Cruise Fuel Surcharge Update
November 20, 2007
THE LATEST CRUISE COMPANIES to implement a fuel surcharge are Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Silversea Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Crystal Cruises and NCL Corp.
• RCCL’s $5 per passenger, per day charge, capped at $70 per person per voyage, applies to bookings not paid in full by Nov. 16 on sailings on or after Feb. 1 on its three U.S. brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises.
• Silversea implemented a $10 per person, per day surcharge for new bookings made on or after Nov. 14.
• NCL Corp. said passengers on Norwegian Cruise Line and NCL America ships will be levied $7 per person, per day for bookings made on or after Dec. 1. A $3 per person, per day surcharge will apply to third and fourth passengers in a cabin.
• Windstar will levy a $8.50 per passenger per day fuel surcharge on bookings not paid in full by Dec. 14 on cruises through March 2009.
• Crystal Cruises, which had set a $5 per passenger, per day fuel surcharge for its 2007 sailings, will implement a $7 per passenger surcharge on 2008 sailings not paid in full by Jan 1.