Common use of Relationship with Service Providers Clause in Contracts

Relationship with Service Providers. To the extent Passengers retain the services of medical personnel, whether on or off the Ship, Passengers do so at their sole risk. Any medical personnel attending to a Passenger on or off the Ship, whether or not arranged, recommended, employed or compensated in whole or part by Windstar Cruises, or any affiliate of Windstar Cruises, are independent professional services providers made available or recommended solely for the convenience of the Passenger, work directly for and at the instructions and with informed consent of the Passenger, and shall not be deemed to be acting under the control or supervision of the Windstar Cruises with respect to professional activities, as Windstar Cruises is not a medical provider. Windstar Cruises does not supervise, control or otherwise direct any medical care that is provided to the Passenger by medical personnel and assumes no liability whatsoever for any treatment, procedure, or recommended actions, failure to treat, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, unavailability of equipment, remedies or medications, actual or alleged malpractice, advice, examination or other services provided by such persons or entities.