Princess will include taxes, fees and port "expenses" in advertised price

[Host Mike]

A new California consumer protection law that go into effect on July 1, 2024 will require an advertised price to include port taxes, fees, and taxes.

Because of this, five of Carnival’s cruise lines have elected to include ALL the current taxes, fees and port expenses into the advertised price of a cruise.  They are:

    Princess Cruises
    Carnival Cruise Line
    Holland America Line
    Costa Cruises
    Cunard North America

https://cruisefever.net/5-of-carnivals-cruise-lines-changing-how-prices-are-advertised/

[RichC]

Why only California? It should be for anywhere in the US, eliminating confusion an advertising.

[Host Mike]

Advertised prices on the top hierarchy Princess.com web pages here in my state do not show inclusive prices as of this afternoon.

[Host Mike]

"Cancellation fees
As part of the change, cancellation fees – for all bookings for sailings starting July 1, 2024 – will be assessed on the amount of the adverted price, excluding the government taxes and fees.

As an example, if the advertised price is $849 and that includes government taxes and fees of $50, the cancellation fee will be assessed on the amount of $799."

"Travel advisor commission breakdown
In all travel advisor disclosures, the Carnival Corp. brands will provide a full breakout of the pricing to document the portion that is commissionable.

The company provided an example of the new travel advisor disclosure.

Advertised Price:                                      $849
Non-Commission Fare (NCF):                    $119
Government Taxes & Fees:                         $50
Required Cruise Fees & Expenses:           $100
Commissionable Cruise Fare:                 $580"

https://www.travelmarketreport.com/Cruise/articles/Carnival-Corp-Changes-Advertised-Pricing-Policy-Cancellation-Fee-Structure-to-Comply-with-Calif-Law