’s religious beliefs, any health, medical disability and any other special needs to process the Passenger’s booking effectively. The Company may pass this information on to other relevant individuals such as travel agents, hotels, airlines or other transport providers, security and/or credit verification companies, credit and debit card companies or any governmental or public authorities, either as required by law or regulation or, if required by other such bodies. The the company may also circulate a passenger list to all Passengers prior to the Cruise which will include the names and nationality of each passenger.
22.2 The Passenger consents to such transfer of information, including to other countries which may not have such robust requirements regarding data protection as the UAE, unless the Passenger objects in writing to the Company no later than seven days prior to the scheduled departure date. It is the Passenger’s responsibility to make sure that information, which the company holds about them is up to date and accurate.
22.3 Personal data relating to individual Passengers shall be collected, processed, stored and used securely and in accordance with relevant data protection laws. Passengers consent to the collection, processing, storing and use of their personal data to enable the Company to perform the cruise. This may include providing Passenger details to Governments, immigration, port state control, police, flag state and other competent authorities and or as may be required by law. In the case of emergencies, the Passenger consents to the Company and the Carrier providing personal data to shore side doctors, next of kin, the Company and Carrier’s insurers and advisors and the Passenger’s medical insurers. Personal Data shall only be kept for as long as is necessary or required by law.
