Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has recently announced that due to the current high price of oil they will be introducing a fuel supplement applicable to all new bookings from Wednesday 5th May 2010.
The supplement will be £3.00 per person per cruise night to a maximum of £60 per person and £1.50 per person per cruise night for third and subsequent occupants of a cabin to a maximum of £30 per person. The charges will apply to all bookings made on departures featured in Fred. Olsen's 2010/11 Worldwide brochure and the 2011 Preview brochure.
Fred Olsen also announced that, should the price of Brent crude oil fall back to £45 per barrel or below, averaged across the month prior to date of departure, the fuel supplement will be refunded to the passenger in the form of on board spending credit which personally I think is a great idea, the oil prices fluctuate so much that the is deemed a ‘back up plan’
Significantly, they only apply to new bookings while many cruise lines have reserved the right to impose fuel supplements on existing bookings Fred Olsen is only applying this to new bookings.
What do you think of the new fuel supplements and the subsequent offer if the prices reduce? Fair? Has anyone had fuel charges applied before?
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