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From: Tom K on 8 Jun 2010 07:20 On 6/7/10 11:43 PM, Ohioguy wrote: > Another example, from "cruisehotsheet.com" > > Sept. 19 Carnival Legend from Tampa shows > $539 for 7 day balcony, per person > - but when you click in it, I get $649 > > > What gives? Obviously, I don't want to pay an > extra $220 for our trip. > Now you're seeing some of the problem with booking using the internet. Much better to have a real person you can talk to or e-mail. Call either Susette or George from our newsgroup and talk to a real person. They can explain everything. Both have been in business for over a decade, and both are here EVERY day, posting or reading. We met them here initially. Many of us have booked dozens of cruise with one or the other (or both). Plus, since they're here every day, they kind of have to take care of you, since their reputations are on the line (not that they wouldn't anyway). Both of them run group cruises every year, some times multiple group cruises. So having sailed with them, they aren't just TA's for most of us, they're friends. You can look up the telephone numbers for both of them in the bottom of their posts. --Tom
From: Ohioguy on 8 Jun 2010 09:45 > I don't think you're seeing price jumps but simply the addition of > taxes and fees. Ah, ok. Maybe due to the differences in the way the various websites were set up, I didn't understand the jump in prices. Some websites made it clear that the increase per person was taxes, and other websites simply came up with a new number, and didn't say anything at all about taxes and fees. Another website I checked out had the alarming statement "additional taxes and fees may come to $400 or more per person", which was sort of scary for me. > CRUISE RATE $1,138.00 > Gov't Fees & Taxes $141.44 > Total Amount $1,279.44 Is a 13% tax about what I should expect to be added on? Thanks!
From: Sue Mullen on 8 Jun 2010 10:05 Ohioguy wrote: >> I don't think you're seeing price jumps but simply the addition of >> taxes and fees. > > Ah, ok. Maybe due to the differences in the way the various websites > were set up, I didn't understand the jump in prices. Some websites made > it clear that the increase per person was taxes, and other websites > simply came up with a new number, and didn't say anything at all about > taxes and fees. Another website I checked out had the alarming > statement "additional taxes and fees may come to $400 or more per > person", which was sort of scary for me. This is why you are better off using a travel agent who will tell you the total cost, not give you a low ball price and then, oops add the taxes and fees. If you can't find a good travel agent near you, there are many good and trusted TAs that post here. As has been said before, the only TA that posts here that I would not use is John S. sue
From: peter on 8 Jun 2010 10:28 X-no-archive: yes On 6/8/10 3:45 PM, in article pQrPn.124272$gv4.15087(a)newsfe09.iad, "Ohioguy" <none(a)none.net> wrote: >> I don't think you're seeing price jumps but simply the addition of >> taxes and fees. > > Ah, ok. Maybe due to the differences in the way the various websites > were set up, I didn't understand the jump in prices. Some websites made > it clear that the increase per person was taxes, and other websites > simply came up with a new number, and didn't say anything at all about > taxes and fees. Another website I checked out had the alarming > statement "additional taxes and fees may come to $400 or more per > person", which was sort of scary for me. > > >> CRUISE RATE $1,138.00 >> Gov't Fees & Taxes $141.44 >> Total Amount $1,279.44 > > Is a 13% tax about what I should expect to be added on? No. Taxes include (semi-)governmental port charges and (undefined) other fees and depend on individual ports visited, time spent there and other things that none of the travel agents posting here could explain to you (except that they know they're not commissionable). If you really want to know the exact amount: call the cruise line. BTW: the cruise contract will tell you the amounts may be adjusted later on. I've had adjustments both ways. > > Thanks!
From: Rosalie B. on 8 Jun 2010 10:58
peter <peters25(a)stockton.com> wrote: >X-no-archive: yes On 6/8/10 3:45 PM, in article >pQrPn.124272$gv4.15087(a)newsfe09.iad, "Ohioguy" <none(a)none.net> wrote: > >>> I don't think you're seeing price jumps but simply the addition of >>> taxes and fees. >> >> Ah, ok. Maybe due to the differences in the way the various websites >> were set up, I didn't understand the jump in prices. Some websites made >> it clear that the increase per person was taxes, and other websites >> simply came up with a new number, and didn't say anything at all about >> taxes and fees. Another website I checked out had the alarming >> statement "additional taxes and fees may come to $400 or more per >> person", which was sort of scary for me. >> >> >>> CRUISE RATE $1,138.00 >>> Gov't Fees & Taxes $141.44 >>> Total Amount $1,279.44 >> >> Is a 13% tax about what I should expect to be added on? > >No. Taxes include (semi-)governmental port charges and (undefined) other >fees and depend on individual ports visited, time spent there and other >things that none of the travel agents posting here could explain to you >(except that they know they're not commissionable). If you really want to >know the exact amount: call the cruise line. BTW: the cruise contract will >tell you the amounts may be adjusted later on. I've had adjustments both >ways. > Any travel agent can explain the fees - talk to one of them on the phone. They have 800 numbers for these kinds of questions. Just pay attention to where they are in relation to what time zone you are in. Please call a cruise travel agent. |