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**neil** · 07-23-2008, 12:38 PM

Hi

Being a one ship operation, which has lost money with the mv Discovery engine problems, it looks as if they are now trying to recover as much money as they can get away with by charging more for a fuel supplement than the other cruise ship companies.

A 20 day cruise with 700 passengers on board ( her maximum is 780 passengers ) would earn the company an extra amount of £ 269,500.00p from a £ 19.25 p per passenger, a day, supplement above what they had paid in fares !

Although oil is priced in US dollars I would not have thought the fuel costs have increased over a quarter of a million pounds Sterling for a diesel engined cruise ship on a 20 day cruise !

With this high supplement I think they could loose passengers !

Myself, I would only consider a cruise with them if it was free !

Neil

07-23-2008, 12:38 PM	#3
neil Community Advisor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Luton Bedfordshire Cruises Completed: 35+ Fav. Cruise Line: P&O Posts: 1,598 My Photos: 19 Status: Online	Voyages of Discovery Hi Being a one ship operation, which has lost money with the mv Discovery engine problems, it looks as if they are now trying to recover as much money as they can get away with by charging more for a fuel supplement than the other cruise ship companies. A 20 day cruise with 700 passengers on board ( her maximum is 780 passengers ) would earn the company an extra amount of £ 269,500.00p from a £ 19.25 p per passenger, a day, supplement above what they had paid in fares ! Although oil is priced in US dollars I would not have thought the fuel costs have increased over a quarter of a million pounds Sterling for a diesel engined cruise ship on a 20 day cruise ! With this high supplement I think they could loose passengers ! Myself, I would only consider a cruise with them if it was free ! Neil Last edited by neil : 07-23-2008 at 12:43 PM.