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MSC Cruises Ends Fuel Surcharge Beginning With April 2009 Sailings

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) – MSC Cruises has eliminated the fuel surcharge for all its cruises departing on or after April 1, 2009. The surcharge will not be levied on any new bookings for cruises sailing from that date on, and the accounts of guests already booked on these cruises will be adjusted [...]

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Crystal Cruises Revises Policy On Fuel Surcharges

LOS ANGELES, November 14, 2008 - Recent drops in crude oil prices have led Crystal Cruises to revise its 2009 fuel surcharge policy. If crude oil is below $65 a barrel on a specific quarterly date, the line will reimburse its fuel surcharge to guests sailing in the following quarter.

Given the volatility of oil prices, [...]

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Cruise West Waives Fuel Surcharge For 2009 Alaska Cruises

SEATTLE, WA, October 23, 2008 Cruise West (www.cruisewest.com), the global leader in small-ship exploration voyages and the largest American-owned cruise line, is waiving the fuel surcharge on all 2009 Alaska cruise itineraries for guests who book and pay in full by December 12, 2008. The waiver is applicable for all new and current bookings. Guests [...]

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Two Free Hotel Nights, No Fuel Surcharge And Savings Bonus With Select Crystal World Cruise Segments

LOS ANGELES, September 22, 2008 - Crystal Cruises is enhancing the value and experience of the first two segments of its 2009 World Cruise with a new bonus offer of free hotel nights in Tahiti or New Zealand.

Guests taking the 12-day Los Angeles to Papeete voyage, which kicks off the 15th annual World Cruise January [...]

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Mixed Reactions To Fuel Surcharges From Our Cruise Talk Readers Poll

Mixed Reactions To Fuel Surcharges From Our Cruise Talk Readers Poll

The results are in from our Fuel Surcharge Survey with 75 responses (poll is still open so number may go up):

If you combine the results from the two similar answers, “Good Idea” and “Good Idea and will go away”, You’ll see that a full 40% of our readers are at least tolerant [...]

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Cruise Talk Readers Rarely Miss The Boat

Cruise Talk Readers Rarely Miss The Boat

It looks like our cruise talk readers are “on the ball” and rarely miss their cruise ship’s initial departure. Thus far, we have had 70 responses to our survey that asked “Have you ever been delayed and missed your cruise ship on embarkation day?”. Of those that responded only 4%, 3 cruisers, [...]

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Oceania Cruises Announces Cruise Fuel Surcharge Update

Miami, FL, June 6, 2008 — In response to the continually escalating price of fuel, Oceania Cruises is increasing its fuel surcharge* to $15 per guest per day for all new reservations effective June 16, 2008. The surcharge will apply to all currently published sailings.

The fuel surcharge of $15 per guest per day, regardless of [...]

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Fuel Surcharges Could Start To Put The Squeeze On Cruise Passengers

Fuel Surcharges Could Start To Put The Squeeze On Cruise Passengers

In November of 2007 most of the major cruise lines announced that they would be adding a 5 dollar per passenger per day fuel surcharge to their cruise bill. When it was announced, it was to apply to both current and new bookings. The surcharge was to apply just to the [...]

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Oceania Cruises To Adjust Fuel Surcharge

Miami, FL, April 23, 2008 — In response to the continually escalating price of fuel, Oceania Cruises is increasing its fuel surcharge* to $10 per guest per day for all new reservations effective May 1, 2008. The surcharge applies to all currently published sailings.

“The price of fuel continues to rise in price to levels that [...]

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2009 Cruise Ship Fuel Surcharges

Fort. Lauderdale, FL, March 14, 2008 - Due to the unprecedented and continued rise of fuel costs around the world - that could not have been anticipated when pricing was set by the line - Regent Seven Seas Cruises will implement a cruise ship fuel surcharge of $7.50 per person per day for all new [...]

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