Won Free Cruise at Bingo - Not Free at all!

[dakrewser]

 

The port charge and taxes on a typical 7 day cruise in the Caribbean is about $110-125 per person, including the fuel surcharge.

 

This is the third reference I have seen in the past week where someone is claiming port charges/taxes/fuel surcharges are running about $500 for two passengers.

 

What am I missing?

 

Don't know where you got your numbers, but I just checked with my TA and for a 7 Day Caribbean (Westerdam 4/6/08 - Southern Caribbean) it's:

 

Port charges...................160.00

Taxes and Government Fees.......50.08

Fuel supplement.................35.00

 

Total..........................245.08

 

per person.

[pms4104]

I admit I'm neither a CPA nor a tax attorney and I am wondering what happens to a winner's tax liability if he forfeits the trip because he is unable to take the trip or decides not to accept the prize. Just curious.

[George W. Bush]

 

Don't know where you got your numbers, but I just checked with my TA and for a 7 Day Caribbean (Westerdam 4/6/08 - Southern Caribbean) it's:

 

Port charges...................160.00

Taxes and Government Fees.......50.08

Fuel supplement.................35.00

 

Total..........................245.08

 

per person.

 

Your Price: $1358.00

Taxes and Port Charges: $605:78

Processing Fee: $19.95

Insurance: Not Purchased

 

That's what my bill said . . .