F27TW Posted March 13, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2014 ... If this happens and the line decides to charge each passenger the excess fee per day to cover it, how and when are you notified? And do you pay it in advance of sailing? Or at the port? Never had this happen before, but one of the people in our party is worried about it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 13, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) ... If this happens and the line decides to charge each passenger the excess fee per day to cover it, how and when are you notified? And do you pay it in advance of sailing? Or at the port? Never had this happen before, but one of the people in our party is worried about it .. When Royal last imposed the fuel supplement, it was on the booking and paid as part of final payment. I would be very surprised if they imposed the fee after final payment date. Edited March 13, 2014 by clarea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamFritz Posted March 13, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Dont worry about this. When they added a fuel surcharge a few years ago it was a PR nightmare for them. They'll find other ways to make up for that type of loss. Also, fuel prices have been pretty steady for quite a while now. Sent from my SM-T217S using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave85 Posted March 13, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'd be very surprised if they ever charge a fuel supplement ever again barring something catastrophic happening to the price of oil. I think they've wised up and are baking whatever they need to charge for fuel into the cruise price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbar Posted March 13, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2014 The price of oil has not been below 65.00 a barrel for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea 4Ever Posted March 13, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 13, 2014 We actually got refunded once in OBC because the price had dropped! Don't worry about it going up. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willing292 Posted March 13, 2014 #7 Share Posted March 13, 2014 We've been sailing since before they brought in the fuel surcharge and we've never once paid it. We did worry about it though. Shirley, Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wezie Posted March 13, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 13, 2014 How do you know what the oil is currently at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbar Posted March 13, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2014 How do you know what the oil is currently at? http://www.bloomberg.com/energy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valchie Posted March 13, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I recall paying it once as part of my cruise rate, but then the cost of oil dropped, I called and they offered OBC. I complained and asked for a refund back to my credit cad, and got it. My first cruise was in '92, so it must have been in the late 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 13, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I just checked, and I was last charged the fuel supplement in Jan 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbar Posted March 13, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I just checked, and I was last charged the fuel supplement in Jan 2009. Strange oil was lower in Jan 09 than it has been in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 13, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Strange oil was lower in Jan 09 than it has been in a long time. I believe the way Royal worked the fuel supplement was based on the price of oil on something like the 15th of month preceeding the beginning a calendar quarter. If that price closed above $65 on that one day, then the fuel supplement was imposed the entire next quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbar Posted March 13, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I C. That makes since. I know I am in the minority, but the higher the price of oil means more cruises for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 13, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I C. That makes since. I know I am in the minority, but the higher the price of oil means more cruises for me. It's good that some places in the country are doing well.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbar Posted March 13, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Yes its too bad there doesn't ever seem to be a happy medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisnseas Posted March 13, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Several years ago Royal (and all major cruise lines) began purchasing oil based on futures. This provides a more stable pricing for them that isn't subject to market fluctuations. Because of this it would take a near disaster for them to impose a fuel supplement. Mind you, they can, it is just unlikely they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poorplaya Posted March 13, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hope this doesn't happen lol, I guess I never thought about it, since it has been so long since this happened my kind is at ease but this post had me worried for a second lol! Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoosh21 Posted March 13, 2014 #19 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Dont worry about this. When they added a fuel surcharge a few years ago it was a PR nightmare for them. They'll find other ways to make up for that type of loss. Also, fuel prices have been pretty steady for quite a while now. Sent from my SM-T217S using Tapatalk This all goes back to the Spring of 2008 when Oil skyrocketed to over $100 er barrel the first time. If you remember back then,the airlines were all trying to charge fuel surcharges too. I know that it is still in the Ts & Cs of the contract, but you can be pretty secure in the knowledge that the cruise fare you are paying is already accounting for oil costing what it does. I believe that I actually had to pay the fuel surcharge 1 time, but as others have stated, it was a PR nightmare and since that time it has not been invoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng23 Posted March 13, 2014 #20 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) The price of oil has been well over the $75 per barrel limit referenced. I have never seen the surcharge applied on any of my cruises and that is since December 2009. As others have mentioned the one time the surcharge was implemented it was a nightmare and the cruiselines backed off of charging it again. Edited March 13, 2014 by Eng23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummenroman Posted March 13, 2014 #21 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm sure the cruise lines are charging the supplement, but they are working it into the initial base price of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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