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Cookie policy

Last updated: June 23, 2026

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. They let a site remember information about your visit — for example, whether you have agreed to analytics. CruiseCaptain also uses your browser's local storage, which works similarly but is not sent with every request. This policy explains what we store, why, and how to control it.

Anonymous measurement, consent for cookies

We measure anonymous visits without cookies or device storage, using a non-persistent privacy-preserving server-side daily hash. That lets us count a visit without remembering your browser across days or building a personal profile.

We do not set any analytics or tracking cookies until you click "Accept" on the cookie banner. Before consent, no ph_* PostHog cookie is written and session replay is off. Only cookies and storage strictly necessary to run the site and to remember your choice are used before consent.

If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we treat it as an automatic decline. We still count the visit anonymously without browser storage, but never enable analytics cookies, identification, session replay, or affiliate tracking cookies.

The same applies to affiliate tracking. If you follow a booking link to our partner CruiseDirect, that click only passes through the CJ Affiliate tracking redirect — which sets a CJ cookie — when you have accepted cookies here. Decline (or send GPC) and the link still works; it just goes straight to the partner with no tracking cookie.

Cookies & storage we use

The table below lists every cookie and storage item the site may set:

Cookies used on this site
Name Provider Type Purpose Set before consent? Retention
ph_*_posthog PostHog (first-party) Analytics Distinguishes consenting visitors, maintains analytics session continuity, and allows consented session replay. No — only after you click Accept. Up to 12 months
cc_consent CruiseCaptain (cookie + local storage) Strictly necessary / functional Remembers whether you accepted or declined cookies (analytics, session replay, and affiliate tracking) so we don't ask again, and lets our server honour that choice at booking-link time. Only written when you make a choice. Until you clear it (or click "Manage Privacy")
__cf_bm Cloudflare Strictly necessary (bot management) Distinguishes humans from bots to protect the site from abuse. Yes — strictly necessary for security. ~30 minutes
cf_clearance Cloudflare Strictly necessary (security) Stores the result of a security/challenge check so you aren't re-challenged. Yes — strictly necessary for security. Up to 1 year
CJ tracking cookie CJ Affiliate / Commission Junction (set on CJ's domain) Marketing / affiliate Credits CruiseCaptain for a booking you make on our partner CruiseDirect after following one of our links. Set by CJ only when your booking click passes through their tracking redirect. No — only after you accept cookies, and only if you click a booking link. Set by CJ (see CJ's notice)

The Cloudflare cookies above are set by our infrastructure provider to keep the site secure and available. They are classed as strictly necessary and do not track you across other websites. See the Cloudflare cookie reference for details.

Managing your choices

  • Click "Manage Privacy" in the site footer to reopen the banner and change your choice.
  • Declining keeps analytics cookies, identification, session replay, and affiliate tracking off, while anonymous cookieless visits are still counted.
  • You can block or delete cookies entirely via your browser settings — consult your browser's help documentation.
  • Enabling Global Privacy Control (GPC) in your browser automatically opts you out.

Third-party services

See our privacy policy for more about the data we collect and how we use it.

Contact

Questions about this cookie policy? Contact us at [email protected].