Cruise Update! - must read!
November 21, 2007
Ref: Invoice# 849263, Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Int., Ship: Sovereign of the Seas
Dear Ms. Kurokawa:
We are writing to provide you with important information regarding a new fuel supplement being implemented by Royal Caribbean Int..
On November 16, 2007, Royal Caribbean Int. announced the implementation of a fuel supplement of $5 per guest per day on bookings for sailings that depart on or after February 1, 2008. The supplement will assist the company in offsetting the widespread increases in fuel prices, which have more than doubled in recent years.
Royal Caribbean Int. thanks you for understanding its need to implement this fuel supplement. The company has gone to great lengths to minimize the impact of rising fuel costs, for example, designing and building more fuel-efficient ships, installing energy-saving lighting, and using air conditioning more efficiently. Unfortunately, as fuel prices have reached record highs, the company is forced to take this extraordinary step to offset those costs. The supplement will be periodically reviewed, with the intent of being temporary, and may be adjusted as fuel prices fluctuate.
Royal Caribbean Int. has taken measures to soften the impact of this decision. For example, it will not apply the supplement on any bookings where the guest has already paid the full cost of the cruise prior to November 16, 2007. In addition, guests who were booked before November 16, and who do not agree to pay the supplement, may cancel their reservation prior to December 7, 2007, for a full refund of all monies they have paid to the company, and they will not be subject to any cancellation charges that would normally apply. Those guests who do not cancel their reservation and pay in full will receive one logo item per stateroom, onboard their cruise. Finally, the supplement will apply only to the first and second guests in each stateroom and will not exceed $70 per person, per sailing.
The fuel supplement is based on the chart below. If there is one person traveling in the stateroom, the supplement will be the charge noted in the table below. If there are two or more guests in a stateroom, the supplement would be twice the amount shown below. Again, the supplement will apply only to the first and second guests in each stateroom and will not exceed $70 per person, per sailing.
Cruise (Days/Nights)
Supplement per Guest1
$5
2
$10
3
$15
4
$20
5
$25
Cruise (Days/Nights)
Supplement per Guest6
$30
7
$35
8
$40
9
$45
10
$50
Cruise (Days/Nights)
Supplement per Guest11
$55
12
$60
13
$65
14
$70
15 or more
$70
The same method of payment used to pay for your cruise can be used to pay the supplement. I am happy to assist you with the payment of your fuel supplement at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Customer Service
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Cliffnotes - Royal Caribbean is charging us $25 more because of increase of price in fuel
($5 more EACH day PER person)
SUCKS!
but everyone now owes me $270 more for the cruise BY MID DECEMBER
(remember, i need your passport number and $270 by December 15th..
so I can call it in by December 23rd)
Originally Posted by JinOgh
