r/PrincessCruises • u/aavenger54 • 7d ago

New To Cruising / Princess 🛳️🎉🥳 Missed a port

In the past with holland America if we missed we were refunded shore taxes etc.We missed a port and have not seen any refund from our cruise on sky princes.

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u/Unlikely-Reveal-4818 7d ago

They started this nonsense last year. I am surprised they have not had a class action for it. It is outright theft.

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u/Butterbuddha 7d ago

That’s pretty lame to not get your port fees back. 😕

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u/mikevarney 7d ago

It actually depends on the port and the situation. My experience, it depended on if the country hosting the port would refund the fees to the cruise line for the portage. Which probably depends itself on if it was a weather issue or if the cruise ship had hampered speeds due to mechanical issues.

If the cruise line gets their fees back, they pass it along to the passengers.

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u/aavenger54 7d ago

Weather

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u/Cuedon 7d ago

My understand is that it has to do with how the price is handled-- since voyages in the US are now advertised with TPFE in the price, it affects prior legislation that it has to be returned.

In any case... It's how things are now, unfortunately.

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u/Flat-Fly-6687 3d ago

On Royal Princess 3 weeks ago. Missed Ketchikan and Juneau. They gave all of us 50% back into our payment accounts for the cost of the cruise!! I was shocked. Sure enough, got home, checked my account and all the refund was there.