Cruise Fees Soar as Oil Prices Skyrocket

0:00Oil prices are spiking hard from the Iran conflict, and now cruises are slapping on fuel surcharges right after airlines hiked fairs. Resorts world cruises, running star cruises, and dream cruises started adding fees, March 20th for new bookings due to middle east tensions driving, up cost. They are charging $200 Hong Kong dollars per person, per night, on star cruises, about $35 and $15 Singapore dollars per. Even per day on dream cruises genting dream sailings from Malaysia and Singapore, roughly $16. River line Coise Europe jumped in two, with $5.28 per person per day through April 14th. A family of four on a five-night trip could shell out around $700 extra, hitting wallets where it hurts most. Other big players like Norwegian and Royal Caribbean can add up to $10 per person per day without warning if oil stays above $65. As a barrel, it's already top to $100.

1:01They have hedged half their 2026 fuel, but Carnival, the largest, skipped that and stays exposed. Meanwhile, Iran's straight-of-for-moo shutdown blocks one-fifth of world oil, and President Trump warned of serious consequences by APM Eastern. Tuesday, if it does not reopen, with prices this volatile, expect more cruise pain until the dust settles. From your city, powered by AI, this is Vancouver News today. I'm Corey, with the story.