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Article: CARNIVAL, SUBSIDIARY CRUISE LINES REACH SETTLEMENT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER FUEL SURCHARGES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 31, 2008
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The office of the Florida Attorney General issued the following news release:
Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has reached a resolution with six cruise lines over the imposition of a retroactively-imposed fuel surcharge on cruise passengers. Carnival and its five subsidiary cruise lines have agreed to refund approximately $40 million to consumers nationwide who were charged the fuel surcharge after they had booked their cruises. Other affected cruise lines are Holland America, Princess, Costa, Cunard and Seabourne.
"I commend Carnival and its cruise lines for taking the necessary steps to ensure that this matter is resolved in their passengers' best interest," ...