Travel Weekly reports that Peter Deilmann River Cruises will not be adding a fuel surcharge to any of its 2009 European cruises.

Peter Deilmann, managing director Stuart Perl, said: “We’ve been encouraged by the growth in the river cruise sector for those seeing an alternative, luxurious way of sightseeing in Europe. We have looked at what’s best for guests and agents and believe that the enhances fare structure ticks all the boxes offering agents increased earning opportunities.”

With so many companies feeling that fuel surcharges are necessary to keep up with rising fuel costs, its nice to see at least one company isn’t passing the buck onto the customer this way.

Personally, I’d rather the price of the ticket just be more expensive, so there are no hidden costs down the road.