Travel Deal of the Day (December 10, 2007)

Many cruise companies have begun charging fuel surcharges. What is shocking about these fuel surcharges is not the fact that they exist, but rather the fact that they are being applied retroactively to trips not yet taken (but already paid in full). Cruise lines are not only charging these fees for trips that are being paid for now, but they are also collecting the fees from passengers that have not yet traveled but that had booked prior to the implementation of the fee. Since some cruise lines charge the fees and other cruise lines do not, you should be aware of the existence of these fees and incorporate the cost of the fees into the total cost of a trip on that cruise line.