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| Subject: Statist idiots: 3700% OZschwitz berthing fee rise Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:29 pm | |
| PASSENGERS may vote Sydney the best cruise port in the world, but a price hike for berthing charges of up to 3700 per cent by the NSW government may mean cruise companies will avoid the city.
The price increase would mean a mid-size cruise ship, such as P&O Cruises' Pacific Jewel, which carries 1990 passengers, would pay about $35,820 to visit from July 1, compared with just $3000 now.
Cruise ships now pay a flat hourly fee of $250 (reduced from $670 an hour in 1996) to berth in Sydney Harbour, either at Barangaroo or the Overseas Passenger Terminal. Most stay for 12 hours, costing $3000.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/any-port-in-a-storm-not-sydney-after-its-3700-berthing-fee-rise-20121129-2airg.html#ixzz2DfIwoncw
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