why

[jonorma]

i have just been looking at some late deals.why are rci charging 160 dollars tax and surcharges on top of the kids price

[Doug R.]

i have just been looking at some late deals.why are rci charging 160 dollars tax and surcharges on top of the kids price

 

Given the spare amount of detail you provided, my guess this is becuase port charges apply regardless of the age of the cruiser.

[jonorma]

never thought of that,although have noticed princess do not apply any taxes or surcharges to passengers of any age

[sparky-elpaso]

never thought of that,although have noticed princess do not apply any taxes or surcharges to passengers of any age

 

 

See below:

 

https://book.princess.com/reserve/pricingchart.page

 

This is from the Princess web site - showing taxes and port charges.

[paul929207]

Princess definitely charges taxes & government fees.

 

Princess is not currently charging a fuel surcharge, but I don't think RCCL is either.

[uppitycats]

ALL of the cruise lines charge port fees and taxes. You must have missed seeing that on some of the other sites. The fees are charged by person, not by age.

[cherylandtk]

OP is listed as living in Dundee - if this is Dundee, Scotland, then pricing for UK pax is entirely different than US pricing owing partly to travel regulations and partly to market pricing. The Princess pricing structure is often different in the UK than the US.

[Hlitner]

i have just been looking at some late deals.why are rci charging 160 dollars tax and surcharges on top of the kids price

 

Because they can! You also need to consider that just because they are children does not exempt them from taxes and port charges. I am sure you would find plenty of CC folks who would advocate for charging higher fees for kids :)

 

Hank

[bplazo]

RCI does not have children pricing, it is 3rd and 4th rate regardless of age.

[cruiserbryce]

state and ports make up those charges not RC...as simple as that

[Aquahound]

i have just been looking at some late deals.why are rci charging 160 dollars tax and surcharges on top of the kids price

 

Port charges are per person, not per adult. A portion of those charges are dictated by the individual ports, not by the cruise line. All cruise lines have to pay it, therefore all cruise passengers have to pay it.

[John Bull]

Port charges are per person, not per adult. A portion of those charges are dictated by the individual ports, not by the cruise line. All cruise lines have to pay it, therefore all cruise passengers have to pay it.

 

Hi Paul,

 

As someone has already mentioned, OP is in the UK., where by law prices are inclusive of taxes & other such unavoidable costs, or at the very least these costs have to be displayed before commitment. I'm afraid many Brits including yours-truly get up-tight about the lack of pricing transparency amongst US cruise lines. There's been endless threads on the subject.

 

I do have a slight worry that OP might be looking at a US website, and bookings through US websites are blocked by many cruiselines if the traveller is not resident in the US or Canada.

So the OP may be off on a wild goose, chasing a red herring down a road to nowhere :confused:

Endless threads on this subject too.

Regards,

John Bull

[Aquahound]

Hi Paul,

As someone has already mentioned, OP is in the UK., where by law prices are inclusive of taxes & other such unavoidable costs, or at the very least these costs have to be displayed before commitment. I'm afraid many Brits including yours-truly get up-tight about the lack of pricing transparency amongst US cruise lines. There's been endless threads on the subject.

 

Hi, John.

 

Gotcha. That makes sense. :)

[John Bull]

Hi, John.

 

Gotcha. That makes sense. :)

 

Hi again, Paul,

Just noticed your own location. Conch Republic.

Is that anywhere near the Banana Republic? :)

JB

[Aquahound]

Hi again, Paul,

Just noticed your own location. Conch Republic.

Is that anywhere near the Banana Republic? :)

JB

 

lol. :D The Conch Republic is the Florida Keys. On April 23, 1982, the Florida Keys attempted a secession from the union due to a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint put up at the entrance to the Keys. The name "Conch Republic" was to be our new name. Since then, the name has stuck.

[firefly333]

See below:

 

https://book.princess.com/reserve/pricingchart.page

 

This is from the Princess web site - showing taxes and port charges.

 

It says your session has expired. Princess does not add port charges in the US. .... nor does any other cruiseline. ALL cruiselines since the mid 1990s have been required to include the port charges into the cruise fares after a suit by the FL AG. So, US pricing laws may be different?

[KAYEF]

Sometimes there is confusion on CC regarding Port Charges and Taxes and 3rd/4th passengers in a cabin being "free" or "$99."

Even if a passenger is "free" those charges still apply and TAs I've worked with have been VERY ckear about this.....................

and, YES, you DO still paytips on those "free" passengers.:p