Petrochelli Posted March 12, 2011 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2011 We booked a 14 night cruise this week going to the Fjords in July and we have been hit with a fuel extra for £168 00 for the 2 of us.:(:( When I asked the Travel agent how this figure is reached she could not tell me. Does anyone know how these supplements are calculated.:confused::confused: Cheers Petrochelli. P.S. I shudder to think what it is going to cost to do a world cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEESRE Posted March 12, 2011 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thought the fuel price was about £4 per person per day.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnpugwash Posted March 12, 2011 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thought the fuel price was about £4 per person per day.?? The OP has been charged £6 pp per day which seems quite a lot, although not much more than £4, if you understand me.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feebee_71 Posted March 13, 2011 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The fuel supplements were raised a while back when the price of a barrel of oil kept racing up. When they first introduced fuel supplements a couple of years ago due to the sustained rise in the cost of fuel they also had a formula for when it would be refunded to passengers (below $70/barrel for 25 days finishing 5 days before departure). At the time the supplement was set at about £3:50pppd and the cost of a barrel of oil was somewhere around $80. Now a barrel of oil is around about $125 so it's understandable that the supplement rate has also risen. Feebee_71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Baker Posted March 13, 2011 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hi, I've been tracking a 14 day 2011 P&O cruise to give us an idea what to expect if we go on our first P&O cruise in 2012. I dont have extensive data but the P&O website was quoting the following fuel supplements for 2 PAX:- March 2011 + £168 = £6 pppd January 2011 + £112 = £4 pppd August 2010 + £70 + £2.50 pppd The 2nd edition brochue says prices & curencies were as at 01st March 2011. Brent crude prices have risen by almost 50% since then. What we dont know is the price pppd of fuel in the original prices of cruises. Also, the £ GBP has strengthened against some currencies since March 2010 & suggests fuel price rises could be partly absorbed by these favourable rates. So, the £168 charged for the Fjord cruise seems normal. Dont know if those customers charged say +£2.50 pppd will have to pay the difference & goodness knows what will happen in 2012. Enjoy your cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrochelli Posted March 15, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Hi, Much appreciate that you took the time to reply to my question interesting to note how these supplements are reached. Many thanks Petrochelli.:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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