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| - CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
- COSTA CRUISES
- CUNARD LINE
- HOLLAND AMERICA LINE
- PRINCESS CRUISES
- THE YACHTS OF SEABOURN
As fuel prices continue to decline, Carnival Corporation has announced that it will suspend fuel supplements for
its six North American brands effective for all voyages departing on or after December 17, 2008. The fuel supplement suspension applies to the following brands: Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line,
Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn. A refund of the fuel supplement will be made in the
form of a shipboard credit for all bookings within the final payment period for departures on or after December 17,
2008. All bookings outside of the final payment period for departures on or after December 17, 2008 will be adjusted
to remove the fuel supplement and guests will be provided with a revised final payment amount. "As the price of oil
has dropped to $46 per barrel, it has now reached a level where we are able to suspend the fuel supplement," said Bill
Harber, director of marketing for Carnival Corporation & plc. Harber cautioned that the fuel supplement could be
re-instated if oil prices increase significantly. The company reserves the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests at up to $9 per person per day
(except Seabourn, which would be up to $15 per person per day) should the price of light sweet crude oil according to
the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange Index) increase above $70 per barrel. "It is our hope that fuel prices have stabilized and will remain at a more rational level. The complete suspension
of the fuel supplement makes the inherent value of a cruise even greater and that is increasingly important in the
selection of a vacation in the current economic climate," Harber added. The fuel supplement for five of the six Carnival Corporation & plc brands is currently $9 per person per day
for the first and second guest (not to exceed $126 per person per voyage) and $4 per person per day for third, fourth
and fifth guests (not to exceed $56 per person per voyage). Seabourn's fuel supplement is $15 per person per day for
the first and second guest (not to exceed $210 per person per voyage) and $4 per person per day for third and fourth
guests (not to exceed $56 per person per voyage).
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| Disney Cruise Line® is eliminating fuel surcharges for all new bookings, effective Dec. 1, 2008. The decision
comes as a result of decreasing fuel price trends within the marketplace. If you have already booked a cruise, you may
be eligible for a refund in the form of an onboard credit. Call your Dargal travel planner.
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| MSC Cruises is eliminating the fuel surcharge for all 2009 sailings and beyond. When we implemented the fuel
surcharge on our cruise fares a year ago, we did that with the belief that, when fuel charges stabilized at a level
that allowed us to eliminate the supplement, we would. That was not just words or a hollow promise; that was a
commitment that we are living up to. All guests already booked on a 2009 voyage with a fuel supplement will receive a shipboard credit identical to
that amount. Although we can not rule out the possibility that a future substantial increase in fuel costs might require
re-implementing the fuel surcharge at a later date, all reservations booked with a deposit prior to such a decision
would be protected from any additional charge.
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| - REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
- OCEANIA CRUISES
MIAMI, December 8, 2008 - Prestige Cruise Holdings, parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises,
has announced that fuel supplement charges will be eliminated from all voyages departing in 2009. PCH had previously
announced that fuel supplement charges for 2010 voyages would be eliminated effective November 10, 2008. Frank Del Rio,
chairman of Prestige Cruise Holdings, stated that the company was eliminating these charges due to the dramatic decrease
in the price of crude oil. "As the price of oil has tumbled into the low $40 range, we can now eliminate the fuel
surcharge on all 2009 voyages and as long as the price remains below $65 per barrel, we are confident that we will not
require a surcharge in the future," he added. The fuel supplement charge will be removed from reservations for all 2009 voyages at the time of final payment.
Guests who have already paid in full for their 2009 voyage will be issued a shipboard credit equal to the fuel
supplement charge they were assessed. Prestige Cruise Holdings will continue to monitor the price of fuel and retains the right to reinstate the fuel
supplement charge at any time should market conditions warrant.
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| In response to the current continued decline of fuel prices, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced today that it is
suspending the company's fuel supplement effective immediately for all voyages departing in 2009. NCL will refund the fuel supplement in the form of an on-board credit for all 2009 bookings within the final payment
period. All existing 2009 bookings outside of the final payment period will be adjusted to remove the fuel supplement
and NCL will revise the final payment amount. "Global fuel prices have dropped to a level where we can now suspend the fuel supplement, making an NCL Freestyle
Cruising vacation an even greater value," said Andy Stuart, NCL's executive vice president, global sales and passenger
services. NCL will continue to closely monitor global fuel prices to assess whether a reinstatement of the fuel supplement will
be necessary in the future. The company reserves the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests should the
price of light sweet crude oil according to the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange Index) increase above $65 per
barrel.
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| - ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE
- CELEBRITY CRUISES
- AZAMARA CRUISES
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced the suspension of its fuel supplement for Royal Caribbean International®,
Celebrity Cruises® and Azamara Cruises sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2009, anywhere in the world. The decision reflects the recently sustained lower price of fuel. Effective Monday, December 8, guests making new bookings for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2009, will
not be charged the fuel supplement.
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| Europe to be $7 pp/pd
Russia/Ukraine $10 pp/pn
These fuel surcharges have been waived for all existing bookings and those fully paid by Dec 31.
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| Majestic America Line will add a surcharge of $8.50 per passenger, per day for bookings not paid in full by Dec 15
for cruises through March 2009.
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| Viking River Cruises will implement a $7 per person per day surcharge for reservations not paid in full by Dec 19
for all published sailings through 2008.
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| Windstar Cruises implemented a fuel surcharge of $8.50 per person, per day, applicable to published sailings through
March 2009 that have not been paid in full by Dec. 15, 2007.
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| Crystal Cruises has set a $7 per passenger surcharge on all sailings.
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| Silversea has implemented a $10 per person, per day surcharge for all new bookings.
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