{"id":7880,"date":"2021-10-28T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T12:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipowners.fi\/?p=7880"},"modified":"2023-05-02T08:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T05:46:10","slug":"fuel-surcharge-to-be-introduced-due-to-rising-fuel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shipowners.fi\/en\/fuel-surcharge-to-be-introduced-due-to-rising-fuel-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel surcharge to be introduced due to rising fuel costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As of November 1. 2021, Viking Line will introduce a fuel surcharge on all scheduled sailings and cruises. The fuel surcharge will apply to all bookings made as of November 1. Tickets purchased without the fuel surcharge are valid at the old price. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to rising fuel costs, Viking Line will start to charge passengers a fuel surcharge. The surcharge will apply to bookings made as of November 1. The price of trips booked and paid for without a fuel surcharge will not change provided that no change is made in the booking. If a booked trip is not paid for until check-in at the port, the fuel surcharge will be added to the price.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are forced to take this exceptional measure since fuel prices have risen in a short time much more sharply than expected. There is no relief in sight, and since the company\u2019s finances are extremely stretched due to the lengthy pandemic, we can no longer handle extra costs alongside all the other additional costs,\u201d says Viking Line\u2019s Sales Director <strong>Kaj Takolander<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fuel surcharge:<\/strong><br \/>\nEUR\/passenger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 one-way\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 round trip, cruise<\/p>\n<p>Helsinki-Stockholm or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3,80<\/p>\n<p>Turku-Stockholm or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 3,80<\/p>\n<p>Helsinki-Tallinn or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 1,80<\/p>\n<p>Turku-Mariehamn or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1,80<\/p>\n<p>Helsinki-Mariehamn or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 1,80<\/p>\n<p>Mariehamn-Stockholm or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 1,80<\/p>\n<p>Mariehamn-Kapellsk\u00e4r or the reverse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0,90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 1,80<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fuel surcharge applies for trips up to 31.01.2022.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information, please contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaj Takolander, Sales Director,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kaj.takolander@vikingline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">kaj.takolander@vikingline.com<\/a>, tel. +358 9\u00a0123 51<\/p>\n<p>Christa Gr\u00f6nlund, Communications Manager<\/p>\n<p>christa.gronlund@vikingline.com, tel. +358 18 277 48<\/p>\n<p>Johanna Boijer-Svahnstr\u00f6m, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communication<\/p>\n<p>johanna.boijer@vikingline.com, tel. +358 18 270 00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of November 1. 2021, Viking Line will introduce a fuel surcharge on all scheduled sailings and cruises. The fuel surcharge will apply to all bookings made as of November 1. Tickets purchased without the fuel surcharge are valid at the old price. 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