stev5138 Posted September 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2015 After being victimized in the past with fuel surcharges. How about some sort of perks when fuel dramticaly drops. Maybe a couple of free drinks. Cmon CCL, share the bounty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmukid87 Posted September 15, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I get that CCLs main objective is to maximize profits to appease shareholders. But it is a bummer that a huge operating cost is getting this cheap and the customer is seeing increasing averages costs for cruising. I don't fully understand the futures market and the contracts that large consumers of fuels execute but man, it'd be nice to see some $$$ drop of cruise fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted September 15, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) When this fuel surcharge thing popped up in the industry many years ago, the cruise lines did tend do apply an extra charge when oil prices went above a certain level (I think it was $70/barrel). But that didn't last long and subsequently, when oil prices were above that level, I don't think any of the lines attempted to add on a surcharge to a cruise booking - they just sucked up the additional cost (or maybe hid it in higher booking prices). FYI, when I read the OP's post, the "Man of La Mancha" came to mind. ;) Edited September 15, 2015 by joepeka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted September 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Business is great for the cruise lines why would you expect them to lower prices? That is not how business operates. when prices were very low a few years ago nobody exactly offered to pay more for cruises did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podna's Posted September 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Business is great for the cruise lines why would you expect them to lower prices? That is not how business operates. when prices were very low a few years ago nobody exactly offered to pay more for cruises did they? Correct. It's the same with the airlines. Air fare sales are a rare thing these days even with the millions they are saving on fuel cost right now. Shoot, Dominoes and PaPa Johns added a few dollars to their deliveries a few years ago when fuel prices escalated. Order pizza today with the low fuel prices and that delivery fee is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiansbaseball Posted September 15, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I booked my cruise a year ago, and just after final payment the price dropped and I have a 260.00 on board credit. Not sure why, but sure happy about it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted September 15, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2015 After being victimized in the past with fuel surcharges. How about some sort of perks when fuel dramticaly drops. Maybe a couple of free drinks. Cmon CCL, share the bounty. Did you ever pay a fuel surcharge? http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/settlements/11152/cruiseline-retro-surcharges.html#.VfhrEpFkfK0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiibound24 Posted September 15, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I don't believe I ever paid a fuel surcharge with Carnival, even when oil was $150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomarvin Posted September 15, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I never paid the surcharge either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmdiver Posted September 15, 2015 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2015 We've never been charged a fuel surcharge, either. It would be nice to see fares drop, but as long as the demand is there, I'm not holding my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted September 15, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I never paid the surcharge either. We did once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havingfun2010 Posted September 15, 2015 #12 Share Posted September 15, 2015 After being victimized in the past with fuel surcharges. How about some sort of perks when fuel dramticaly drops. Maybe a couple of free drinks. Cmon CCL, share the bounty. Did you know that the cost of fuel can go up in the next 3 months? Did you know, bookings are done many times a year in advance? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Jim Posted September 15, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Businesses like Carnival don't say to themselves "Hmmm, our costs went down, so now we can cut prices and still make a small profit." They say "Prices went down, so now we are making a bigger profit!" As their shareholders would want them to. What drives lower prices isn't a decrease in their costs. It's a decrease in their bookings. But bookings are doing just fine, thank you. So they can maintain or even increase fares. Fuel prices really don't drive fare prices, though they are no doubt critical to how much profit Carnival makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa3hr Posted September 15, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2015 If you want to get the benefit of lower prices, buy Carnival stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted September 15, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 15, 2015 We did once 2007? 2008? Somewhere in there. Carnival was charging $9 pp for old bookings and just added it into the fare otherwise. IIRC many, if not all the lines did this. Our water delivery added $2 fuel surcharge also at time. It's still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linbobky Posted September 15, 2015 #16 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Did you ever pay a fuel surcharge? http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/settlements/11152/cruiseline-retro-surcharges.html#.VfhrEpFkfK0 we were charged the surcharge back then. they said I booked after they added it on!:( they did not take it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadypacked Posted September 15, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I just looked up our old booking confirmations. In 2008, we paid a fuel surcharge of $80 (for 3 people) to sail on the Miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted September 15, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) I just looked up our old booking confirmations. In 2008, we paid a fuel surcharge of $80 (for 3 people) to sail on the Miracle. We did too for the Legend in 2008 but as I recall, that was around the time of the lawsuit and Carnival ended up refunding us the $70 fuel surcharge as OBC (they called it a "fuel supplement"). Edited September 15, 2015 by joepeka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted September 15, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 15, 2015 2007? 2008? Somewhere in there. Carnival was charging $9 pp for old bookings and just added it into the fare otherwise. IIRC many, if not all the lines did this. Our water delivery added $2 fuel surcharge also at time. It's still there. Dont remember exactly when but that date seems about right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breckbird Posted September 15, 2015 #20 Share Posted September 15, 2015 we paid it back in 2008 and the middle of our cruise was when they stopped it but we still got charged the hole week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev5138 Posted September 16, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted September 16, 2015 All I asked for was a lousy drink coupon. It would cost CCL about $2.00 per coupon used. Temporary a d good PR. I guess some think its too much to ask. Really? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted September 16, 2015 #22 Share Posted September 16, 2015 All I asked for was a lousy drink coupon. It would cost CCL about $2.00 per coupon used. Temporary a d good PR. I guess some think its too much to ask. Really? Just a thought. You can always ask but you asked for opinions and you got several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev5138 Posted September 16, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Not sure where you read an opinion was asked for. I just made a statement. Even IHOP gives ya a free pancake. Just thought it would be a good will gift. Maybe even better than a ball cap. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 16, 2015 #24 Share Posted September 16, 2015 After being victimized in the past with fuel surcharges. How about some sort of perks when fuel dramticaly drops. Maybe a couple of free drinks. Cmon CCL, share the bounty. That was a joke right? ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappy22 Posted September 16, 2015 #25 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Not sure where you read an opinion was asked for. I just made a statement. Even IHOP gives ya a free pancake. Just thought it would be a good will gift. Maybe even better than a ball cap. Just sayin. IHOP gives a free pancake when their fuel costs go down? Love me some pancakes! Do I just ask the server for free pancakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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