Fair winds, clear terms.
The short and honest rules of a day on our boats: how booking and payment work, what happens if your plans or the weather change, and how we keep everyone safe on board.
Draft for the client’s approval — the highlighted details are still to come.
In short
Book in one message
On WhatsApp or by phone — Boris confirms every detail of your tour in writing.
Private, from one guest
The boat, the skipper and the route are only for your group — up to 8 or 14 guests.
Flexible if plans change
Tell us as early as you can, and we’ll find another time or settle it fairly.
Safety first
The skipper decides on the weather and the route — if the sea isn’t right, you choose another date or get your money back.
About these terms
These terms apply to every tour booked with Montenegroni Boat Tours — through this website, on WhatsApp or by phone. The tours are run by:
- Company
- Cupara d.o.o. (Montenegroni Boat Tours)
- Registered office
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- Tax ID (PIB)
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- Meeting point
- Šetalište Kapetana Iva Vizina, 85320 Tivat, Montenegro
- WhatsApp & phone
- +382 69 183 544
- info@montenegroni.me (address being set up)
Whatever you agree with Boris in writing for your tour — the route, the time, the price — comes first; these terms cover everything else. Nothing here limits the rights you have as a consumer under Montenegrin law.
Booking for a group? Please share these terms with everyone who’s coming along.
Booking
Send Boris a WhatsApp message or call him with the tour, the date and how many of you are coming. He’ll tell you whether the boat is free and make you an offer. Your booking is confirmed once you’ve agreed the details — the tour, date, departure time, number of guests, boat and price — and Boris has confirmed them to you in writing, on WhatsApp or by text message.
All our tours are private, even for a single guest: the boat, the skipper and the route are only for your group. The smaller boat, Antonija (an Atlantic Marine 670), takes up to 8 guests, the larger one, Negroni, up to 14, plus the crew — we can’t take more people than a boat is approved for. Meet our boats
Price and payment
We don’t publish prices: every tour is priced individually, for the whole boat, and the price you agree with Boris is the price you pay. Fuel, your skipper, water and towels are always included.
Not included, unless agreed otherwise: the landing fee at Our Lady of the Rocks, paid on the spot per person (children under 12 go free); food, drinks and anything you buy ashore; and transfers, which we arrange on request.
You can pay in cash or by bank transfer — when and how, you agree with Boris when you book. Card payment isn’t available yet. You’ll get a receipt for every payment.
If your plans change
Plans change — we understand. Let Boris know on WhatsApp as early as you can, and if a boat is free, we’ll gladly move your tour to another day or time.
Cancelling is flexible too: there’s no fixed cancellation fee. If you’ve already paid something, we’ll agree with you on a refund or a new date.
If you don’t come and don’t let us know, the tour counts as taken, and anything paid in advance isn’t refunded.
Under Montenegrin consumer law, the 14-day right to withdraw from a contract made at a distance doesn’t apply to leisure services booked for a specific date (Consumer Protection Act, Article 119(1)(12)) — our flexible cancellation applies instead.
Weather and safety
Safety always comes first. The skipper decides whether the sea and the weather allow a tour, a swim stop or a trip out to the open sea — the Blue Cave, for one, depends on the waves.
If conditions aren’t safe, Boris will suggest another time or a sheltered route inside the bay. If neither suits you, you get back everything you’ve paid. If a tour has to be cut short at sea for safety reasons, we’ll agree a fair solution with you: the rest of the time on another day, or a partial refund.
During the tour the skipper may change the order of the stops, or shorten or skip one, when the weather, the sea, crowds or the rules of a place require it. The times given for the stops — about 20 minutes at Our Lady of the Rocks or half an hour in Perast, for example — are approximate.
Some places have rules of their own: motorboats may not enter the Blue Cave, so the boat waits at the entrance and you can swim in. All about the Blue Cave
Departure and lateness
Tours leave from the Tivat promenade, Šetalište Kapetana Iva Vizina — Boris sends you the exact spot on WhatsApp. Please be there a few minutes before the agreed time. Map and directions
Running late? Let Boris know right away. He’ll wait for you as long as the day’s schedule allows, but if another tour follows, yours may have to end at the agreed time — so a late start can mean a shorter tour.
Who can come aboard
- Children are welcome from the age of two; for safety, children under two can’t come aboard. Children must be with an adult who looks after them throughout the tour — tell us their ages when you book, so that we can prepare the right life jackets.
- For safety, our boats aren’t suitable for guests with limited mobility: stepping on and off a speedboat and moving around on board at sea carry a real risk of injury. Not sure? Ask Boris before you book.
- Pregnant, or have a back, heart or other health problem? A speedboat can bounce on the open sea — tell Boris, check with your doctor, and he’ll suggest a calmer route.
- The skipper may refuse to take aboard anyone whose behaviour — under the influence of alcohol or drugs, for example — puts themselves or others at risk, and may end the tour early because of it; the price isn’t refunded in that case.
On board
- Follow the skipper’s safety instructions: put on a life jacket when he asks you to, stay seated while the boat is moving fast, and keep your hands and feet inside the boat.
- Swim only where and when the skipper says it’s safe; children swim only under an adult’s eye.
- You’re welcome to bring your own food and drinks; water is on board. Alcohol in moderation, please.
- Please ask the skipper before you smoke (e-cigarettes included).
- Pets come along only by prior arrangement with Boris.
- Look after the sea and the places we visit: take your rubbish back with you.
Belongings and damage
Please look after your belongings — phones, cameras, sunglasses, jewellery. Things get wet on a boat, so a waterproof pouch is a good idea. We aren’t liable for the loss of or damage to your belongings, unless it’s our fault.
If a guest damages the boat or its equipment on purpose or through gross carelessness, they pay for the repair.
Our responsibility
We run every tour with care, with a licensed skipper, on boats that are registered, equipped and insured as Montenegrin maritime regulations require, with life jackets for everyone on board.
We’re responsible for damage we cause through our own fault, as Montenegrin law provides. We aren’t responsible for delays or changes caused by things beyond our control — the weather, the sea, closures or orders of the authorities — but if a tour can’t go ahead for such a reason, we’ll offer you another date or refund what you’ve paid.
Complaints
If something isn’t right, tell Boris on the spot — most things can be put right straight away. You can also send us a written complaint — on WhatsApp, by e-mail or by post, to the contacts in section 1. We’ll confirm that we’ve received it and reply in writing without delay, within 8 days at the latest, as the Consumer Protection Act requires.
This website
The texts, illustrations, charts, logo and design of this website belong to Cupara d.o.o. or to their authors; please don’t copy them for commercial use without our permission. Some of the photos come from the free libraries Unsplash and Pexels and are used under their licences; the charts are based on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
We take care that the information on the site is accurate, but routes, times and distances are approximate and may change — what you agree with Boris for your tour is what counts. Links to other websites are there for your convenience; we aren’t responsible for their content.
How we handle personal data is explained in our Privacy policy.
Law and changes
These terms are governed by the law of Montenegro. If a disagreement ever arises, we’ll first try to settle it directly with you; otherwise it’s decided by the competent court in Montenegro. This doesn’t affect any mandatory consumer protection you’re entitled to.
We may update these terms; your tour is governed by the version published when you booked.