Privacy
Your details, handled personally.
This page explains what information Stern & Anchor collects, why it is collected, and how it is used when you plan a voyage or contact Eric Mallari.
Scope
This policy applies to information submitted through sternandanchor.com, including the voyage planner, contact form, and newsletter signup.
What we collect
- Contact details you provide, such as your name, email address, and phone number.
- Voyage-planning preferences you choose to share, including travel style, timing, and notes.
- Newsletter signup details when you subscribe to The Logbook.
- Limited attribution information about how you arrived at the site, such as referring source or campaign.
How it is used
- To respond to your inquiry and communicate with you about your request.
- To prepare and refine voyage recommendations you ask Eric to create.
- To send Logbook updates if you subscribe.
- To understand, in aggregate, which pages and campaigns lead to inquiries.
Sharing
Your information is not sold. It is processed through the service providers used to operate this website and its forms. If you decide to proceed with a booking, relevant details are shared with Expedia Cruises and the travel suppliers required to arrange and manage your voyage.
Retention
Information is kept only as long as reasonably needed to respond to your request, manage an ongoing planning relationship, meet booking or regulatory obligations, and maintain basic business records.
Your choices
- You may ask what information you have submitted.
- You may ask for corrections or deletion, subject to booking and legal record-keeping requirements.
- Newsletter emails include an unsubscribe option.
Security
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect submitted information. No method of transmission or storage is completely risk-free, but access is limited to what is needed to operate the service.
Contact
Stern & Anchor is the personal advisory of Eric Mallari, Vacation Consultant with Expedia Cruises. Privacy questions can be sent directly to Eric.
Last updated: August 22, 2026
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