I went to fill my car up this morning and was horrified to see that unleaded is £1.26 a litre! I remember a few years ago when petrol was going up and the whole country went into uproar that fuel was going to cost £1 a litre...
there were huge strikes by haulage companies that meant fuel shortages and long ques at the pumps as everybody panic bought all over the country! So I am amazed that nothing is being done now when the petrol and fuel prices are at a record high, where are the strikes? where are the British people saying this is not on?
It is affecting us all but especially those looking to book their cruise or flights, the fuel supplements are already high and with people looking for the lowest prices the average cruise price will now increase.
I have just spoken to a lady with regards to a possible Fred Olsen cruise and had to advise her that if she books tomorrow the same cruise will cost her another £330! This is because of their increase on all new bookings from tomorrow where the fuel charge will now be calculated as 5.5% of the cruise fare, this is a huge increase and I think it will discourage many people from booking now and instead risking a late getaway to try and get a lower price!
But how high will they go! Surely soon somebody will have to step in and do something about it, people are already struggling with the rise in VAT, the high fuel prices will limit peoples spending even further!
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we did only our 2nd cruise last year, our 1st with fred olsen, which was great but with this surcharge, we will look else where 1st or maybe not bother with anymore cruises after this year, and just stick to the uk for our holidays.
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