CRUISE LINES TO INCLUDE PORT FEES IN FARES.Byline: The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times After an 18-month investigation by the Florida attorney general The Florida Attorney General is an elected official in the U.S. state of Florida. The position has a four year term of office with a two term limit. Attorney General Term of Service Joseph Branch 1845 - 1846 Augustus E. Maxwell 1846 - 1848 James T. , six major cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America have agreed to advertise their prices to reflect the total cost of a cruise, including port charges. Negotiations are continuing with six other lines, two of them major: Holland America, based in Seattle, and Princess, based in Los Angeles. Until now, port charges, which can represent an added cost of as much as 30 percent, have usually been indicated in ads and brochures only by a notation like ``port charges and gratuities not included.'' The six lines - Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Dolphin, Majesty and Norwegian - settled out of court without acknowledging Attorney General Bob Butterworth's charges of price misrepresentation misrepresentation In law, any false or misleading expression of fact, usually with the intent to deceive or defraud. It most commonly occurs in insurance and real-estate contracts. False advertising may also constitute misrepresentation. . Port charges, fees levied by governments or port authorities for the use of facilities, have risen rapidly. Five years ago, a seven-day cruise might involve $35 in port charges, said Larry Fishkin, senior partner of the Cruise Line, an agency in North Miami Beach North Miami Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 35,359), Dade co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1931. It is a major office and retail area. ; today it would be $120. Moreover, a line's port charges may now include fees for tug service, security personnel for a gangway, and loading or unloading of baggage, according to Neil N. Gorfain, spokesman for the National Association of Cruise Only Agencies. |
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