Carnival Corporation has dropped the fuel surcharge for all cruise brands beginning in November 2008.  These brands include:

• Carnival
• Princess
• Cunard
• Holland America
• Seabourne
• Costa

Oceania has eliminated the fuel surcharges for 2009.

Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line announced that they are removing  all remaining fuel surcharges.  Both cruise lines will no longer be collecting fuel surcharges on any 2009 bookings, and anyone who already has paid a surcharge for 2009 will get a refund in the form of an onboard credit.