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Amy Bradley cruise ship mystery reignited by ‘big’ revelations in disappearance: report
Authorities have reportedly uncovered a series of new leads stemming from the disappearance of an American college graduate who vanished while on a tropical vacation with her family 28 years ago.
The circumstances surrounding Amy Bradley’s 1998 disappearance – and the subsequent investigation – have since been revisited in a three-part Netflix documentary series, titled "Amy Bradley is Missing."
Nearly one year after the documentary’s release, director Ari Mark has reportedly revealed a few new breaks in the investigation into Bradley’s whereabouts.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Mark revealed "two people of interest who have trafficking ties" have been questioned by the FBI relating to Bradley’s disappearance.
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While Mark did not say when the interviews took place, he added that it is a "pretty new" development and he believes it is "a big deal" in the case.
While working alongside the FBI and the Bradley family’s private investigator, Mark said they "may have identified that the trafficking ring… exists, and who potentially would be responsible," and that the ring is a "dominant" group in the Caribbean, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Bradley was just 23 years old when her family embarked on a seven-day Royal Caribbean international cruise in 1998.
The trip was meant to be a celebration of Bradley’s graduation from college and her upcoming pursuit of a master’s degree in sports psychology.
However, as the ship was heading to Curaçao on March 24, 1998, Bradley’s family realized she had vanished from their cabin – ultimately launching a years-long search that has yet to come to a conclusion.
"The trafficking scenario here has been a persistent one," Peter Valentin, chair of the Forensic Science Department at the University of New Haven and a former Connecticut State Police detective, told Fox News Digital.
"And that can be valuable investigatively. So that might give you some indication of if Bradley left the cruise ship, where did she go after she left? And where could she be geographically? If you have limited investigative resources, where should they be deployed?"
Additionally, Mark told the Hollywood Reporter the investigation has led them to another source claiming Bradley gave birth to a child after her disappearance.
The possible revelation comes after a single source floated the lead to Mark in October 2025, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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If the sources are correct, it could mark a pivotal breakthrough in the race to locate Bradley, according to Valentin.
"It shifts the case," Valentin said. "First of all, it tells you – depending on where the DNA is recovered – that a reasonable assumption is that she’s alive. Secondly, where the DNA is recovered gives you a lot of investigative information for you to then follow up on."
"Once you get that connection, now you have a whole new vantage point on what the rest of the case is about," Valentin added.
Mark also pointed to yet another potential new break in the case, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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A 2023 IP hit to the "Amy Bradley is Missing" website was reportedly recorded from a public computer inside a casino in the Caribbean, leading the Bradley family’s private investigator to have a "follow-up conversation" with the business’ general manager.
The manager reportedly "was able to confirm that he recognized Amy," and told the investigator "that she had been in that casino, and potentially using that public computer," Mark told the Hollywood Reporter.
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However, upon reaching out to the manager to record a follow-up conversation, "he completely clammed up," Mark added.
The flag is notable to Valentin, who pointed to several unanswered questions that stem from the development.
"It could have actually been a viable lead, and that's why the casino owner or operator decided to stop cooperating," Valentin said.
"What I’d be more interested in knowing is how many times was the website accessed from that IP address at the casino? Because certainly there must have been more IP addresses from that vicinity accessing the website," Valentin continued. "There must’ve been a bit more to this that made it stick out, that made it significant enough."
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On the night before she vanished, Bradley went with her brother, Brad Bradley, to the Rhapsody of the Seas nightclub, where they stayed into the early hours of March 24. Her father, Ron, later said the last time he saw her, she was asleep on the cabin balcony.
In a text message conversation to the Hollywood Reporter, Brad Bradley said the family knows "of no evidence that has been presented that Amy has or had a child," adding, "although, of course it is possible."
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"There are things and people we are working with that we can’t disclose publicly," Brad Bradley said in a text message, according to the outlet. "The entire case comes down to someone coming forward and telling us what they know. Somebody knows something!"
Fox News Digital reached out to Brad Bradley.
The FBI recently released an updated missing persons flyer featuring images of what Bradley may look like at her current age, along with announcing a $25,000 reward for "information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for her death."
"The FBI continues to investigate Amy's disappearance; we have recently raised the reward from $25,000 to $100,000 for information leading to the recovery of Amy Lynn Bradley and information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for her disappearance," the bureau said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Although countless theories surrounding what truly happened to Bradley have continued to swirl for decades after her disappearance, Valentin emphasized the importance of investigators looking at each potential lead with a set of fresh eyes.
"When you're looking at a cold case like this, you can't look at it by just reading the investigative reports," Valentin told Fox News Digital. "Because if you do, you'll wind up exactly where everybody else did. So you actually have to question the outcomes."
Charlize Theron stuns in yellow bikini during Hawaiian beach vacation with her two daughters
Charlize Theron is enjoying a tropical Hawaiian vacation with her daughters.
The 50-year-old, Academy Award-winning actress was photographed walking along the shore while on spring break with her daughters, Jackson and August, on Saturday, March 28.
In the photos, Theron could be seen walking on the white sand beach in a strapless yellow bikini, which she paired with black sunglasses.
During an interview with AnOther in February, Theron spoke about aging, acknowledging that "I’m not going to be able to stop this process."
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"I’m not scared of aging," she added. "I just want mobility for as long as I can possibly have it. I want to be able to feel strong for as long as I possibly can. My mom is 74 and she hikes every morning. The other day she lifted a 78-pound dog into the back of her car like it was nothing. I’m like, OK, I really lucked out with genetics."
She then joked that knowing that her mom has had two knee replacements makes her feel better, saying, "I have a surgery after every movie but that’s just making me stronger. I’m going to be bionic by the end of it."
Theron adopted her older daughter, Jackson, 12, in 2012 and later adopted August, 9, in 2015, as a single mother. During an interview with Alex Cooper on "Call Her Daddy" in July 2025, the actress opened up about her choice to become a single mother, calling it "one of the healthiest decisions I ever made."
"With women, it's always like, something must be wrong with her. She can't keep a man, and it's never part of the discussion of like, 'Wow. She's really living her truth,' " she said. "I look at them and just be like, 'Do you know how f---ing great it is to live exactly how I want to live, to experience motherhood exactly how I wanted to experience it?'"
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She went on to say that she "love[s] that I don't have to run every f------ thing by a guy" or deal with a co-parent, adding that she "broke the cycle."
Theron has spoken in the past about the dynamic between her mother and father. When speaking with NPR in December 2019, she detailed the day her mother shot and killed her father when she was 15 years old, after he came home drunk and shot three bullets through the door she and her mom were hiding behind, saying, in self-defense, "she ended the threat."
Earlier this year, Theron spoke about the relationship between her mom and dad when speaking with AnOther, and explained how seeing her mother navigate that influenced her acting style.
"My mom had a complex relationship with my father, and I think it really informed me," she said. "Obviously, when I was younger, I had no concept of how complicated people and relationships are. And of course I wish that she had a wonderful marriage and didn’t have to experience all of that. But I do think that in many ways it made me as an actor be more honest in portraying women."
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The "Monster" star grew up in South Africa, reportedly leaving in the early 1990s when she was 16 years old, after winning a modeling contest.
When speaking to the outlet, she credited her mom for exposing her to "the concept of art," detailing how she would take her to the drive-in, the ballet and the opera, as well as the video store, adding, "Her exposing me to storytelling at a very young age ignited this love for it."
At the time she didn't know that a career in the arts was possible, but found success in the industry after moving to Los Angeles in the early '90s, following a brief modeling career. After years in the industry, Theron says things have changed saying "you just would never get away with" experiences she had with directors or during auditions.
"I think that’s the most frustrating thing about it for women," she said. "It’s four steps forward and 20 steps back, but we’ve come a long way since I started, for sure. You had to squeeze your way in. And really the only way to get in there was to be the trophy, sexy person. The alternative for me was to go back to South Africa and I didn’t know what I was going to do."
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She continued: "My parents had a road-construction company. Was I really going to do that? I was so driven by wanting to do something in the arts. For me, there was a real focus on how can I go about this so I have longevity?"
John Lithgow says much of JK Rowling’s trans remarks have been ‘twisted and misrepresented’
Actor John Lithgow said much of J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender issues have been "twisted and misrepresented," despite his own disagreements with "much" of what the author has said.
"I do disagree with much of [what she has said]," Lithgow told journalist David Remnick late last month.
"Much of it, I think, has been twisted and misrepresented, and she has sort of doubled down on it at her own cause."
Lithgow, 80, who is set to portray Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming "Harry Potter" HBO television series, said he was aware of the controversy surrounding Rowling before signing on, and even faced pressure to walk away from the project.
"I was urged to walk away, and I was not about to do that," he said, explaining that he felt "the reasons to do it were much, much stronger" than objections to Rowling’s comments.
After Lithgow explained his decision, Remnick pressed further on Rowling’s rhetoric, noting how "surprised" he has been by the "ferocity" and, at times, "cruelty" in the tone of her public comments.
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Lithgow responded, "Yes, I'm surprised by it, too, and disappointed by it."
Rowling, who authored all seven books in the "Harry Potter" series, has angered transgender activists for years with her outspoken opposition to transgender ideology and her defense of women-only spaces.
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She has taken to social media multiple times to weigh in on issues relevant to the subject, including transgender athletes in women's sport, biological men entering female-only spaces and the legal definition of a woman while providing support for other women who have opposed transgender ideology.
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Lithgow previously said he had considered walking away from his role due to Rowling's views, according to The New York Times, which cited his "interest in queer culture" while delving into the topic.
Lithgow noted that non-binary actor Aud Mason-Hyde, his co-star in a separate project, called his decision to join the Potter show "disconcerting" and "vaguely hurtful" and, because of the pushback, he "considered quitting the series but decided not to" and pushed forward, well aware of possible ramifications.
"Every interview I will ever do for the rest of my life this will come up," he told the outlet.
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
ICE arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani living in US after Rubio revokes their green cards
Two relatives of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani living in Los Angeles were taken into custody by federal agents after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their green cards, officials said.
Hamideh Soleimani Afshar — identified as Soleimani’s niece — and her daughter were arrested and are now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a Saturday announcement from the State Department.
The Trump administration says Afshar has been a supporter of Iran’s "totalitarian, terrorist" regime.
"Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani," Rubio wrote on X. "She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on Americans and referred to our country as the 'Great Satan.'"
"This week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter's legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States," Rubio wrote Saturday.
In January 2020, a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad killed Soleimani during President Donald Trump’s first term in office.
While living in the U.S., Afshar "promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the 'Great Satan,' and voiced her unflinching support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terrorist organization," the State Department said.
"[Afshar] pushed this propaganda for Iran’s terrorist regime while enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, as attested to by her frequent posting on her recently deleted Instagram account," the department said.
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According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers arrested Afshar and her daughter on Friday in Los Angeles.
DHS said Afshar entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in June 2015, was granted asylum in 2019, and became a green card holder in 2021 under the Biden administration.
"In July 2025, she filed a naturalization application where she disclosed, she traveled to Iran at least four times since being issued a green card. Her trips to Iran illustrate her asylum claims were fraudulent," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News.
Her daughter entered the U.S. on a student visa in July 2015, was granted asylum in 2019, and became a green card holder in 2023, according to DHS.
"It is a privilege to be granted green card to live in the United States of America," the spokesperson added. "If we have reason to believe a green card holder poses a threat to the U.S., the green card will be revoked."
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In addition to revoking Afshar and her daughter’s lawful permanent resident status, officials said Afshar’s husband has been barred from entering the U.S.
Earlier this month, the State Department also terminated the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani — the daughter of a former senior Iranian official — and her husband.
Both are no longer in the U.S. and are barred from reentry.
"The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes," the announcement said.
The State Department and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
College outfielder has Jose Canseco-like blunder as fly ball bounces off his head for improbable home run
Across all sports and all levels, coaches tell their players to use their heads. However, Highland center fielder Jake Shields used his head in a completely different sense and had a Jose Canseco moment.
In Highland’s 8-4 loss to Butler in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday at McDonald Stadium in Kansas, Butler designated hitter Tanay Vyas hit a high fly ball to right-center field with a runner on first base with two outs in the bottom of the third inning.
Shields ran over to make the play, shielding the sun with his glove and his sunglasses, but completely misjudged the ball. Instead of catching the fly ball, it landed on his head and bounced over the wall for an improbable home run to make it 3-1.
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Shields’ blunder was reminiscent of Jose Canseco’s infamous outfielder blunder in 1988. Carlos Martinez, a designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians, hit a fly ball to the warning track in right field.
Canseco, an outfielder for the Texas Rangers at the time, ran to the wall to try to catch the ball, but missed it. The ball hit off his head and bounced up and over the wall for a home run.
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Shields was well short of the warning track in the outfield when the ball hit his head, meaning the ball bounced at least 30 feet off his head and over the wall for a two-run home run. The college baseball player bent over and held his head.
"Oh! Right off his forehead," the announcer said. "Oh my, Jake Shields is going to feel that for a long time."
The main difference between Shields’ and Canseco’s miscues were how far the ball bounced off their heads. Canseco was right next to the wall, while Shields wasn’t even near the warning track.
Unfortunately for Highland, Shields’ blunder was the beginning of a tough four-game series against the Butler Grizzlies, as they swept the series.
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Knicks broadcaster's joke comparing Bulls' 'obliterated' defense to Iran leaves partner stunned
The Chicago Bulls came into Madison Square Garden on Friday night as one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA.
The Bulls' defense allows 121.6 points per game this season, the third-most in the association, and it was a topic of conversation for New York Knicks legend turned broadcaster Walt "Clyde" Frazier.
But apparently, he had an interesting choice of words when discussing the Bulls to others.
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"Mike, I was talking to my friends, man, and I was talking about 'eradicated,' 'obliterated,' 'devastated,'" Fazier said as the game tipped off.
"They thought I was talking about Iran. But I was talking about the Bulls."
Play-by-play man Mike Breen could not help but let out an, "Oh jeez."
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Iran, of course, has been a war zone since late February after the United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign against the country, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials.
Frazier made note that the Bulls had allowed 145 points to the Indiana Pacers, 157 to the Philadelphia 76ers, and an average of around 135 during their five-game losing streak.
"Oh jeez. That's how you start a telecast?"
The five-game average was par for the course for Chicago, who allowed 136 to the Knicks in a 40-point loss.
Chicago is 29-48 and in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, as they will soon find out their fate in the NBA Draft lottery.
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Cody Bellinger’s acrobatic catch stuns fans as Yankees win home opener over Marlins
Gold Glove-winning outfielder Cody Bellinger made a compelling case for catch of the year in the New York Yankees' home opener against the Miami Marlins on Friday.
The highlight-reel grab came in the ninth inning on a deep drive by Marlins infielder Xavier Edwards.
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Bellinger sprinted 62 feet and tracked the ball well but misjudged it at the last moment, and it glanced off his wrist. Mid-jump, he swung his arm around and snagged the ball at around knee level.
Fans at Yankee Stadium erupted as Bellinger looked at his glove in disbelief, but the former Los Angeles Dodgers star wouldn’t call the acrobatic save his smartest play.
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"I should have caught it the first time," he said, adding that he "squeezed" his glove too early.
"I definitely got lucky. Threw my glove out there."
The Yankees are off to their second 6-1 start in three seasons after Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first inning to help the team secure an 8-2 win over the Marlins in the Bronx.
Miami entered the game at 5-1, matching its franchise-best start.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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UK prosecutors charge 3, including dual Pakistani citizen, in arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London
British prosecutors have charged three suspects — ages 17, 19 and 20 — in connection with a disturbing arson attack targeting Jewish community ambulances in north London.
The March 23 incident unfolded at around 1:45 a.m. in the Golders Green neighborhood, where four ambulances operated by Hatzola, a volunteer emergency service serving the Jewish community, were deliberately set ablaze in a synagogue parking lot.
Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old boy are accused of arson with intent to damage property while recklessly endangering life, according to the Metropolitan Police. Officials said two of the suspects are British citizens, while one holds dual British and Pakistani citizenship.
All three were arrested Wednesday at separate locations across London.
They did not enter pleas and were remanded in custody following a roughly 45-minute hearing Saturday afternoon at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according to The Standard.
Prosecutors said a fourth suspect was also arrested and taken into custody at the courthouse where the three charged men were appearing, according to Reuters.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer previously condemned the attack as a "horrifying" antisemitic act.
"An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all. We will fight the poison that is antisemitism," Starmer wrote on X on March 23.
A report from the SITE Intelligence Group says an Iran-backed network calling itself the Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand has claimed responsibility, according to Reuters.
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Despite the claim, officials have not formally classified the case as terrorism. However, counterterrorism police are leading the investigation, Metropolitan Police said.
Police in the United Kingdom previously arrested two additional men, ages 45 and 47, in the days following the attack. They were later released on bail, according to the Metropolitan Police.
"I want to reiterate that the support we had from the local community since this attack took place has been incredible, and we will continue to work closely with local policing colleagues to do everything we can to keep the public safe," Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said in a statement.
The Metropolitan Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter and Greg Norman, as well as Reuters contributed to this report.
IRGC's 'larger than normal' presence poses challenge in search for missing F-15E crew member, expert warns
A counterterrorism expert warned that a large Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) presence in the region of the F-15E fighter jet crash could complicate search and rescue efforts for the missing U.S. crew member.
Jim Hanson, a chief strategist at the Middle East Forum who served in the U.S. Army Special Forces, joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" to explain what the mission may look like.
Khuzestan Province, where the fighter jet crashed, is home to Arab tribes who oppose the central Iranian government. While that could help the stranded airman, it also means the IRGC is present to suppress opposition.
"The IRGC and Basij have a larger-than-normal presence there to go ahead and tamp [local tribes] down when they do protest," Hanson said.
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"The regime also has as many of their people in play as possible, and we need to hope that the people who dislike the regime are helping, not hurting," he added.
Hanson said he believes the downed airman will likely try to get out of the flatlands and find cover in terrain that is more difficult for the IRGC to access. He noted that while the strategy makes it more difficult for the U.S. to locate the missing crew member, it provides safety benefits.
"You don't want a bunch of Basij or other regime troops riding around in pickup trucks, able to easily get to him," Hanson said.
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He described the mission as a "balancing act," saying that military officials are weighing how many additional troops to deploy to the area to find the downed airman without those forces becoming targets themselves.
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Retired Air Force Brigadier General John Teichert, a former F-15E combat pilot, said that while the environment is dangerous, the silence from the ground may be a good sign.
"While there is a little bit of concern about the duration of time since they got shot down, I actually think it's net favorable because they're falling back on their training," Teichert said.
"They've found a good place that clearly has indicated they haven't been captured by the adversary. And now the forces are just trying to find the right time and the right way based on the terrain and disposition of enemy forces to rescue our downed crew member," he added.
Two airmen were involved in the F-15E crash, one of whom was rescued Friday. The IRGC and Iranian state media have claimed responsibility for downing the jet.
Cruise line abruptly adds extra charges for passengers as travelers worry others may follow
Since the start of the Iran conflict, oil prices have skyrocketed, and many cruise passengers are worrying they'll be slapped with extra surcharges related to the fuel issues in the next months as a result.
Some cruise operators are already introducing additional fees on certain trips. StarDream Cruises, headquartered in Malaysia, said it added a daily fuel surcharge to Asia sailings booked after March 20.
The added cost will vary by itinerary, but it is expected to be between $19 and $26 per guest per day for travelers age 2 and up, according to Condé Nast Traveler.
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Some worry that larger cruise lines may follow.
"Everyone should be concerned," Tom Baker, CEO of Cruise Center, a Houston-based national seller of more than 10,000 discount cruises, told Fox News Digital.
"This war is already spreading its tentacles. It's going to impact every traveler on the planet in some capacity," he said.
Nearly 39.6 million people worldwide are expected to take a cruise in 2026, according to the Cruise Lines International Association, based in Washington, D.C.
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Oil prices have surged more than 40% since the start of the Iran conflict, as Fox Business has reported.
Many booked passengers are concerned that some cruise companies are reserving the right to add fuel surcharges, even after bookings are paid in full.
Recently, a passenger posted comments to that effect in the Facebook group Royal Caribbean Cruise Tips, Tricks and Deals.
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"I was going through some paperwork for my cruise next week, and I saw it said the cruise lines reserve the right to impose a fuel surcharge on guests if oil prices rise, even after a booking is paid in full."
A commenter responded, "Right or wrong, but if a worldwide company charges me a fuel surcharge after paying my total, that would be the last time I did business with them."
A different commenter said, "I feel like people need to start reading the contracts and fine print."
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Chris Woronka, director and senior equity analyst at Deutsche Bank and based in New York City, told Fox News Digital the fine print in cruise contracts is common.
"If you look at the fine print listed on most reservations, you will find that many cruise lines have the ability to add a fuel surcharge of approximately $9 to $12 per person, per day, when the price of a barrel of oil exceeds a generally pre-defined level," Woronka said.
"Since many cruises are purchased many months — perhaps even one year or more — in advance, the cruise operators wanted to leave themselves the flexibility to recapture a portion of the impact of rising fuel prices since the time the ticket was sold," he continued.
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Nevertheless, two of the largest cruise companies told Fox News Digital they do not anticipate higher ticket prices or supplemental fuel surcharges in the very near future.
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"We do not expect any immediate impact on ticket prices or the guest experience due to current oil market disruptions," a spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings told Fox News Digital this week.
A Carnival Corporation spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "We have no plans to change our current pricing model."
If surcharges are implemented — they could be temporary. A higher ticket price might stick around.
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"Surcharges tend to be temporary," said Woronka. "But if there is an opportunity to perhaps embed higher fuel costs into ticket prices, that could actually have longer staying power."
Fox News Digital reached out to StarDream Cruises for comment.
Fox News Digital's Eric Revell contributed reporting.