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ALL CRUISE PRICES GOING UP ON JULY 1ST - CRUISE NEWS.
On July first Carnival, Norwegian, Royal caribbean, and MSC cruise lines prices will seem to go up over night. What's happening is these cruise lines will be including taxes and port fees in their advertise pricing. this is because of a new law forcing the cruise line to do this in California.
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@garysnyder2267 3 месяца назад

This is a good start, but the cruiselines should also include gratuities in their upfront price, in my opinion.

@cpl366 3 месяца назад

Gratuities, along with anything else that is commonly added to the booking price, should be included. Imagine buying a car, and after being quoted a price you find out that they add $1k for tires. The dealer could simply explain that you don't have to buy the car with tires but most people do. The other option would be to stop with the gratuities, and pay staff a reasonable salary.

@TripReviews 3 месяца назад

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@jB-wv4qj 3 месяца назад

They Do on Carnival booking page also, it shows the cost of Insurance if you choose to purchase it from them. (per person)

@SmokeEater7 3 месяца назад

Agree, cruise lines should include tips in price also.

@TripReviews 3 месяца назад

@@jB-wv4qj they don’t include it, it is an add on if you choose to have it included in the total. This could be waive to do as the tip rate might increase before your cruise happens. If you include tips at the time of booking the price stays the same. I chose to include the tips when I booked with carnival I told my agent to include them. Back in January I was on one of their ships and I did not have the tips included but when I heard that RCL was increasing the tip rate I called my travel agent and had it added right at that moment, I figured I’d rather give the increase to who I felt deserved the little but extra in cash on board.

@bethlowell7336 3 месяца назад

I’m glad they’re showing final totals up front. It’s so frustrating the way it’s done now.

@johnstoutley7421 3 месяца назад

Full disclosure of the final price for cruising is long overdue. Thanks for clarifying your opening title.

@m.m.4645 3 месяца назад

Just like it is for years already in Europe! We dont know it any other way.

@qwerty12350532 3 месяца назад

Full disclosure - what a concept!

@joannekearney5329 3 месяца назад

In the past I would price out cruises I was interested in... one trick I found was that while they might advertise 30% off... if you track all the elements of the price... I found that while they have a discount...they also raise the gross price... resulting in essentially the same price as a previous ...less discounted deal. I love the California law for increasing transparency

@noturningbackever493 3 месяца назад

You are doing so well with your RU-vid channel, Don; so happy for you! I remember when you were worried that you wouldn't have 50K subscribers maybe two years ago. Now almost TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND subscribers!! You must be doing something right! Thank you for all your informative and truthful videos. Keep up the great work!

@BrendaCarrier-es2gi 3 месяца назад

Great video Don! Thanks for giving us a lesson in searching and booking those cruise "great deals"!

@ronaliveshere7422 3 месяца назад

I like it. I just finished paying my second cruise and realized how much I didn’t know was not included. My first one was just a small trip organized through a friend. Also it’s a good idea to review things BEFORE your trip. They randomly added an almost $400 charge after my final payment. I called yesterday to question it and they had no idea what it was. I can see people thinking it’s gratuities or something and just paying.

@dawnwhite2512 3 месяца назад

Prices have gone up since Covid. I am choosing interior rooms and can only do 1 cruise per year. Since Princess and MCS has come to Orlando so I maybe able to cruise more. It definitely cost effective as there is no travel time

@judydale9661 2 месяца назад

I’m glad that they have to show the taxes and the port fees upfront. I hate it when you book a resort and then you think that’s the price and then you go down and see all the additional fees that are added, which adds another thousand dollars to your budget. Great information, Don.

@lindagraham1147 3 месяца назад

Yes this a good thing. No surprises later.

@suelelievre5513 3 месяца назад

Just like Princess BOGO on excursions. They raised the prices before the sale, and they are now more than when they first came out. Thanks for pointing this out to everyone.

@BrianAlt 3 месяца назад

"Call to action," is what the "buy now or miss it" is called.

@darryld_009 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the update

@MidgeBorsilli 3 месяца назад

I am glad they are showing the prices up front because I hate the sticker shock when I go to book my cruise!

@Jammeraz1955 3 месяца назад

They should do this nation wide or even world wide to make it easier to understand and it can be better to plan our trips.

@jrsaez7903 3 месяца назад

Thank You Don! This was perfect timing for this advice!!!

@williamwatson689 3 месяца назад

So happy the change is finally arriving. I believe the gratuties fee should also be included in the price even if in the rare instance where, once aboard, you might have the option to reverse all or part.

@lindabaca9057 3 месяца назад

I have noticed that balcony sometimes is less than inside or ocean view.

@tucky12300 3 месяца назад

Thank you for everything you do to always keep us in the know

@sfh14ers 3 месяца назад

Hotel web sites do the same thing especially places like Vegas where they don't disclose the "Resort Fee" which often is more than the nightly price of the hotel. I'm all for full disclosure when it comes to cruise fares. But every cruise line has to do the same thing

@ering1922 3 месяца назад

I think that’s great I hate hidden fees this is just more up front

@Girasole5849 3 месяца назад

It will be nice to see the total cost when looking at the advertised price.

@fredwalsh4108 3 месяца назад

In Australia this already happens all up price includes gratuities

@CarlosCruz-ll5ez 3 месяца назад

With those crazy prices I think I will be skipping cruising vacations for now!

@janedelijn5413 3 месяца назад

Don, that's how it should be because that's always done in Europe

@albertoarce4047 3 месяца назад

Good, taxes and fees should be there at the beginning price. And another thing is when they say kids free... But they charge the first a second passenger extra to cover kids price.

@motel1029 3 месяца назад

No matter how they're calculated, they are too high!!!

@lindahuggins4518 2 месяца назад

They should start including the all the restaurants instead of having to pay for some of them.

@lindastradley9788 3 месяца назад

This reminds me of when Ottawa imposed the GST on January 1st, 1991. I was working in a pet store in Midland, Ontario at the time and the customers that came in a week before to buy, for example, feeder fish (goldfish), were INCENSED when their totals came up FIFTEEN PERCENT MORE after the GST kicked in! We had to remind them to blame the Federal Government, not the businesses!!!

@lindastradley9788 3 месяца назад

Oops, I should have said 7% more. But combined with the Ontario Provincial tax of 8%, the total was 15%.

@imfaerae 3 месяца назад

I actually love this new law. Total price stated upfront. I hope the US federal hotel pricing law goes through too. It is crazy to start booking a hotel and having resort fees added at the end. Makes comparing hotels practically impossible. Ugh, federal government though, they're a joke.🙄

@pamelapope859 3 месяца назад

They should put up the full cost of the cruises. Love the new laws

@douglasbray3563 3 месяца назад

Unfortunately the gratuities are still going to be an additional cost.

@jameswade7550 3 месяца назад

I Totally agree its about time they show full price of the cruise full discloser is a good thing.

@karenross4706 3 месяца назад

Hi 👋 Don. This is a good thing…everything is going up so why should cruising be any different. I just heard stamps are going up…AGAIN! Why don’t they just raise them to $1 and leave it alone for a few years. All this nickel and diming is irritating!!! Have a blessed day Don.

@ruthkringle1353 3 месяца назад

First time cruisers especially don’t know about fees and taxes.

@sandrablade 3 месяца назад

don in uk we get all taxes are shown as final price

@craigbuehler8573 3 месяца назад

I actually like this - probably only good law passed in California in last 50 years ;-)

@brianv4100 3 месяца назад

The same should apply to hotels - anything that is not optional (city / state taxes, resort fees, etc) should be included in the advertised price IMHO with. The never ending sales that are "Ending Soon!" to be replaced with the same deal in a different suit - if that is the best your marketing people can come up with then you need new marketing people.

@bobschmer5860 3 месяца назад

Prices have went up already. 😢

@scootypooper 3 месяца назад

total waste of thousands of dollars to be told you can't do this, that, have this, go there, NO PRIVACEY. they are experts at sucking every dime you have out of your pocket! they suggest you NOT drink tap water onboard and turn around and charge you for over priced bottled water. they will tell you, the water is free! the cost is just a delivery fee! you MUST have water to live. it is a necessity to stay alive, as is air. surprised to hear they haven't figured out how to charge for the air too!

@Crusingchicka 3 месяца назад

Appreciate the information!!❤

@davehansen7719 3 месяца назад

Wish they would add gratuities as well...

@GrantMcLeod-u2r 3 месяца назад

If the customer sees the "total cruise price" including everything, many will think right off: I can't afford that when added to flights to the cruise port and high hotel rates too. I have been priced out of cruising as a single with all of travel being so costly. BUT, I do realize there are thousands of millionaires now ~ and they WILL PAY THE PRICE. Maybe, like a recent video of yours stated, these prices are so high, people won't cruise anymore. Perhaps if we go into a deep, deep RECESSION, prices may come down and the customer just might be valued.

@candiseaddy8942 3 месяца назад

I'm glad they will be adding them in the price

@jacquelinestewart5550 2 месяца назад

Great idea

@sharonmcmickens9853 3 месяца назад

Hi Don it seems to me everything is going up.

@svetlanakozic5740 3 месяца назад

And I wish they do for 2 people bc it is always double.!!!

@roarbl 3 месяца назад

ya they keep going up and up and up , thats why I don't cruise anymroe

@shirleypatrick100 3 месяца назад

I was so disheartened when I asked my servers if they got the gratuity that has been built into my cruise, they said “NO” This is criminal to me😮 where else is this allowed to happen. Tisk, tisk cruise lines.

@aprilbergstrasser443 3 месяца назад

Yes I love the new way. Alot easier to budget for sure.

@nena4354 3 месяца назад

Watching the replay

@tpcast 3 месяца назад

Hawaii has excessive resort fees.

@mrgoomba11 3 месяца назад

When the taxes and fees are included in the base fare, does that mean that a solo cruiser who pays a 100% supplement will then pay port fees and taxes twice?

@belxsar1504 2 месяца назад

Hard to say that full(er) transparency is not a good thing...

@nigelcartwright5986 3 месяца назад

Long overdue.

@susanjoy3513 3 месяца назад

That didn't surprise me at all

@outandabout9794 3 месяца назад

Disneyland is not a fair comparison. Way more fun than a cruise to most ports of call. Cruising used to be special, but not anymore with all the cuts. It's not even all inclusive like it used to be.

@12044m 3 месяца назад

So they are not really raising prices just telling you up front the cost of the cruise with taxes and port fees.

@bmills9821 3 месяца назад

I wish the cruise lines would have handicap cabins in the cheapest category of each type of cabins but no Princess doesn’t offer this there lowest handicap cabin is always at least 25.00 or more never the lowest price.

@sHillChannel 3 месяца назад

Prices are going up click bait, only its not going up. Why not be honest?

@loriminard6460 3 месяца назад

Don always great entertaining shows🎉

@davidhudson5452 3 месяца назад

In sticker shock need free one to fix me

@joannke7727 3 месяца назад

Great information

@RickRICKOMadill 3 месяца назад

glad their all doing it!!

@silviaeastonborges5204 3 месяца назад

NO ONE has addressed the “issue” with solo pricing. It has been the general practice to charge solos double the single rate BUT only once of taxes etc. with this July law, will it mean that solos will have to pay double the taxes as well?

@johnoikle5794 3 месяца назад

Yes the new pricing is good.

@richardracette-w6w 3 месяца назад

I think so. What about canada? Thanks

@angelathomas6770 3 месяца назад

Agree

@lindastover9541 3 месяца назад

Great video ❤❤❤❤

@vincentclausen2250 3 месяца назад

So how are the prices going up?

@Flormansgal3 3 месяца назад

What is the name of the vpn that you have?

@johnblahnik8012 3 месяца назад

I was hoping you weren’t going to go there because you’re better than that title. I at least gave you a 10 second view.

@icedteamama176 3 месяца назад

The title should state “Advertised Prices”…

@susanburkettrn2042 3 месяца назад

Sounds like the cruise lines are becoming like a used car salesman

@jugernaunt216 3 месяца назад

I hope the cash giveaway is still going on!

@joethecomputerguy1 3 месяца назад

LOL, finally. It's all good with the "price increase".

@maryyee7117 3 месяца назад

About time!!!

@whopaul 3 месяца назад

The old discount scam lol

@alpomey225 3 месяца назад

To my knowledge, you never have to pay for a cruise until you know the price for the cabin, the port fees and the taxes. If you don't like they way the cruise lines show you the prices, then don't cruise. To me, this is just another opportunity for the governments to continuously try to protect people who won't expend much effort to protect themselves. And it's certainly an infinite effort for the governments since they will never, ever be able to completely protect stupid people from themselves. But if you keep electing them, they will continue to try and continue to grow.

@lisat6872 3 месяца назад

😮

@kylady1959 3 месяца назад

Don, I got a email from you, did you send it? It was about your giveaway and said to contact you on telegram.

@monikaliebold4225 3 месяца назад

Don't contact. It's NOT Don - it's a scam. Watch Don's video about scams (two days ago).

@marielco 3 месяца назад

It’s been like this in Europe for years. The price you see is the price you pay no hidden extras.

@robertowen6499 3 месяца назад

Yes, I agree. I am sure that our American Cousins would like to see this policy transfer to other aspects of everyday life over there such as shopping . We are fortunate in Europe to have the clarity of pricing including taxes.

@Justjakelive 3 месяца назад

Finally, something that everyone can on board with is to disclose what the price will ACTUALLY be for a cruise instead of the “advertised price”.

@nicolemiller4688 3 месяца назад

The marketing teams have been very creative. Full disclosure is the best policy.

@pileofstuff 2 месяца назад

"creative marketing" is just a polite way of saying "intentionally misleading"

@jerryholder2601 3 месяца назад

Is anyone else tired of the sensational clickbaitish titles I'm seeing more and more of on here? Prices aren't going up just because they disclose t he actual price as of July 1st. I hardly watch any of these videos anymore because of the clickbait titles.

@raybrown6165 3 месяца назад

As a cruiser for over 20 years, this should have been in place from the beginning. It is like the truth in lending where all costs should be rolled into the total bill. As far as sales, I agree with you that the cruise lines are being quite deceptive in their advertising. Thanks Don for showing the errors in their ways of Cruise Lines.

@nolaparr5124 3 месяца назад

I’m glad they are putting everything on there. I’m always surprised with all that gets added on with the final bill. Thank you Don 😮

@patriciazag9443 3 месяца назад

I think the cruise lines having to advertise the total fair is a good thing. If they had to include the gratuities too, that would be even better!

@harvesttable77 3 месяца назад

More beneficial for the consumer to know all costs upfront.

@kristenkroes9649 3 месяца назад

As a Californian I’m glad to finally see a helpful law.

@destinyreturns4885 3 месяца назад

I know, first helpful law I can recall in many years.

@Sean-C 3 месяца назад

thanks to the Democrats and Newsom...next president of the United States in 2028

@TerryKeever 3 месяца назад

First time for everything they say. May not be the first in CA, but it's rare.

@adamsaldana5462 3 месяца назад

This is a great thing. An actual good law coming from California is always a welcomed surprise

@tuliomeza1 3 месяца назад

You’d be surprised what good laws you take for granted in your state originated in California and were copied by other states. Or, as in this cruise price transparency law, were applied nationally because of California law.

@johnhunady3526 3 месяца назад

Agree on checking out the prices across all cabin categories, we once got a nini suite for less than a regular balcony. It was on the Royal Princess and the mini suite was located mid ship. That was a no brainer to immediately book it. Thank you Don.

@TonyHiggins 3 месяца назад

Cruise lines have been skating on this issue for decades, where airlines and other providers have had to disclose pricing, It's about time...

@marianneward8980 3 месяца назад

Now for the hotels to follow suit.

@charlesturner1377 3 месяца назад

The sale that isn’t a sale just give me the bottom line.

@brendank66 3 месяца назад

Those cruise sales are like furniture sales; always on

@zariaboy 3 месяца назад

...always going out of business.

@pileofstuff 2 месяца назад

@@zariaboy Come in for our 10th annual "going out of business sale" 🙄

@tduck828 3 месяца назад

This was a good change. They need to be upfront and transparent with pricing!!

@chictown 3 месяца назад

Something that makes sense from the government of California? Finally!

@tuliomeza1 3 месяца назад

@mariarolph219 3 месяца назад

That’s great! I have always found that Norwegian Cruise Line port fee are approximately double than other cruise lines for similar cruises. They won’t be able to hide behind the base price anymore.

@norberteng9496 3 месяца назад

And they don’t even have that in the fine prints like in Royal. You find out the high taxes and port fees at the final step of booking paying the deposit!!

@balconiesandbellinistravel4034 3 месяца назад

NCL was terrible with this issue. You would pick the room and then the price would literally add $1000 to the final total only AFTER putting everyone's name in it.