Comments on: Screams from our readers: Fuel surcharge stinks! http://www.expertcruiser.com/blog/screams-for-our-readers-fuel-surcharge-stinks/ Where savvy cruisers search Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:34:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jerry http://www.expertcruiser.com/blog/screams-for-our-readers-fuel-surcharge-stinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 jerry Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:44:49 +0000 http://www.expertcruiser.com/blog/screams-for-our-readers-fuel-surcharge-stinks/#comment-2361 I have TWO crises booked with Royal Caribbean, 2009 & 2010. Oil is NOW $54.00 a barrel, IF they DON'T drop the fuel charge, I WILL cancel BOTH cruises & do something else. I have taken 4 cruises in the past 16 months, never had to pay a fuel charge until now.. With all the add ons i.e., car parking, tipping on ship & all the over priced items ON the ship, cruising is NOT the deal cruise lines would have you believe! I have TWO crises booked with Royal Caribbean, 2009 & 2010. Oil is NOW $54.00 a barrel, IF they DON’T drop the fuel charge, I WILL cancel BOTH cruises & do something else. I have taken 4 cruises in the past 16 months, never had to pay a fuel charge until now.. With all the add ons i.e., car parking, tipping on ship & all the over priced items ON the ship, cruising is NOT the deal cruise lines would have you believe!

]]> By: Roy Bossons http://www.expertcruiser.com/blog/screams-for-our-readers-fuel-surcharge-stinks/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Roy Bossons Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:37:07 +0000 http://www.expertcruiser.com/blog/screams-for-our-readers-fuel-surcharge-stinks/#comment-52 Lets have a vote on this,If you dont like it then dont sail. I for one have done the math and see that as much as 60% of the total fuel costs to the cruise lines will now be met by these fuel surcharges. Hey Cruise lines,heres an idea,why not put a $10 per person a day penalty on your passengers,that way all your fuel costs will be covered. I predict that we will see a decrease in cruise reservations in 2008 due to this kind of practice,if you need more money for fuel then include it on the ticket price. My advice to cruise lines is to stop treating your passengers like fools ,be honest so that you might earn the loyalty that you profess to covet. Regards Roy Bossons Lets have a vote on this,If you dont like it then dont sail.
I for one have done the math and see that as much as 60% of the total fuel
costs to the cruise lines will now be met by these fuel surcharges.
Hey Cruise lines,heres an idea,why not put a $10 per person a day penalty on your passengers,that way all your fuel costs will be covered.

I predict that we will see a decrease in cruise reservations in 2008 due to this kind of practice,if you need more money for fuel then include it on the ticket price.

My advice to cruise lines is to stop treating your passengers like fools ,be honest
so that you might earn the loyalty that you profess to covet.

Regards

Roy Bossons

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