robgvic Posted December 27, 2007 #1 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I received a notice from Princess about an increase of my fees and taxes for my cruise on Emerald Princess January 15. It was 0.82 USD. Anyone ever had this happen before. Seems rather cheap of Princess to assess an amount of so little but I guess it is convenient to be able to put it on my ship board account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted December 27, 2007 #2 Share Posted December 27, 2007 This is very common and happens whenever a port country increases their tax rates or fees. Amounts as little as two cents have generated lots of comments on postage and paper costs to advise passengers of the increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted December 27, 2007 #3 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I received a notice from Princess about an increase of my fees and taxes for my cruise on Emerald Princess January 15. It was 0.82 USD. Anyone ever had this happen before. Seems rather cheap of Princess to assess an amount of so little but I guess it is convenient to be able to put it on my ship board account.This happens all the time. I'm not sure why you think Princess is cheap for passing along increased port fees or taxes. Or, do you think they should eat the difference? Where would the cut-off line be if port charges and taxes were raised that Princess should pass on or pay themselves? As a passenger, it's your responsibility to pay the port charges and fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjg41 Posted December 27, 2007 #4 Share Posted December 27, 2007 You likely booked direct. Most travel agencies will eat amounts this low. Not worth the paper and postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted December 28, 2007 #5 Share Posted December 28, 2007 .82 cents the bean counters must be happy. Most cruise lines wouldn't waste the time on such an amount. Even the IRS ignores less than a dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS Posted December 28, 2007 #6 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I received a notice from Princess about an increase of my fees and taxes for my cruise on Emerald Princess January 15. It was 0.82 USD. Anyone ever had this happen before. Seems rather cheap of Princess to assess an amount of so little but I guess it is convenient to be able to put it on my ship board account. May seem cheap but mutiple that by thousands of cruisers and multiple increases each year and it does add up. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted December 28, 2007 #7 Share Posted December 28, 2007 May seem cheap but mutiple that by thousands of cruisers and multiple increases each year and it does add up. . its cheap. It cost more than .82 to collect it. You even have a problem charging it and the credit card companies normally charge an extra fee for charging something under a dollar. What most cruise lines do is they accumulate it when it passes a certain amount they send it out. Less than a dollar per person they eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser113 Posted December 28, 2007 #8 Share Posted December 28, 2007 This was sent via e-mail to us also. Yes we did book direct. We also received an early credit for overpaying something. The e-mail stated that if you already paid in full it would be added to your onboard account. We are sailing on Jan5, 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean s Posted December 28, 2007 #9 Share Posted December 28, 2007 It is cheap. How silly to send me an email for under $1.00. They should eat this charge. It is silly and poor public relations to bill us for this. We have already paid in full and most cruise lines do not do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rskater59 Posted December 28, 2007 #10 Share Posted December 28, 2007 On our recent Southern Caribbean we actually got a refund of taxes of $20.42 per person. Nice start to our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinbuddy Posted December 28, 2007 #11 Share Posted December 28, 2007 You're lucky, mine was $120.00. It had to do with the flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob123 Posted December 28, 2007 #12 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Jeez, even the taxman in Canada doesn't ask for anything less than $2. And is there anyone greedier than the taxman? Chintzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruze610 Posted December 28, 2007 #13 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If Princess choses to eat the .82, they will lose a lot of money. It really doesnt sound like a lot but add it up. if a ship carries 3000 passangers, thats almost $2500. then multiply that by the amount of voyages that a given ship will take (say 52) 1 for each week of the year. thats almost $128,000 (per ship.) do you think any cruise line would be willing to or should eat that amount? as crazy as it sounds charging another .82, its necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted December 28, 2007 #14 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If Princess choses to eat the .82, they will lose a lot of money. It really doesnt sound like a lot but add it up. if a ship carries 3000 passangers, thats almost $2500. then multiply that by the amount of voyages that a given ship will take (say 52) 1 for each week of the year. thats almost $128,000 (per ship.) do you think any cruise line would be willing to or should eat that amount? as crazy as it sounds charging another .82, its necessary. ok lets do the math. sending a letter just postage to 1500 passengers costs $600.00 in postage alone. making a phone call etc, writing an email. Posting the .82 cents accounting for it. The collection of this .82 costs more than this also. No one said you shouldn't collect it with the final payment if due, its only when the only amount billed is .82 after the person has made final payment so the numbers you use besides being all wet are out to sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruze610 Posted December 28, 2007 #15 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I guess the most cost effective way to collect this money would just be to bill it to the on board account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted December 28, 2007 #16 Share Posted December 28, 2007 We had this fee show up on our onboard account last week on the Emerald Princess. We weren't warned about it beforehand--and it wasn't enough of a concern to me to ask what it was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutak Posted December 28, 2007 #17 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If Princess choses to eat the .82, they will lose a lot of money. It really doesnt sound like a lot but add it up. if a ship carries 3000 passangers, thats almost $2500. then multiply that by the amount of voyages that a given ship will take (say 52) 1 for each week of the year. thats almost $128,000 (per ship.) do you think any cruise line would be willing to or should eat that amount? as crazy as it sounds charging another .82, its necessary. What if the price of lettuce goes up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qiangf2 Posted December 28, 2007 #18 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I am wondering how much it costs to collect that 82 cents: wages, postage, papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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