Disney Implements Fuel Supplement

The last holdout among the "major" lines in the fuel supplement debate has been Disney Cruise Lines. Unfortunately, today they announced they no longer have a choice and economies of fuel have made it necessary for them to implement fuel surcharges for bookings made on or after May 28.

The surcharge will be $8/passenger per day for the first and second passengers in a cabin, with a maximum of $112 per passenger per voyage, and $3/passenger per day for additional passengers in the same cabin, with a maximum of $42 per passenger per voyage.

I commend Disney for holding out as long as they did, and understand their need to go ahead and add the surcharge. Unfortunately, I think these surcharges are here to stay for the foreseeable future.