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You know it's very easy to teach children about our known history – the collective history we, as Americans, share. There are certain members of our American family that we should recognize and know how they fit into the fabric of our American quilt….folks such as Thomas Jefferson, Jane Addams, or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
But what about historical figures that aren't so well known to everyone – everyday folks who do great things that don't get into the history books?
A friend of mine sent me an email awhile back that sent me off on one of those searches I dearly love and with this search I hit pay dirt.
Do you know who Elizabeth Zimmermann is?
Well, if you knit or you know anyone who does then she is your girl.
Elizabeth Zimmermann, or EZ, as her devoted followers call her, is the undisputed knitting queen for the knitters of the world. EZ is famous for reintroducing German or continental knitting to people in the United States and Great Britain after it fell out of favor due to its association with Germany during World War II. She is also famous for many other knitting innovations.
My friend had read Mrs. Zimmermann's book, The Opinionated Knitter, and a certain remark by the knitting guru gave her pause. Zimmermann states, "I am a full-blown U.S. citizen and achieved this honour during World War Two when I was – having married a citizen of Munich – actually German. (Generous people, the Americans.)"
My friend was inquiring about Zimmermann's citizenship status. You see, Zimmermann was actually born in Great Britain. She was a British citizen. So how on earth did she become a citizen of Germany and then of the United States????? My friend stated, "She seems to say that marrying a German automatically granted her German citizenship, and then later U.S. citizenship. "
I have to admit my friend's inquiry made me want to know the chain of citizenship for Mrs. Zimmermann and how it all went down especially during a time period when relations between Germany and Great Britain (along with her U.S. ally) were so strained. Yet Germans did immigrate….one of the most famous being Albert Einstein. It does seem like they just "eased" on into America.
I wrote back to friend after an initial search that I wasn't really sure what EZ meant by being German….she was English and married a German. Perhaps she meant since she was married to a German she felt German as well. I really don't know and haven't discovered what their laws were at the time, but here is a paragraph from her obituary that was published in the New York Times. It does explain the situation a bit more….
Miss Lloyd-Jones [aka Elizabeth Zimmermann] attended art schools in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Munich, where she sold sweaters of her own design to a local shop for pocket money. She also met Arnold Zimmermann, a brewer. He had to flee Hitler's Germany because an SS agent overheard him making a snide remark about Hitler. They married in England, immigrated to New York and moved several times before settling in Wisconsin.
Upon discovering this I wrote to my friend, "I'm thinking they were able to get out prior to Hitler closing the borders. Many Germans did this and went to England or America. We weren't yet involved that early in the war, so there wasn't really an issue regarding allowing Germans into the country if they were fleeing Hitler. Later everyone was suspect of having Nazi ties and things were more difficult to become a citizen.
I have wondered what sort of "snide" remark Mr. Zimmermann made concerning Hitler. I would imagine things were a bit tense for the couple until they could make their way to Great Britain.
I also wondered about anti-German feelings as war was about to reach the United States.
This website states, "Anti-German feelings rose again during World War II, but they were not as powerful as they had been during the first World War. The loyalty of German Americans were not questioned as virulently. Dwight Eisenhower, a descendant of the Pennsylvania Dutch and future president of the United States, commanded U.S. troops in Europe. Two other German Americans, Admiral Chester Nimitz of the United States Navy and General Carl Spaatz of the Army Air Corps, were by Eisenhower's side and played key roles in the struggle against Nazi Germany."
But on the other hand, after we were involved in the war things changed drastically. Americans with German ties were actually placed in camps much like the Japanese were as this article and this article attest to. I have to wonder how the Zimmermann's escaped this.
In a tribute to Mr. Zimmermann following his death another writer explained how the couple met:
"He was born in a family of considerable culture and had a good German education in proper schools and the University. "He can carpenter, plumb, read, paint, write, brew beer, shoot, and fish."
Now, clue in on all of the things Mr. Zimmermann could do…..one in particular caught my eye. He could write.
Yes, Yes, he could.
You see, Arnold Zimmermann wrote children's books
In the Lonely Lake/Der Einsame See Mr. Zimmermann not only wrote the text he also illustrated the work with pen and ink drawings, and he provided a wonderful nature study as well as a study of language as English and the German language are both experienced together on the book's pages.
The Tale of Alain is a fascinating coming to America tale with a mouse as main charactercharacter. The book includes instructions for erecting a tipi; a glossary of nautical terms and complete instructions for knitting Alain's striped sweater, courtesy of Elizabeth Zimmermann, [of course].
Both books can be purchased at Zimmermann's company site……her daughter now runs Schoolhouse Press.
The books along with additional information can also be found here and here.
I think the books would make a terrific addition to a unit regarding World War II no matter the age of the students. The Zimmermann's wartime experience would be one I wouldn't mind analyzing a bit with students. Some situations I might pose to students would be:
After examining various German-American experiences during World War II regarding those who ended up in the camps, students could surmise reasons why the Zimmermann's escaped the internment.
Students could read the books written by Arnold Zimmermann and learn more online about him and Elizabeth Zimmermann. They could then discuss how the Zimmermann's seemed to adopt their new country, the United States, but they both seemed to want to keep their German culture alive.
Students could also research the stories of other Germans who fled Hitler and compare and contrast the various stories looking for common threads.
Students could also research and debate the proposed Wartime Treatment Study Act.


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Stalker Prince 7Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 22:22.
Act 1 Scene 7
Mr. Walson gives a tour of the facility. Beyond the lounge is a long hallway with several locked reinforced doors. Mr. Walson shows them a gym connected to a padded room.
Mr. Walson: "You'll be spending plenty of time here. A full person carries himself. But let's start off with a workout."
Stalker Prince 6Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 23:07.
Act 1 Scene 6
One of the youths raises his hand.
Rex: "I was actually wondering what the deal was with the TV screen. I mean, the image was like super def. Sup with that?"
Stalker Prince 5Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 13:25.
Act 1 Scene 5
The room has eight other people sitting with a reasonable amount of space between them, as opposed to the community center. There's an action movie on the large screen.
Movie: "You can't touch me! I'm doing what's best for the people!"
Lisonse sits and looks at the closest person. The screen flashes and a gunshot is heard.
Lisonse: "Did I miss much?"
Wright: "The television is 2.573 meters north."
Lisonse: "I meant the movie."
Wright: "Not sure. Haven't been paying attention."
Last Flight of the Admiral Stalkforth 5Submitted by Will H.M. on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 09:40.
As he turned to go down the ladder, the Officer heard a commotion outside. He dove down through the square opening in the floor and did a handspring on the ground, landing in a defensive crouch. In a flash he produced long sleek gun barrels from under his sleeves.
His soldiers stood to the left, aiming their rifles at a small dirty man squatting on the ground.
"What is the situation Lieutenant?" the Officer said.
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Stalker Prince 4Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 14:24.
Act 1 Scene4
Mr. Walson is at the front desk when Lisonse arrives.
Mr. Walson: "Glad to see you're taking an interest in becoming a well rounded person."
Lisonse: "I just said I'd check it out."
Mr. Walson: "That's alright. I just figured I'd come to give you a tour."
Mr. Walson's car arrives and the two get in.
Mr. Walson: "What do you do for a living, out of curiosity?"
Lisonse: "I'm a delivery boy."
Mr. Walson: "How's that going for you?"
Lisonse: "I'm not homeless, but I wish the pay was better."
Stalker Prince 3Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 10:51.
Act 1 Scene 3
Lisonse is shown waking at 6:00 AM. The refrigerator is opened. Food is consumed. Teeth are brushed and showers are taken. He grabs his work bike and heads out, limping slightly. Lisonse arrives at delivery hub slightly late. Mr. Chesney only gives him a look. Lisonse takes his packages but stops at one of the computers.
Mr.Chesney: "What are you doing?"
Lisonse: "I'm checking the public security cam site to see which routes are safe."
Stalker Prince2Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 22:28.
Act 1 Scene 2
Lisonse leaves the community center on bike. Lisonse is shown riding subway. Once home, he logs on his computer and researches Mr.Walson.
Various minor articles are found. Community center contributions. Opponent of mandatory volunteering program. History in Survey Analysis. Business degree.
Lisonse is shown going to sleep in bed, then awaking at 6:00 AM. The refrigerator is opened. Food is taken out. Teeth are brushed and showers are taken. He grabs his other bike and heads out. Lisonse arrives at delivery hub and taps on staff door. Enter Mr. Chesney.
Last Flight of the Admiral Stalkforth 4Submitted by Will H.M. on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 08:35.
The Admiral appeared startled, then he leaned forward and his eyes twinkled. "Is that so?"
"Yes, it is."
"And why is that?"
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Stalker Prince 1Submitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 10:37.
Act 1 Scene1
Setting: Crowded party, full of chatter.
Protagonist is standing while sipping from cup. Mr. Richards taps him on the shoulder.
Mr. Richards: "I've been looking for you. I want to introduce someone to you.This is Mr.License."
Lisonse: "Lisonse"
Mr.Walson: puts out hand to shake Lisonse's. "In any case, it's a little peculiar to get a neighborhood transfer halfway through the season."
Last Flight of the Admiral Stalkforth 3Submitted by Will H.M. on Fri, 09/10/2010 - 22:56.
He surfaced in a large room with a low ceiling. It was lit warmly, though he saw no visible source of illumination. The walls were pale and smooth, and a rug of tightly knit blue and green fibers covered the floor. A small desk with a cushion to kneel on looked out the sole window onto a tangle of branches and leaves. A slim, fragile door without a handle led into the only other room. The Admiral sat on a chair made of woven reeds, watching the Officer with a wide, toothy grin. In the close, welcoming light of his quarters, his eyes were brilliant pebbles.

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Syria's Bashar al-Assad won't fall soon, Jordan's king says
updated 5:32 PM EST, Fri January 25, 2013
- NEW: Nations recognizing opposition coalition will meet in Kuwait on Monday
- Jordan's King Abdullah says the al-Assad regime has strength to last months longer
- He calls for international help to stave off a looming humanitarian crisis
- As many as 36,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan since January 1
"Anyone who says that Bashar's regime has got weeks to live really doesn't know the reality on the ground," he said during a panel appearance with CNN's Fareed Zakaria at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
"They still have capability. ... So (I expect) a strong showing for at least the first half of 2013."
Nonetheless, fears are growing that Syria may implode as the protracted conflict gets nastier.
Any fragmentation of the country into small states would be "catastrophic and something that we would be reeling from for decades to come," Abdullah said.
Thousands of Syrians stream into Jordan in days
Syrian refugees could face catastrophe
Syrian civil war stuck in stalemate
Challenges feeding 1.5M Syrian refugees
He also warned of the threat of foreign jihadist fighters now in Syria.
Al Qaeda has been established there for the past year and is getting support "from certain quarters," the king said.
"They are a force to contend with, so even if we got the best government into Damascus tomorrow, we have at least two or three years of securing our borders from them coming across and to clean them up," he said.
Comparing the militant threat with that seen in Afghanistan, Abdullah said that "the new Taliban that we are going to have to deal with will be in Syria."
Abdullah appealed for greater international help for more than 300,000 Syrian refugees who have already fled over the border into Jordan and are suffering in the grip of a cruel winter.
He also urged the stockpiling of humanitarian supplies that could be taken across Syria's borders, to try to keep people from leaving -- and to win hearts and minds.
"If these people start to starve and they don't have fuel and electricity and water, and hospitals are not running, that's when radicalization comes in and take advantage," he said.
The number of Syrians fleeing to a Jordanian desert in the dead of the night continues to skyrocket, as officials warn of dwindling resources and a prolonged humanitarian crisis.
About 3,280 Syrians crossed into the Zaatari refugee camp overnight on Thursday, said Anmar Hmoud, a Jordan government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs.
A day earlier, nearly 3,000 refugees arrived in Jordan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
"Indicators show they keep coming and it's much more than we're used to," Hmoud said.
As many as 36,000 Syrians have crossed into Jordan since January 1.
And as more people take refuge from the upheaval, the escalating numbers are straining resources, officials said.
About 350,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan since the conflict began, a number described as "staggering" by Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
"The weakest refugees are struggling now just to survive this year's harsh winter," Abdullah said. "More international support is desperately needed.
"Here I cannot emphasize enough the challenges that we are all facing, both in Jordan and Lebanon. And it's only going to get worse."
He urged the international community to come together "decisively" to end the bloodshed and come up with a solution that gives all Syrians a stake in their country's future.
"The situation is now very volatile security wise. Parts of the country are changing hands at a very rapid basis," said Valerie Amos, the U.N. emergency relief coordinator. "We are trying to get to as many people as we can because people cross the borders when they really reach a desperation stage, where they can't get food, they can't get medical supplies."
About 700,000 Syrian refugees have left for neighboring nations since the conflict began, Amos said.
The International Rescue Committee has noted that in Jordan and other countries, a majority of Syrian refugees are living outside of camps -- in cities and towns where social services, schools and even trash and waste systems are not equipped to meet the needs of a suddenly inflated population.
Amos urged donors to help, saying she hoped a Wednesday conference in Kuwait would yield some of the $1.5 billion in aid requested by humanitarian groups.
That money would help Syrians displaced within their own country and those who have fled to neighboring nations for six months, she said.
"If we do not receive these funds, we will not be able to reach the poorest and most vulnerable families who so desperately need our help," she said.
Zaatari is in Jordan's northern desert, northeast of Amman.
Enterprising Syrian refugees, many of whom arrived with nothing, have set up their own retail avenue amid dusty tents and prefabricated metal shelters. The facilities are providing a small source of income and -- perhaps more importantly -- something to do to stave off the boredom and discomfort of camp life.
The United Nations estimates 60,000 people have died in nearly two years of fighting between the rebels and government forces.
Violence continued in Syria on Friday, with three people killed in clashes nationwide, according to the opposition Local Coordination Committees. Heavy shelling continued in the Damascus suburbs, the group said.
Elsewhere, rebels raided the Idlib Central Prison and freed 300 prisoners, the LCC said.
Video purportedly taped by rebels showed them using pipes to pry the prison's barred windows away from the wall.
"Be patient, be patient," a man behind the camera shouts at the inmates, with one waving his hand out the cell bars.
Rebels were engaged in firefights Friday with government security forces at the prison, and the rebels managed to cross some prison walls, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Freed, wounded prisoners and injured rebels were treated at a makeshift clinic in Amaaret Misreen about 6 miles (9 kilometers) outside Idlib, an opposition activist said.
The rebels' assault on the prison began Friday and they were in control of 60% of the facility, though fighting continued over two major buildings, said opposition activist Omar Abu Al-Huda. He told CNN he witnessed the offensive.
The inmate population includes political prisoners, and the prison is considered the last major government position in western Idlib, Al-Huda said.
Government forces have an army position, with tanks and heavy machine guns, inside the prison.
CNN cannot independently verify many claims from Syria, as the government has severely restricted access by international journalists.
On Monday, representatives from 50 countries and organizations will meet in Kuwait with two vice presidents of the National Syrian Coalition, a spokesman with the French Foreign Ministry said.
The meeting will be a follow-up to a December 12 gathering in Marrakech, Morocco, where United States, Britain, France, Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council recognized the opposition coalition, the spokesman said.
The meeting will address greater recognition for the coalition, confirmation of financial pledges to it, and the humanitarian situation in Syria, the spokesman said. Refugee camps in neighboring countries will also be discussed, the ministry said.
CNN's Larry Register, Michael Pearson, Yousuf Basil and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.
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I was thinking about the fact that if Syria's Assad only really completely controls Damascus and sometimes not even all of that that he only controls about 2% of Syria. So, it is like he is in control only of a city State sort of like Athens in Ancient Greece or something like East Berlin during the Iron Curtain days and the Berlin Wall. Because de facto 98%of Syria appears to be permanently under the Control of the Rebel Army. So, if we come back 20 years from now is it still going to be like this? It's hard to say. This reminds me of the old Cold war from the 1950s through Glasnost around 1990 because of 30,000 Russians either married to Syrians or soldiers or diplomats there now being evacuated if they wish. And now China is in Egypt with Cosco and it's military ships. What is this 'Cold War 2' or something else entirely?
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He also warned of the threat of foreign jihadist fighters now in Syria.
Al Qaeda has been established there for the past year and is getting support "from certain quarters," the king said.
"They are a force to contend with, so even if we got the best government into Damascus tomorrow, we have at least two or three years of securing our borders from them coming across and to clean them up," he said. end repeat quote from:


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The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges he defrauded his longtime sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former, seven-time Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his longtime sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, Armstrong's lawyers said Friday.
The suit the Justice Department is joining was filed in 2010 by former teammate Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping.
Settlement discussions had been underway between the Justice Department and Armstrong's lawyers. A person familiar with the negotiations says the two sides are tens of millions of dollars apart on how much Armstrong should pay to settle the case. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak on the record about the private talks.
An Armstrong lawyer, Robert Luskin, said negotiations with the government failed because "we disagree about whether the postal service was damaged."
"The postal service's own studies show that the service benefited tremendously from its sponsorship — benefits totaling more than $100 million," said Luskin
The Landis lawsuit was filed under seal, but it will be unsealed with the Justice Department decision to join, or in essence, take over the case.
Armstrong was the subject of a two-year federal grand jury investigation that the Justice Department dropped a year ago without an indictment.
Throughout his career, Armstrong always denied drug use, but he confessed to having done so in an interview last month.
In October, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a report that included affidavits from 11 of Armstrong's former teammates. These affidavits detailed how the teammates were supplied with EPO by Armstrong and saw him inject, and how they were pressured to dope and bullied by Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel, the team manager. The cycling world's governing body then stripped Armstrong of the seven Tour de France titles he won from 1999 to 2005.
Last month, the head of USADA lobbied Attorney General Eric Holder for the Justice Department to join the lawsuit against Armstrong. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart has called the doping by Armstrong and the postal service teams a "massive economic fraud."


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(b) No tools of trade, household goods, presents and/or property of others, jewelry, money, cameras, documents, valuables of any description including but not limited to such articles as are described in Title 46 of the United States Code section 30503 shall be carried except under and subject to the terms of a special written contract or Bill of Lading entered into with Carnival prior to embarkation upon application of the Guest. The Guest warrants that no such articles are contained in any receptacle or container presented by him as baggage hereunder, and if any such articles are shipped in the Guest's baggage in breach of this warranty, no liability for negligence, gross or ordinary, shall attach to Carnival for any loss or damage thereto.
(c) Carnival shall not be liable for: (1) Guest's failure to comply with the requirements set forth in Clauses 4(a) and 4(b); (2) any loss or damage before baggage comes into Carnival's actual custody on board or after baggage leaves Carnival's actual custody on board, including, but not limited to, loss or damage by airlines or other transportation services; (3) any loss or damage of baggage while not in the actual possession, custody and control of Carnival; (4) damage due to wear, tear or normal usage; (5) any loss or damage of perishable items, medicine, liquor, cash, securities or other financial instruments, or (6) any loss or damage while in the custody and control of stevedores.
(d) It is stipulated and agreed that the aggregate value of Guest's property, does not exceed $50 USD per guest or bag with a maximum value of $100 USD per stateroom regardless of the number of occupants or bags and any liability of Carnival for any cause whatsoever with respect to said property shall not exceed such sum, unless the Guest shall in writing, delivered to Carnival, prior to embarkation, declare the true value thereof and pay to Carnival prior to embarkation a sum equal to 5% of the excess of such value. If Carnival shall be held liable for the loss of or damage to Guest's baggage or property it is agreed that such liability shall not exceed the lesser of: (1) the actual cash value, or (2) value declared in the manner above provided (up to U.S. $100 USD if no such declaration has been made). Declared value amounts to be proportionately reduced in any case where less than all of Guest's baggage or property is lost, delayed or rendered unusable due to damage. In no event shall Carnival be liable to pay any compensation if the nature or value of the property has been misrepresented.
(e) No Guest is permitted, to bring on board the vessel live animals (other than qualified service animals, with not less than 14 days advance notice given to Carnival). Guest will be solely responsible for any and all damage and/or loss caused by service animals.
(f) Weapons, firearms, contraband, ammunition, explosives, incendiary devices, or other dangerous items are strictly prohibited aboard the vessel. Carnival reserves the right to confiscate, destroy and/or turn over to authorities these or any other items it deems in its sole discretion to be detrimental to the safety or comfort of any person or which are otherwise improperly in the possession of any Guest. Each Guest warrants that no such articles are contained in any receptacle or container carried or presented as baggage. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited except as provided for in clause 8(f). All Guests agree Carnival has, at all times with or without notice, the right to search Guest's baggage and/or personal effects for any of the prohibited items, at any location, to ensure compliance with these restrictions. Any Guest who refuses any such search or screening, or any Guest traveling with such items, may be denied boarding or disembarked and no refund of the cruise fare will be issued. The Guest will be solely responsible for any and all damage and/or loss caused by his violation of this policy.
(a) The Guest warrants that he and those traveling with him are physically and emotionally fit to travel at the time of embarkation, and further certifies that such Guests have no medical or emotional condition that would endanger any Guest or others. Any Guest with special medical, physical or other needs requiring medical attention or special accommodation during the voyage is requested to notify Carnival in writing at the time of booking of such special need. Upon booking the cruise, guests who have special needs are requested to contact Carnival's Special Needs Desk (305-599-2600 ext. 70025) to discuss the details of their special needs. Carnival recommends that any Guest who is not self-sufficient travel with a companion who shall take responsibility for any assistance needed during the voyage and in case of emergency
(b) Carnival and the Master each reserves the right to refuse passage, disembark or confine to a stateroom any Guest whose physical or mental condition, or behavior would be considered in the sole opinion of the Captain and/or the ship's physician to constitute a risk to the Guest's own well-being or that of any other Guest or crew member. Guest understands and acknowledges that in addition to the limitations on medical care described in Clause 2 (a), prenatal and early infant care, in particular, may require specialized diagnostic facilities and/or treatment that are not obtainable during the cruise on board the ship and/or ashore in ports of call. Therefore, the Guest agrees not to book a cruise or board the ship unless on the day of disembarkation she is pregnant for 24 completed weeks or less, nor for or with infants less than six months old--for trans-ocean crossings, South America and Hawaii the infant must be at least twelve months of age at the time of embarkation to sail. Carnival and the Master reserve the right to disembark any guest whose behavior affects the comfort, enjoyment, safety or well being of other guests or of any crew. All expectant Guests further agree to provide Carnival, prior to embarkation, with a physician's statement verifying that her gestational status is in accordance with this policy, and certifying her fitness to travel even if she will be less than twenty-four completed weeks pregnant upon disembarkation. Failure to do so shall result in the cancellation of the Guest's reservation without refund, compensation or payment except as set forth in Carnival's cancellation policy described in Clause 6, based on the timing of such cancellation.
Reservations will be held until 30 minutes prior to departure. No refunds will be made in the event of "no shows", unused tickets, lost tickets, interruptions, partially used tickets, cancellations received late or after the start of the cruise, or for Pack & Go program purchases. Carnival strongly recommends the purchase of trip cancellation insurance from your travel agent. Cancellation charges for individual bookings will be assessed as listed below. For cancellation charges related to group bookings, partial ship charters or full ship charters refer to your charter contract or group booking agreement for terms and conditions.
CHARGE(per guest)
2,3,4 & 5
day cruises
Up to 61 days
60 to 46 days
45 to 30 days
29 to 15 days
14 days or less
None (except Cruises to Nowhere*** and Early Saver*, Easy Saver*, and Super Saver fares**)
Deposit or 50% of Total Fare, whichever is greater
Deposit or 75% of Total Fare, whichever is greater
100% of Total Fare
6 day or longer cruises (excluding Europe, Transatlantic, Panama
Canal and Transpacific cruises)
Up to 76 days
75 to 56 days
55 to 30 days
29 to 15 days
14 days or less
None (except Early Saver*, Easy Saver*, and Super Saver fares**)
Deposit or 50% of Total Fare, whichever is greater
Deposit or 75% of Total Fare, whichever is greater
100% of Total Fare
Europe Cruises, Transatlantic Cruises, Panama Canal Cruises & Transpacific Cruises
Up to 91 days
90 to 56 days
55 to 30 days
29 to 15 days
14 days or less
None (except Early Saver*, Easy Saver*, and Super Saver fares**)
Deposit or 50% of Total Fare, whichever is greater
Deposit or 75% of Total Fare, whichever is greater
100% of Total Fare
All cruises purchased under the Instant Saver fare
Any time after booking
100% of Total Fare
Total Fare is defined as Cruise Fare, Air Supplement, Transfer Services and Pre/Post Cruise Vacation Packages.
*Early Saver & Easy Saver: The deposit is non-refundable.All cancellations that occur prior to final payment due date will receive a non-refundable and non-transferable future cruise credit, redeemable for US dollars bookings, in the amount of the deposit less a $50 pp service fee. The future cruise credit must be used on a sailing within 24 months from the date of cancellation and can only be applied to your cruise fare. Any unused portion will be forfeited.
**Super Saver: The deposit is non-refundable.
***For Cruises to Nowhere, the cancellation charge is 25% of Total Fare.
(a) Carnival reserves the right to increase published fares and air fare supplements without prior notice. However, fully paid or deposited guests will be protected, except for fares listed, quoted, advertised or booked in error,fuel supplements, government taxes, other surcharges and changes to deposit, payment and cancellation terms/conditions,which are subject to change without notice. In the event that a cruise fare listed, quoted or advertised through any website,Carnival sales person, travel agent or any other source is booked but is incorrect due to an electronic error, typographical error, human error or any other error causing the fare to be listed, quoted or advertised for an amount not intended by Carnival, Carnival reserves the right to correct the erroneous fare by requesting the Guest to pay the correct fare intended, or by canceling the cruise in exchange for a full refund, but in no event shall Carnival be obligated to honor any such booking resulting from the error or otherwise be liable in such circumstances.
(b) Carnival reserves the right to offer promotional cruise fares that require a minimum occupancy requirement per cabin. When the booked cruise fare is contingenton a minimum occupancy requirement per cabin, cancellation byone or more guests in a cabin may cause an adjustmenttotheremaining guests booked cruise farebased onthe prevailing and available rate at the time of the cancellation ("recalculated fare"). Final payment in full of the recalculated fares for all remaining guests in a cabin is due by 11:59:59 p.m. EST on the eve before the start of the cancellation penalty period. Failure to make timely final payment in full of the recalculated fares by all remaining guests in a cabin will result in automatic cancellation of the reservation for the entire cabin.
(c) Carnival has the right without previous notice to cancel this contract at the port of embarkation or any time during the voyage and shall thereupon return to the Guest, if the Contract is completely canceled, his Cruise Fare, or, if the Contract is partially canceled, a proportionate part thereof. Under such circumstances, Carnival shall have no further liability for damages or compensation of any kind. In the event a voyage is terminated early due to mechanical failure of the Vessel, Guest is also entitled to transportation to the Vessel's scheduled port of disembarkation or Guest's home city, at Carnival's discretion and expense, as well as necessary lodging at the unscheduled port of disembarkation, if required, at Carnival's expense.
(d) The Vessel shall be entitled to leave and enter ports with or without pilots or tugs, to tow and assist other vessels in any circumstances, to return to or enter any port at the Master's discretion and for any purpose, and to deviate in any direction or for any purpose from the direct or usual course, and to omit or change any or all port calls, arrival or departure times, with or without notice, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to safety, security, adverse weather, strikes, tides, hostilities, civil unrest, port closings, emergency debarkations of Guests or crew, late air, sea, car or motor coach departures or arrivals, mechanical breakdowns, US or foreign governmental advisories or travel warnings, all such deviations being considered as forming part of and included in the proposed voyage. Except as provided in Clause 7(c) with regard to early termination of a voyage, Carnival shall have no liability for any compensation or other damages in such circumstances other than as provided by Carnival's change of itinerary policy at the time Guest or his agent acknowledges receipt and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the cruise ticket contract. Carnival's change of itinerary policy can be found on the website under FAQ.
(e) Except as provided in Clause 7(c), if the performance of the proposed voyage is hindered or prevented (or in the opinion of Carnival or the Master is likely to be hindered or prevented) by war, hostilities, blockage, ice, labor conflicts, strikes on board or ashore, restraint of Princes, Rulers or People, seizure under legal process, breakdown of the Vessel, congestion, docking difficulties or any other cause whatsoever or if Carnival or the Master considers that for any reason whatsoever, proceeding to, attempting to enter, or entering or remaining at the port of Guest's destination may expose the Vessel to risk or loss or damage or be likely to delay her, the Guest and his baggage may be landed at the port of embarkation or at any port or place at which the Vessel may call, at which time the responsibility of Carnival shall cease and this contract shall be deemed to have been fully performed, or if the Guest has not embarked, Carnival may cancel the proposed voyage without liability to refund passage money or fares paid in advance.
(f) Carnival and the Master shall have liberty to comply with any orders, recommendations or directions whatsoever given by the Government or Department of any nation or by any person acting or purporting to act with the authority of such Government or Department or by any Committee or person having under the terms of the War Risks Insurance on the Vessel the right to give such orders, recommendations or directions, and if by reason of, and in compliance with any such orders, recommendations or directions anything is done or is not done the same shall not be deemed a deviation or a breach of this contract. Disembarkation of any Guest or discharge of baggage in accordance with such orders, recommendations or directions shall constitute due and proper fulfillment of the obligation of Carnival under this Contract.
(g) Specific stateroom assignments are not guaranteed. Carnival reserves the right to move Guests to a comparable stateroom for any reason, including but not limited to, instances in which a stateroom is booked with fewer than the maximum number of Guests the stateroom can accommodate; or when a partial Guest cancellation occurs and the remaining number of Guests do not match the maximum number of Guests the stateroom can accommodate.
(a) Guest agrees during the course of the voyage to follow the directions of the ship's Master, or his authorized officer. Guest further agrees not to solicit anyone on the vessel for any commercial or professional purposes. Guest agrees that any violation of this Clause may subject guest to disembarkation.
(b) Guest acknowledges that Carnival's vessels contain non-smoking sections. Guest agrees to refrain from smoking in those sections and agrees that Carnival has the right to disembark the Guest for failure to observe Carnival's non-smoking policy.
(c) Any and all forms of smoking, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes, and personal vaporizers, are strictly prohibited onboard except in designated exterior open deck areas, certain night clubs, and designated areas in the casino. All staterooms and suite accommodations are entirely smoke free, including the outside balcony (Effective October 9, 2014). Guest agrees to strictly comply with Carnival's non-smoking policy. Guest further acknowledges and agrees that any violation of this policy shall, in the sole discretion of Carnival, constitute a material breach of this cruise contract. In the event of such breach, Guest forfeits all rights hereunder, including the right to remain on board. Carnival reserves the right to disembark the Guest(s), at any port, as determined by Carnival. Carnival shall not be liable for any refund or other compensation or damages whatsoever to any Guest disembarked pursuant to this provision, or who disembarks because another Guest is so disembarked, and all such Guests forfeit all rights under Carnival's "Vacation Guarantee." Guest and Carnival further agree that any violation of the non-smoking policy would also cause Carnival to incur damages, including but not limited to, loss of guest goodwill, revenue, cleaning, maintenance and/or other costs. Guest and Carnival expressly acknowledge the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of such damages, and therefore agree that a reasonable estimate of the damages for any violation of the non-smoking policy is $250 USD. Guest authorizes a charge in this amount as liquidated damages, as well as repatriation expenses (including airfare) against Guest's on board charge account, without further notice, for any violation of the non-smoking policy.
(d) Guest agrees, in all ports of call, to return to the Vessel not less than 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time. Guest further acknowledges that shipboard and shore side clocks may have different times, but it is Guest's responsibility to return to the vessel so as not to miss vessel's departure. Any costs associated with transporting Guest to rejoin the vessel including, but not limited to, governmental fees, visa fees, subsistence, lodging, air fare, launch fare, car hire or agency fees shall be for the account of Guest.
(e) Carnival has a "zero tolerance" policy toward any illegal activity or behavior by Guests or crew aboard. Guest agrees to comply with this policy and further acknowledges that it is Carnival's policy to report incidents of illegal activity or behavior to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
(f) Except as noted below, Guests are prohibited from bringing alcohol on Carnival's vessels for on board consumption. However, at the beginning of the cruise during embarkation day only, guests 21 years and older may bring one bottle of wine or champagne per person on board only in their carry-on luggage. A $15 USD corkage fee per 750ml bottle will be charged should guests wish to consume this wine/champagne in the dining room or in the Steakhouse. All alcohol, additional quantities of wine/champagne and excessive non-alcoholic beverages will be confiscated and discarded without compensation. Alcoholic beverages purchased in the vessel's gift shops or at a port of call will be retained by Carnival until the end of the voyage. Carnival reserves the right to refuse to serve alcohol to any passenger. Guest acknowledges that the minimum age permitted for the purchase, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages aboard Carnival's vessels is twenty-one (21). Guest agrees to supervise all persons under age twenty-one (21) under Guest's charge to insure that they do not violate this, or any other, shipboard regulation. Guests who attempt to purchase alcohol by using false identification or the Sail & Sign card of a Guest who is twenty-one or older will be deemed in violation of this policy. Any Guest twenty-one or older who attempts to or purchases alcohol for any guest under twenty-one will also be deemed in violation of this policy. Guest agrees that Carnival has the right to disembark any guest who violates this policy and as well as any adults traveling with minors who violate this policy or any other shipboard regulation.
(a) Carnival may utilize closed circuit television or other surveillance means onboard the vessel.
(b) All Guests agree Carnival has, at all times with or without notice, the right to enter and search Guest's stateroom, personal safe or storage spaces, or to search or screen any Guest, and/or personal effects, at any location, to ensure compliance with any of the restrictions set forth in this agreement. Any Guest who refuses any such search or screening may be denied boarding or disembarked and no refund of the cruise fare will be issued.
(c) Guests may provide personal data to Carnival that may include names, postal or email addresses, date of birth, passport information, financial account, telephone numbers, likenesses, photographs or other information which would identify Guests personally. Guests may also provide Carnival or others certain sensitive data such as health, medical, dietary, religious, gender or sexual orientation information. All Guests agree that Carnival may (1) keep their personal and sensitive data, (2) use it in its business worldwide in accordance with its published privacy policies, (3) share it with its affiliated or related companies and (4) subject it to processing worldwide provided Carnival's safeguards are used. All Guests agree that any personal or sensitive data provided to Carnival in the European Economic Area may be used, processed and transferred worldwide including to the U.S.
(d) All Guests agree that Carnival may disclose personal or sensitive data to unaffiliated third parties (1) with the Guest's consent or authorization, (2) to help complete a transaction for the Guest, (3) to comply with law, applicable regulations, governmental and quasi-governmental requests, orders or legal process, (4) to enforce this or other agreements or protect the rights, safety or property of Carnival or others, (5) as part of a purchase, sale, or transfer of assets or our business, (6) to Carnival's agents or service providers to perform functions on its behalf, or (7) as otherwise described in Carnival's published privacy policies, as amended from time to time.
(e) Carnival may, but will not be required to, make wireless access to the Internet or access to wireless telephone services ("Wireless Services") available to Guests on board either directly or through a third party service provider. All Guests agree that use of Wireless Services is at their own risk and that Carnival shall not be liable to Guests in any manner for claims, losses or damages resulting therefrom. Guests' use of Wireless Services onboard is public; privacy of any information sent or received is not guaranteed. Personal data may be available to third-party service providers and Carnival is not liable under any circumstances for any lack of privacy while using Wireless Services. All Guests agree that Carnival has the right, but not the obligation to monitor, record, intercept and disclose any transmissions over or using Wireless Services aboard the vessel, and to provide billing, account, or use records, and related information relating to all Wireless Services as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion (for example, in response to lawful process, orders, subpoenas, or warrants, or to protect Carnival's rights, passengers or property). All Guests agree that their use of Wireless Services is governed by Carnival's Terms and Conditions of Wireless Services [contained in your Folio or available on connection to the internet in addition to] any terms and conditions imposed by a third-party Wireless Services provider.
(a) The Guest shall be liable to and shall reimburse Carnival or the Master for any fines or penalties imposed on Carnival by any government, governmental agency or official, port or port official, for Guest's failure to observe or comply with local requirements in respect of immigration, border patrol, customs and excise, agriculture, health or any other government regulation whatsoever.
(b) The Guest or Guest's estate shall be liable to and shall reimburse Carnival for all deviation expenses (including loss of revenue), damages to the Vessel, its furnishings, operations or equipment, or any property of Carnival caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by any misconduct, willful or negligent act or omission on the part of the Guest or any minors traveling with Guest. The Guest or Guest's estate shall defend and indemnify Carnival and the Vessel, their servants and agents against liability which Carnival or the Vessel or such servants or agents may incur towards any person, company or Government for any damage to property, personal injury or death caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by any misconduct, willful or negligent act or omission on the part of the Guest or minors traveling with Guest.
(c) Carnival and the Vessel shall have a lien upon all baggage, money and other property whatsoever accompanying the Guest and the right to sell the same by public auction or otherwise for all sums whatsoever due from the Guest under this Contract and for the costs and expenses of enforcing such lien and such sale.
(a) Guest acknowledges that all Shore excursions/tours (whether conducted in the water, on land or by air), airline flights and ground transportation, as well as the ship's physician, and on board concessions (including but not limited to, the gift shops, spa, beauty salon, fitness center, golf and art programs, video/snorkel concession) are either operated by or are independent contractors. Even though Carnival shall be entitled to collect a fee and earn a profit from the ticketing or sale of such services by such persons or entities, Carnival neither supervises nor controls their actions, nor makes any representation either express or implied as to their suitability. Carnival, in arranging for the services called for by the physician or nurse, all on board concessions, all shore excursion/tour tickets, all pre and post cruise airline flights or other transportation off of the ship and its tenders, does so only as a convenience for the Guest and Guests are free to use or not use these services. Guest agrees that Carnival assumes no responsibility, does not guarantee performance and in no event shall be liable for any negligent or intentional acts or omissions, loss, damage, injury or delay to Guest and/or Guest's baggage, property or effects in connection with said services. Guests use the services of all independent contractors at the Guest's sole risk. Independent contractors are entitled to make a proper charge for any service performed with respect to a Guest.
(b) Guest acknowledges that the ship's masseuse, barber, hair dresser, manicurist, fitness or golf instructor, videographer, art auctioneer, gift shop personnel, wedding planners or other providers of personal services are employees of independent contractors and Carnival is not responsible for their actions. Guest further acknowledges that although independent contractors or their employees may use signage or clothing which contains the name "Carnival" or other related trade names or logos, the independent contractor status remains unchanged. Independent contractors, their employees and assistants are not agents, servants or employees of Carnival and have no authority to act on behalf of Carnival.
(a) In consideration for the fare paid, it is agreed that Carnival shall not be held vicariously liable for the intentional or negligent acts of any persons not employed by Carnival nor for any intentional or negligent acts of Carnival's employees committed while off duty or outside the course and scope of their employment.
(b) In consideration for the fare paid, it is agreed that Carnival shall have no liability as a consequence of guest's use of ship's athletic or recreational equipment or as a consequence of guest's decision to participate in any athletic or recreational activity or event.
(c) On international cruises which neither embark, disembark nor call at any U.S. port and where the Guest commences the cruise by embarkation or disembarks at the end of the Cruise in a port of a European Member State, Carnival shall be entitled to any and all liability limitations and immunities for loss of or damage to luggage, death and/or personal injury as provided under EU Regulation 392/2009 on the liability of carriers to passengers in the event of accidents. Unless the loss or damage was caused by a shipping incident, which is defined as a shipwreck, capsizing, collision or stranding of the ship, explosion or fire in the ship, or defect in the ship (as defined by the Regulation), Carnival's liability is limited to no more than 400,000 Special Drawing Rights ("SDR") (approximately U.S. $608,000, which fluctuates depending on the daily exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal) if the passenger proves that the incident was a result of Carnival's fault or neglect. If the loss or damage was caused by a shipping incident, Carnival's liability is limited to no more than 250,000 SDRs (approximately U.S. $380,000, which fluctuates depending on the daily exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal). Compensation for loss caused by a shipping incident can increase to a maximum of 400,000 SDRs unless Carnival proves that the shipping incident occurred without Carnival's fault or neglect. Shipping incidents do not include acts of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection, natural disasters, or intentional acts or omissions of third parties. In cases where the loss or damage was caused in connection with war or terrorism, Carnival's liability for any personal injury or death (whether occurring during a shipping incident or a non-shipping incident) is limited to the lower of 250,000 SDRs per passenger or 340 million SDRs per ship per incident. Punitive damages are not recoverable for cruises covered by EU Regulation 392/2009. For a copy of EU Regulation 392/2009, visit http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:131:0024:0046:EN:PDF. In addition, Guests embarking a cruise in a European Member State port are afforded rights under EU Regulation 1177/2010. Additional information on EU Regulation 392/2009 and EU Regulation 1177/2010 can be found on the website.
(d) Carnival shall not be liable to the passenger for damages for emotional distress, mental suffering/anguish or psychological injury of any kind under any circumstances, except when such damages were caused by the negligence of Carnival and resulted from the same passenger sustaining actual physical injury, or having been at risk of actual physical injury, or when such damages are held to be intentionally inflicted by Carnival.
(e) In addition to all the restrictions and exemptions from liability provided in this Contract, including under clause 12(c) for cruises that embark or disembark in a port of a European Member State, on all cruises Carnival shall also have the benefit of all statutes of the United States of America providing for limitation and exoneration from liability and the procedures provide thereby, including but not limited Title 46 of the United States Code sections 30501 through 30509, and 30511. Nothing in this Contract is intended to nor shall it operate to limit or deprive Carnival or any such statutory limitation of or exoneration from liability under any applicable laws.
(a) Carnival shall not be liable for any claims whatsoever for personal injury, illness or death of the guest, unless full particulars in writing are given to Carnival within 185 days after the date of the injury, event, illness or death giving rise to the claim. Suit to recover on any such claim shall not be maintainable unless filed within one year after the date of the injury, event, illness or death, and unless served on Carnival within 120 days after filing. Guest expressly waives all other potentially applicable state or federal limitations periods.
(b) Carnival shall not be liable for any claims whatsoever, other than for personal injury, illness or death of the Guest, unless full particulars in writing are given to Carnival within 30 days after the Guest is landed from the Vessel or in the case the Voyage is abandoned, within 30 days thereafter. Legal proceedings to recover on any claim whatsoever other than for personal injury, illness or death shall not be maintainable unless commenced within six months after the date Guest is landed from the Vessel or in the case the Voyage is abandoned, within six months thereafter, and unless served upon Carnival within 120 days after commencement. Guest expressly waives all other potentially applicable state or federal limitation periods for claims which include, but are not limited to, allegations concerning any and all civil rights, the ADA, trade practices and/or advertising
(c) Except as provided in Clause 13 (d) below, it is agreed by and between the Guest and Carnival that all disputes and matters whatsoever arising under, in connection with or incident to this Contract or the Guest's cruise, including travel to and from the vessel, shall be litigated, if at all, before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami, or as to those lawsuits to which the Federal Courts of the United States lack subject matter jurisdiction, before a court located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.A. to the exclusion of the Courts of any other county, state or country.
(d) Any and all disputes, claims, or controversies whatsoever, other than for personal injury, illness or death of a Guest, whether brought in personam or in rem or based on contract, tort, statutory, constitutional or other legal rights, including but not limited to alleged violation of civil rights, discrimination, consumer or privacy laws, or for any losses, damages or expenses, relating to or in any way arising out of or connected with this Contract or Guest's cruise, no matter how described, pleaded or styled, between the Guest and Carnival, with the sole exception of claims brought and litigated in small claims court, shall be referred to and resolved exclusively by binding arbitration pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York 1958), 21 U.S.T. 2517, 330 U.N.T.S. 3, 1970 U.S.T. LEXIS 115, 9 U.S.C. §§ 202-208 ("the Convention") and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1, et seq., ("FAA") solely in Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.A. to the exclusion of any other forum. Guest hereby consents to jurisdiction and waives any venue or other objection that may be available to any such arbitration proceeding in Miami-Dade, Florida. The arbitration shall be administered by National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM") under its Comprehensive Dispute ResolutionRules and Procedures and the fee schedule in effect at the time of initiating the proceeding with NAM, which are deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. If you have a question about the arbitration process or to obtain a current copy of the Comprehensive Dispute Resolution Rules and Procedures and/or fee schedule, you can contact them at: National Arbitration and Mediation, attention Claims Department, 990 Stewart Street, First Floor, Garden City, NY 11530, telephone number (800) 358-2550.
NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR TO ENGAGE IN PRE-ARBITRATION DISCOVERY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE APPLICABLE ARBITRATION RULES AND HEREIN, OR OTHERWISE TO LITIGATE THE CLAIM IN ANY COURT (OTHER THAN SMALL CLAIMS COURT). THE ARBITRATOR'S DECISION WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING. OTHER RIGHTS THAT GUEST OR CARNIVAL WOULD HAVE IN COURT ALSO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION. An award rendered by an arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction under the Convention or FAA. Carnival and Guest further agree to permit the taking of a deposition under oath of the Guest asserting the claim, or for whose benefit the claim is asserted, in any such arbitration. In the event this provision is deemed unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction for any reason, then and only then the provisions of Clause 13 (c) above governing venue and jurisdiction shall exclusively apply to any lawsuit involving claims described in this Clause.
(e) Except as expressly provided in Clause 12 (c), any and all disputes whatsoever arising out of or relating to this Contract or Guest's Cruise as well as the interpretation, applicability and enforcement of this Contract shall be governed exclusively by the general federal maritime law of the United States, without regard to choice of law rules, which replaces, supersedes and preempts any provision of law of any other state or nation.
THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR THE EXCLUSIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL LEGAL ACTION ON GUEST'S OWN BEHALF INSTEAD OF THROUGH ANY CLASS ACTION. EVEN IF THE APPLICABLE LAW PROVIDES OTHERWISE, GUEST AGREES THAT ANY ARBITRATION OR LAWSUIT AGAINST CARRIER WHATSOEVER SHALL BE LITIGATED BY GUEST INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT AS A MEMBER OF ANY CLASS OR AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION, AND GUEST EXPRESSLY AGREES TO WAIVE ANY LAW ENTITLING GUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. IF GUEST'S CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION UNDER CLAUSE 13 (d) ABOVE, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS ON A CLASS ACTION BASIS. GUEST AGREES THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE SEVERABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FROM THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE SET FORTH IN SECTION 13 (d) ABOVE, AND IF FOR ANY REASON THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER IS UNENFORCEABLE AS TO ANY PARTICULAR CLAIM, THEN AND ONLY THEN SUCH CLAIM SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION.
Each Guest grants Carnival and/or its promotional partners the exclusive right to include photographic, video and other visual portrayals of Guest in any medium of any nature whatsoever for any purpose including without limitation trade, advertising, sales, publicity or otherwise, without compensation to Guest, and all rights, title and interest therein (including all worldwide copyrights therein) shall be Carnival's sole property, free from any claims by Guest or any person deriving any rights or interest from Guest. Each Guest understands and agrees that professional onboard photographers may photograph Guest, and that those photos may be processed, displayed and sold to Guests and others.
Guest hereby expressly agrees that he/she will not utilize any tape recording, video, or photograph(s) of himself/herself, any other guest, crew, or third party on board the vessel, or depicting the vessel, its design, equipment, or any part thereof whatsoever, for any commercial purpose or in any media broadcast, or for any other non private use, without the express written consent of Carnival. Guest acknowledges that by boarding the vessel, at any time, Guest irrevocably agrees to this provision, which is a condition precedent to being permitted on board the vessel and can be enforced by any legal means, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief.
(a) Guest agrees if Carnival incurs any expense or sustains any damage as delineated in but not limited to Clauses 2, 4, 8, 10 and this Clause, that Carnival may charge Guest's on-board charge account for any expense incurred or damage sustained.
(b) If guest is denied boarding, confined to a stateroom or disembarked from the vessel pursuant to any provision of this contract, including but not limited to Clauses 2, 4. 5, or 8, guest agrees:
i. Carnival will not be liable for any refund of Cruise Fare, other compensation or any damages.
ii. All rights under Carnival's Vacation Guarantee are forfeited. This forfeiture also applies to any guest who disembarks because another guest is disembarked.
iii. Disembarkation and repatriation to the embarkation port or any other destination will be at guest's sole expense.
iv. To indemnify Carnival and that Carnival may charge Guest's on-board charge account for any and all expenses incurred by Carnival in relation to Guest's disembarkation and/or repatriation.
1. Please see above for the applicable terms and conditions for the cruise portion of Guests vacations. The terms and conditions in this paragraph apply only to Carnival's responsibilities for non cruise portions of vacation packages. Other terms and conditions with respect to air travel, hotel and other non cruise activities may be applied by the entities providing those services.
2. The payment of the required deposit or any partial or full payment for reservation of a land package before or after the cruise shall constitute acceptance and consent to all of the terms and conditions of this Contract and the General Information and Vacation Package Conditions and Restrictions contained in the brochure for such vacation package and/or the brochures and circulars of the suppliers. These provisions are herby incorporated by reference in this Contract and vacation package Guests (hereinafter referred to as Guests) are advised to take note of them.
3. For purposes of this paragraph "CARNIVAL" refers to Carnival Cruise Lines, its affiliates, subsidiary companies, agents, servants, and employees. CARNIVAL is the principle tour operator and its responsibility to Guests is limited to the arrangement of all tours and accommodations offered in these vacation packages. CARNIVAL shall not be responsible for personal injuries, death, or property damage, economic loss, inconvenience or delay, consequential damages, or change of itinerary or accommodations incurred by any person or Guest which may occur due to acts or omissions or tortious conduct on the part of any direct or supplemental air carrier, hotel or other suppliers of arrangements and services or other independent contractors, their employees, agents or others not under the direct control of CARNIVAL.
4. CARNIVAL reserves the right to decline to accept or to reject any person as a Guest, at any time, or to cancel a vacation package due to circumstances beyond the control of CARNIVAL.
5. CARNIVAL reserves the right to substitute hotels for other hotels in a similar category, to substitute air carriers, and to change schedules without prior notice should circumstances so require.
6. If a change in the itinerary is needed due to factors or conditions beyond CARNIVAL'S control, no refund or credit will be made, however, CARNIVAL will make an effort to provide accommodations and services of a comparable quality and standard as set forth in the brochure. Any such change shall not modify the cancellation provisions in the brochure. No credit will be allowed nor refund given for any services provided in the brochure should any such services not be utilized by Participants.
7. CARNIVAL makes no representations or warranties, implied or otherwise, in regard to the reliability of suppliers or independent contractors, nor does it assume a duty of safety or responsibility for the independent acts of suppliers, independent contractors, their employees or agents.
8. Vacation packages are non-transferable. Fares shall be deemed to be earned when paid and non-refundable unless otherwise expressly stated in the cancellation provisions in the brochure.
9. CARNIVAL shall not be liable for any claims whatsoever other than for personal injury, illness or death, of the Guest unless full particulars thereof in writing are given to CARNIVAL within 30 days after the Guest shall complete the packages, or in the case that the tour is abandoned, within 30 days thereafter. Suit to recover any claim shall not be maintainable in any event unless commenced within six months after the date of the loss.
10. CARNIVAL shall not be liable for any claims whatsoever for personal injury, or illness or death of the guest unless full particulars in writing are given to Carnival within 185 days after the date of the injury, event, illness or death giving rise to the claim. Suit to recover on any such claim shall not be maintainable unless filed within one year after the date of the injury, event, illness or death, and unless served on Carnival within 120 days after filing.
11. It is agreed by Guest and CARNIVAL that all disputes between Guest and CARNIVAL arising under or in connection with a vacation package shall be litigated, if at all, in and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.A., to the exclusion of the courts of any other state or county.
1. Arrangements by CARNIVAL: If you are participating in our Fly Aweigh® program or Fly Aweigh® and Tour package, Carnival will arrange for air transportation from the select home cities offered to an airport near the departure point of your Cruise or Cruise tour and return air transportation from an airport near the termination point of your Cruise or Cruise tour to the home city from which you departed. Please refer to Carnival's web page for additional information on our Fly Aweigh® program and destinations. Carnival reserves the right to add or withdraw a Fly Aweigh® city at any time, but will attempt to accommodate those Guests under deposit or final payment. Fly Aweigh® bookings are not guaranteed and are subject to air carrier's availability and restrictions. Due to the special fares and capacity limitations imposed by the airlines, Carnival retains the right to select carriers and determine routings. Some routings may involve travel to an airport other than in the city where the ship embarks or disembarks; in those cases, subject to availability, Carnival will offer motor coach transportation to and/or from the ship as an optional service at an additional cost. Flight schedules and/or availability may require overnight hotel accommodations either to join and/or to return from your cruise or cruise tour; only in those instances, where an overnight stay is required, Carnival will cover the cost for the hotel, taxes, porterage and transportation between the hotel and the airport/pier; any additional expenses will be the responsibility of the Guest. Please refer to Carnival's web site for full and up to date Carnival's policies on booking hotels and responsibility for the costs of hotels and associated services.
2. Schedule Changes/Air Delays: Carnival strives to accommodate each guest on flights that will ensure timely arrival and boarding of your ship. In the event that the guest is precluded from a timely arrival to the port of embarkation, as a result of weather conditions or other flight delays, Carnival, at its own expense, will make the flight, transportation, and lodging arrangements necessary to coordinate for the guest's successful boarding at ship's next port of call. Carnival reserves the right to change or alter, without notice, flight arrangements in order to meet our ship departure and/or arrival times. If tickets have already been issued, Carnival will adjust your itinerary or air carrier accordingly. If a paper ticket has been issued, Carnival may ask you to return your tickets to your travel agent or Carnival. If you choose to cancel your flight arrangements or alter your airline schedule in any way once your tickets have been issued (except when an itinerary or carrier adjustment has occurred), you will be responsible for any additional cost or fees resulting from the cancellation or change, which can total up to the full cost of the ticket. If you request Carnival's assistance with a change in airline arrangements, within 60 days of departure, a service fee of $150 USD, or its equivalent in foreign currency, will be levied in addition to any charges imposed by the airlines.
3. Refunds/Seat Assignments/Special Services/Fares/Lost Tickets/Baggage Charges: Tickets are issued at the lowest applicable economy fare available and all fare restrictions apply. Failure to use your tickets results in a waiver of its value and any compensation; unused airline tickets are only refundable to Carnival. Please note that because of changing airline tariffs, your actual air ticket may reflect fares higher or lower than the air add-on or cruise only credit amounts originally quoted. If so, the difference is neither chargeable nor refundable to you; you will be charged the amount originally quoted. Carnival reserves the right to pass on to the Guest any cancellation or change penalties, which may total up to the amount originally quoted. It is your sole responsibility to re-confirm flight arrangements, within 48 hours of flight departure, to request seat assignments, special meals and/or other special services directly with the airline. Carnival is not responsible for airline schedule changes. Guests are responsible for luggage fees, excess luggage charges as well as any other charges imposed by airlines or airports.For additional information on airline's baggage charges and fees please refer to the airline baggage fees on the website or reference against the flight information page in your cruise document accessed through Manage My Cruise. You are responsible for the cost of replacing lost paper tickets. If a paper ticket is issued instead of an E-ticket, the original paper ticket must be returned to Carnival; any outstanding refund will be held pending the receipt of the paper tickets. A lost ticket application fee of $200 USD, or its equivalent in foreign currency, per ticket may be assessed if a paper ticket is not returned.
4. Liability and Relationship with Airlines: If Carnival isunable to arrange for air transportation for any cause beyond Carnival's control, such as airline capacity controls, air transportation arranged is no longer available, or otherwise fails to materialize, Carnival's sole liability will be limited to refunding the air add-on paid or cruise only credit. Carnival acts as an independent travel agent, and it is not affiliated with the airline carriers. Carnival books air as a convenience for the Guests.Carnival assumes no liability for any of the airlines' acts or omissions, including, without limitation, those involving cancellation of flights, schedule changes, re-routings, damage to or delay or loss of baggage, flight delays, equipment failures, accidents, pilot or other staff shortages, overbooking or clerical/system errors. Your rights against the airlines are controlled and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the airline's ticket and tariffs, and any and all applicable laws and regulations.


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New album from Morviscous
August 31st 2011
Stretched between East London and Paris, Morviscous are full of dark, detailed mathy grooves and Canterbury-scene jazz-tinged prog - and they have a new album, House Sounds out now...
King Robbo fundraiser
August 30th 2011
We Rock Hard in association with The Doctor's Orders present: THE KING ROBBO FUNDRAISER & ART AUCTION - a fundraising night in aid of severely ill graffiti artist Robbo.
400 Blows return
August 25th 2011
Angeles alternative hardcore-flavoured three piece 400 Blows are back
to treat you as their punchbag once more: six years on from their last
album, do they still cut it?
Hella album out now!!
August 24th 2011
It just strolls in, fires up, blows everything else away. Here's Tripper, the new album from Sacramento avant-progressive duo Hella, delivered early, dropping into many hungry open eager ears...
Yip-Yip unmask a new album
August 23rd 2011
Yip-Yip are a duo who don't so much play analogue/oddball synths as bathe in them. Intense exposure to the sounds and mad emanations given off by these machines has changed them into twin alien being things - and here's their latest album, Bone Up...
Organ Hour playlist
August 22nd 2011
This week's Organ Hour radio show on Resonance 104.4FM - here's who got played and how you connect up to find out more if you liked what you heard broadcast last night...
Busdriver, Money and Little Roy
August 11th 2011
Things things things… visual shaped video things of the day, three of them: L.A.'s Busdriver covering Animal Collective, Manchester's mysterious Money, and another Nirvana reggae recondition from Little Roy...
Dark beats from Paranoid Foundation
August 10th 2011
Two months cramped in the small cabin of a little research vessel, "miles off the barren windswept South American coastline" constructing the works that were to become Paranoid Foundation's mini album Threads...
New Hella download
August 9th 2011
Sacramento duo Hella have just uploaded a new full-length sample track from their forthcoming much-anticipated new album 'Tripper'...
Organ Hour playlist
August 8th 2011
This week's Organ Hour radio show on Resonance 104.4FM - here's who got played and how you connect up to find out more if you liked what you heard broadcast last night...
It goes it goes it goes it goes it goes
August 6th 2011
Death Grips are coming this way. Zach Hill and his mountain of forward looking hip hop will be knocking you off your feet here in London this September, can we wait that long?
August 5th 2011
Today's Thing of the Day is the sublime experimental avant jazz genre defiance of Norway's SPLASHGIRL and their third rather fine album Pressure..
Off! are on, Ut are out
August 4th 2011
Couple of significant U.S bands are heading our way: Off!, the U.S hardcore band fronted by Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), play their first ever UK dates this month, starting today - they've also unveiled a new video. Meanwhile, new wave / no wave flavoured New York cult legends Ut have just announced their first UK tour in 20 years….
A Batch of Things...
August 3rd 2011
A whole batch of albums today: MIRANDA's Italian no wave jaggedness, ONWARD PILGRIM's blending of classic North American alt.rock, the punk pop energy of THE DWYERS, FURYA's progressive technical metal and the post-rock coming together of COLLAPSE UNDER THE EMPIRE & MOONCAKE…
August 2nd 2011
THE POWER OF THE RIFF is an ongoing monster of a tour featuring some of the finest left-field metal bands out there. The Southern Lord record label people are giving away a free 20-Song download compilation called the THE POWER OF THE RIFF to go with the tour….
Mr Sterile Assembly
August 1st 2011
Who are MR STERILE ASSEMBLY? They're pretty unique actually, uniquely excellent… Mr Sterile Assembly are from New Zealand, they have a minefield in their playground, and their latest album, Transit, is something we rather recommend..
July 30th 2011
Quilla Constance is not the kind of person to be messed around by an awful venue like that dreadfully named Punk. They tried to: here's what happened…
Big Sir big download
July 29th 2011
BIG SIR have just announced the completion of their much anticipated third album. To celebrate this fact, the band's label, Sargent House, have made the band's last album available as a free download for this weekend only. Big Sir are mostly Lisa Papineau and The Mars Volta's Juan Alderete…
Tinsel and Twinkle's OPINIONATED OBJECTS
July 28th 2011
OPINIONATED OBJECTS is a rather different one day art event brought to you by those ever busy London based artists TINSEL EDWARDS and TWINKLE TROUGHTON
We're busy!
The Organ is off to the shops for a pint of milk and the paper. Back on Thursday!
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The Imagination School's Savage Coast
July 23rd 2011
The Imagination School have a new album for you available from their web site. Called The Savage Coast, it's rendolent of the smell and feel of the wide skies of the East Sussex coastline, where the Imagination School lives...
Mutate Britain announce their Pleasure Gardens
July 22nd 2011
What are Mutate Britain doing now? Well they've just announced that they're rather pleased to be part of something spectacular - a revisiting of the original London Pleasure Garden...
The New Banalists have formed an orchestra
July 21st 2011
The New Banalists Orchestra features Penny Rimbaud, Mark Stewart, David Tibet, Youth, Eve Libertine, John Sinclair and Zodiac Youth…: just hit the play button, watch the video, see for yourself...
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum invite you to be their specimen
July 20th 2011
he announcement earlier this year that Oakland, California based, theatrical avant-rock band Sleepytime Gorilla Museum were to be no more disappointed - scratch that, devastated - a lot of people - but they're having one last creative fling, in the form of a short film...
The Rite of Spring tonight
July 19th 2011
So you thought the Proms is all about that flag waving nonsense? No, forget the Last Night - it's two months of music for the people; just turn up at the Albert Hall with a fiver in your pocket and experience the best orchestras in the world... tonight, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring...
Good Police, Herpes, Scumbag Philosopher &...
July 18th 2011
Good Police, Herpes, Scumbag Philosopher and Not Otherwise Specified are the bands in today's action packed bag of Things...
Puro Instinct
July 16th 2011
PURO INSTINCT, who are they? Joey Kern leads our horse to water and tells us why Puro Instinct are his new obsession ahead of the Southern Californian band's debut UK dates:
Morton Valence's perfect slice of pop
July 15th 2011
Sailors is released by London's Morton Valence this coming Monday, a prime piece of electro pop glam-vaudeville goodness; more importantly, an insanely catchy piece of real deal earworm...
Two from CockRockDisco
July 14th 2011
That hive of all that is messed-up, retro-engineered and sonically perverse in dance music (whatever that is these days), Cockrockdisco, presents two recent free album downloads worth your attention, from Poland's 8rolek, and the Nam-Shub Of Enki
New Death Grips video
July 13th 2011
These things have become seismic events. Who or what is Death Grips? Based in Sacramento, California, they're a force unto themselves; and when this mysterious collective transmit a new video, people watch...
The Temptation of Miss Roberts
July 9th 2011
Can you be tempted to the Stinging Netil with a cookie? It all happens tomorrow… Miss Roberts will be there, let her explain...
Foot Village Alert
July 8th 2011
FOOT VILLAGE are coming this way, Hoovers at the ready... We have said many things about these delightfully ear-friendly people from L.A already.. This time, let's cut to the chase with a slice of Foot Village aural and visual goodness...
First Thursday: A Burning Candy shoot-out, and...
July 7th 2011
East London's First Thursday art trawl is upon us again. Two shows we're particularly keen to see are the new BURNING CANDY show at Tony's Gallery and KELLYKIWI's abstraction of DESIRE at the Outside World…
Fire! with Mats Gustafsson and Jim O'Rourke
July 6th 2011
A New album from Swedish avant-jazz power trio Fire! is always something to excite, and this time it comes with added colour from Sonic Youth/Gastr Del Sol experimentalist Jim O'Rourke....
News from She Makes War...
July 5th 2011
SHE MAKES WAR has a new video for Slow Puncture shot around the art-covered streets of East London, meanwhile her debut album is about to be re-issued and best of all, she plays our Stinging Netil art fair this coming Sunday…
Stinging Netil preview part four..
July 4th 2011
Lilies On Mars and Rude Mechanicals will both be playing at the Stinging Netil Art Fair on Sunday, meanwhile fine artist James Boman will be showing some of his recent work on one the many art-packed stalls…
Happy Birthday Tim Smith!
July 2nd 2011
A Time For Rejoicing... tomorrow is the 50th birthday of Tim Smith, frontman, composer, producer and guitarist of Cardiacs, the Sea Nymphs and others, and an ever growing global creative inspiration...
Triumphant latest album from To Arms Etc
July 1st 2011
To Arms Etc make warm, clever proper prog that drips with all the uplifting tuneful goodness of the classic 70's bands without ever sounding retro or dated.. This London band really are one of the best kept musical secrets around..
Stinging Netil preview part three...
June 30th 2011
Ten days until the Stinging Netil and the third part of our preview: a look at Emma Harvey's painted observations, Dannielle Hodson's colourful, loose, life studies and the ongoing Unlikeness collaborative photography project…
Nikki Louder new album
June 29th 2011
NIKKI LOUDER's intelligent new album of art-fuelled guitar noise, Our World Died Yesterday... Plus, an opening of an exhibition of GLENN IBBITSON's powerful paintings at Studio 75 in East London....
Piano shaped days...
June 27th/28th 2011
No Thing Of The Day this Monday or Tuesday, for this Monday and Tuesday are set aside for piano painting days and there shall be no time for any other things of any size or shape. Except to revisit to a lost piece of art by Alan Keel...
Stinging Netil preview part two...
June 25th 2011
The Painted Peepshow of Loolie Hapgood, her elegantly naughty coupe plates, plus Country Dirt and their bluegrass flavoured country music at an art market in East London…
Weasel Walter on Cardiacs
June 24th 2011
Legendary stalwart of underground drum mayhem Weasel Walter is touring the UK this week - earlier this year, he helped spread the word about the San Fransisco fundraising gig for Tim Smith of Cardiacs, with this neat review/testimonial...
Weasel Walter Alert!
June 23rd 2011
Look, Weasel Walter is in town, you don't need to know anything else - Weasel's in town, just go! Whatever he's got in store, it will be good. And he's collaborating with Alex Ward (Dead Days Beyond Help) and James Sedwards (Nought, Guapo) amongst others...
Stinging Netil preview part one...
June 22nd 2011
'Colour is a point of obsession – an organic means of experimentation and self-discovery. In his latest work the canvases are all interlinked: by using a canvas as a palette when painting'. DAVID AGENJO is a London based fine artist, he'll be showing some of his recent work at the Stinging Netil..
Perhaps Contraption's Lunch For The Worms
June 21st 2011
Perhaps Contraption proudly announce the arrival of their second LP, Business, a psychedelic avant-folk excursion, melding twisted pop, mathematic expulsions & soaring instrumental soundscapes...
Stravinsky by Leone
June 20th 2011
Last Friday was the birthday of Igor Stravinsky... his music, with it's balance of edgy tension, drive, hammering repetition and clear-cut, wild melodies, is instantly understandable by those of us brought up on rock... With this in mind, here's a free download of the new recording of his Les Noces, by San Francisco based musician/composer Dominique Leone...
June 18th 2011
...have a new album out this week; it goes by the name of It Means Nothing So It Means Nothing, it features the rather impressive single God Is Dead So I Listen To Radiohead, a single for anyone who's ever read half of Ecce Homo or has a will to power, that's why they don't shower…
Little Roy, ReCardiacsFly
June 17th 2011
Two for today, two covers of two classic songs: LITTLE ROY's new single, an excellent version of Nirvana's Sliver/Dive. And a very impressive RECARDIACSFLY version of Cardiacs' To Go Off And Things performed at the recent San Francisco Tim Smith benefit concert
Peter Kernel
June 16th 2011
"Peter Kernel play music anyone can play in an attempt to' satisfy man's basic human instinct. Primary rock. Peter Kernel are a Swiss Canadian art-punk trio... Inspired by a love story Peter Kernel are engagingly intimate and in a primitive and sexy manner reinterpret pop music..."
Remembering Anet
June 15th 2011
Not really a Thing of the Day today, more the very sad task of relaying the news of the death of Cay singer Anet Mook. News reached us here late last night that Anet had lost her life in recent days.
June 14th 2011
11:11 is 22 artistic responses from 22 artists: 11 broadly operating within the sphere of fine art and 11 within that of urban art. 22 artists whose work ranges from the bold and socio-political to the subtle and poetic….
Old boots, new laces
June 13th 2011
OLD BOOTS, NEW LACES is the name of an art show that opens this coming week on East London's Brick Lane; the show is brought to you by the loose collective of artists who are forming around the newly opened B.O.G. What is the B.O.G? Get your new boots on and…
Max Eastley @ Raven Row
June 11th 2011
London arts-based radio station Resonance104.4 FM is returning to some of its sound art roots this month with a series of live events and radio broadcasts from Raven Row. This Tuesday the series of events continues with a performance by kinetic artist MAX EASTLEY...
Nobody cares about your Abercrombie bra!
June 10th 2011
The debut single from SCREAMA BALLERINA and two minutes of shouty bratty big society baiting punk rock energy from Charlie O'Conner and her angry southern English pop band… and 80s style guilty pleasure from The Neon Mile...


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Call center dials up 75 job openings at lakeshore
Anyone at the lakeshore need a job?
Call center growth
NOVO 1 is looking to hire 75 customer service representatives for its Holland contact center.
NOVO 1 is a Fort Worth, Texas-based customer experience company with contact centers in Highland Park and Holland.
The company has grown 30 percent annually over the past three years.
NOVO 1 Holland employs 430 people and has hired more 100 full-time employees over the past two months, according to a NOVO announcement.
"Excellent" communication skills
NOVO 1 is looking for people who are friendly, energetic and engaging over the phone to handle inbound customer service calls, said Michelle Levy, site director for NOVO 1's Holland contact center.
"Full-time seasonal and permanent positions are available for licensed and non-licensed health insurance advisor positions and general customer service representatives," Levy said. "The key job qualifications are excellent critical thinking and communication skills, including verbal, computer and written. Professional appearance, dependability and flexibility are required."
People can apply to NOVO 1 online and reach the company at 616-834-9718.