The settlement included six Carnival Corp. brands, Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America, Princess Cruises and Seabourn.
Refunds for affected guests will be as such: for cruises departing on or prior to April 4, 2008, guests will receive a refund in the same form they used to purchase their cruises; for cruises departing April 5 through June 23, customers will receive their refund in the form of an onboard credit; and for cruises departing on or after June 24, guests' bookings will be altered to remove the supplement.
Still, the fuel surcharge of $5 per passenger per day, which applies to first and second guests in a stateroom and can't exceed $70 per person, remains intact for all bookings made on or after November 7. (DE)