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| + | == Add up the extra travel fees before you buy == | ||
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| + | <html>An iceberg floats in the sea near Disko Island, Greenland.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) | ||
| + | I’ve been daydreaming about going to Greenland, of seeing its other-worldly wilderness of icebergs and glaciers before they’re gone (thank you, climate change). | ||
| + | ?So I thumbed through an enticing-looking brochure from an expedition-cruise company called Adventure Canada,[http://2sencai.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=67995 Parker a future track star at Bellbrook], a family-run business that takes travelers on small-ship cruises to remote northern places such as Canada’s Arctic, Scotland, Greenland and more. | ||
| + | ??? One cruise, called Greenland Wild Labrador, looked enticing. The price for the Sept. 5-18 cruise: $3,995 per person (that’s in the cheapest stateroom which is, ahem,[http://www.jerseys-ns.net/Nike-Dolphins-17-Tannehill-White-Kids-Game-Jerseys-18306/ Nike Dolphins 17 Tannehill White Kids Game Jerseys], a quad with bunk beds; a two-berth room would be a dizzying $6,695 per person). Still, not all that bad for a 118-passenger ship that would cruise to Canada’s wild Labrador coast and to Greenland. And I wasn’t looking for a luxury cruise nor planning to spend much time in the stateroom. ? | ||
| + | ?But then I began toting up the extra charges as outlined in the 2013 brochure. And I ended up with sticker shock. The additional fees (all per person and in U.S. dollars): | ||
| + | Discovery Fee: $250. It’s described as a contribution to local projects in the areas in which Adventure Canada travels. But it’s billed to you. | ||
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| + | The Aurora Borealis glows in the sky in the Greenland town of Kangerlussuaq. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images, 2007) | ||
| + | Mandatory medical evacuation insurance: About $250 (for trip cancellation and medical/evacuation insurance, varies depending on the passenger’s age).?? OK, fair enough, to require medical insurance (which usually comes bundled with other protections). Otherwise it could cost a traveler thousands of dollars to be evacuated and stick the cruise line with the arrangements. Still, it adds up. | ||
| + | Fuel surcharges: Not specified, but they can be imposed. | ||
| + | Tips: $210. The cruise line suggests a gratuity of $15 per passenger per day. Many big cruise lines automatically add gratuities to your bill, other cruise lines “suggest” it and you feel like a heel if you don’t tip. What about paying ship staff a living wage and not sticking passengers for tips? | ||
| + | ???? So before even considering the cost of any optional shore excursions, I was looking at more than $850 in extras. Ouch. | ||
| + | ?The moral of the story: Add up the extra fees — so prevalent?in the travel business?these days — before you buy so you know the true price.</html> | ||
