With oil prices reaching $98/barrel, cruise lines are tacking on fuel surcharges for 2008 sailings.
 
Carnival Corp. announced Wednesday morning that they will implement a $5 per
person per day fuel supplement on all bookings for voyages departing on or after
Feb. 1, 2008. The surcharge applies for all of Carnival Corp.'s North American
brands.
 

The Carnival Corp. supplement applies only to the first and second guest in a
stateroom and will not exceed $70 per person per voyage. "Earlier this year, we
implemented a supplement for our European brands, " said Carnival Corp.
Chairman/CEO Micky Arison. "We had hoped to avoid a similar supplement for
our North American brands, but with the price of oil approaching $100 a barrel, it is no longer possible."

Earlier this week, Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced a $7.50 per person
per day fuel surcharge for its 2008 sailings.