Fuel costs limit ports ... big surprise there ....

I saw this news story on the front of Yahoo:

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No big surprise here in my opinion ... itineraries are changing to make them shorter/more fuel efficient. This is definitely not a shocker as, on Cruise Critic, I've seen it consistently reported with every week more people logging in to complain about how their cruise itinerary for next year has changed.

What I find interesting is that, even as the fuel surcharges rise, more and more cutbacks are taking place. Looking at Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, the industry's future plans seem even more nefarious ... get the passengers aboard a floating resort and give them even more options to spend money on (or to leave the kids begging) ... and this is on top of charging high fares, especially those who want to be "the first."