Taxes & Port Charges

[RedOnTheFly]

When shopping around I have seen some different fees as far as port charges and taxes. Could someone break these down for me? Seems to be a $100.00 difference on some sites.

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[blyle]

Port fees and govt taxes vary by port but should be the same for the same cruise.Now shipping and doc fees are individual agency fees.

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[ralmyers]

Some of the agency fees are quite high in my opinion. Especially the internet fees where you don't get face to face service. I just booked from ***************** and saved 350.00 over booking directly through Carnival, and 250.00 over booking directly with Expedia/ Hotwire.

I have also noticed that a lot of times airfare is much cheaper directly on the airfare website.

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