Rare whogo Posted September 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2014 114-Day Grand World VoyageFares shown include Taxs Fees & Port Expenses of $2.203.39, which are subject to change. I received a new Holland America mailing with notes about taxes, fees and port expenses being included in each price. I have never seen this on a HAL flyer before. I think posting the price with these unavoidable expenses is great. It is unusual for a company to make pricing more transparent. Anyone know what is up? Is this now industry wide or Carnival Corporation wide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assateague Island Princes Posted September 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I just received the same mailing minutes ago - was very pleased to see the taxes, etc. noted. I think it is a great idea as well - certainly makes booking that much easier to know all the upfront costs before hitting the 'buy' button, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Well since I don't get any regular mail or e-mails from HAL, I don't know their procedure for showing prices that way. I do know that when I priced a cruise online, I saw on the left the price before the taxes, etc. Then on the right side I saw the final total with everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted September 4, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Some time ago, the Canadian government passed some truth in advertising legislation forcing a reluctant air travel industry to clearly provide the total cost in its advertising. It makes it so much easier for the travelling public. It's good to see at least one member of the cruise industry follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted September 4, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I am really happy to see the tax on the new booking site up front. Much better than the old system where you had to go further in the process to find the tax. Now in the mailed brochures the tax is noted, too. A huge improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted September 4, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I believe this has been government mandated. Much the same as they did with the airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted September 5, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Some time ago, the Canadian government passed some truth in advertising legislation forcing a reluctant air travel industry to clearly provide the total cost in its advertising. It makes it so much easier for the travelling public. It's good to see at least one member of the cruise industry follow suit. For some years prices in The Netherlands (and most european countries) have to be including all taxes. That sometimes was confusing because at first sight prices in the USA seemed cheaper not realising taxes were excluded. In total there often was hardly any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted September 5, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think this move may be a HAL marketing tool rather than a government mandate ... Princess tried it out briefly (couple of months, maybe) a year or so ago, then went back to showing those amounts separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted September 5, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 5, 2014 If I am not mistaken, the reason for having the taxes, port charges, fees etc broken out was because of a court case. I believe it had to do with altering the price when those items changed and was to make the reason for the changes more transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted September 5, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 5, 2014 hmmm Thought the 'old' HAL booking website always showed port taxes, etc along with the fare and then the total amount in the right column when you were selecting a cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted September 5, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 5, 2014 hmmm Thought the 'old' HAL booking website always showed port taxes, etc along with the fare and then the total amount in the right column when you were selecting a cabin. It did, but now you can see the taxes, etc at the bottom of the first page, the one with all the basic category pricing (inside, outside, balc, suite). Much better because you don't have to go as far into the site to get the tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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