Star Clippers Implements Fuel Surcharge

Star Clippers has implemented a fuel surcharge on new bookings starting December 17, 2007. The assessment is $8 per person per day to a maximum of $100 per person on any sailing for guests from the United States, Canada and Latin America.

The surcharge is being assessed on all three of the line’s tall ships on all sailings through April 2009.

“After discussing the situation of increased fuel costs with our tour operators and travel agent partners, we have concluded the fairest and least disruptive method of assessing the surcharge would be only on new reservations made on or after December 17,” said Jack Chatham, Star Clippers’ vice president of marketing and sales for North and Latin America.