MANDATORY FUEL SURCHARGE IN EFFECT
4TH OF AUGUST 2026
Bula,
South Sea Cruises Group (SSCG) have updated the mandatory fuel surcharge (first introduced in April 2026) due to a decrease in Fiji’s fuel prices effective as of the 1st of August 2026.
Why is the mandatory fuel surcharge in place?
The price of diesel in Fiji remains nearly 30% higher than before the global oil crisis. These continued high fuel prices cannot be absorbed within our current rates and have also increased costs across key supplier areas, including food & beverage and international freight.
SSCG’s current rates were set in mid-2025 and could not have factored in these significant increases in fuel and operating costs. SSCG therefore reserves the right to implement a mandatory fuel surcharge when fuel prices increase beyond sustainable levels.
The mandatory fuel surcharge rates, on a per-person basis, are effective for travel from 4 August 2026 until further notice, as follows:
Resort Transfers with South Sea Cruises & South Sea Cats to/from all Mamanuca Island Resorts
- Customers travelling to/from Serenity, Beachcomber, South Sea Island, Treasure, Mana, Tadrai, Castaway, Malolo, Likuliku, Funky Fish, Vunabaka, Tropica, Matamanoa, Sheraton Tokoriki, and Tokoriki Island Resort $10.00 per adult / $10.00 per child (2-15 years only) for each one-way sector.
Resort Transfers with South Sea Cruises & South Sea Cats to/from all Yasawa Island Resorts
- Customers travelling to/from all Yasawa Island Resorts (including Vomo) $15.00 per adult / $10.00 per child (2-15 years only) for each one-way sector.
Inter-Island Resort Transfers with South Sea Cruises
- Customers travelling to/from Yasawa Island Resorts $10.00 per adult / $5.00 per child (2-15 years only) for each one-way sector.
- Customers travelling to/from Mamanuca Island Resorts $10.00 per adult / $5.00 per child (2-15 years only) for each one-way sector.
Customers travelling between the Mamanuca Islands & Yasawa Islands (or vice versa) $15.00 per adult / $10.00 per child (2-15 years only) for each one-way sector. .
Yasawa Adventures Fiji
- Customers travelling on a Package or Pass
- $20.00 per person
Day Trips
- Yasawa Island Explorer, Ultimate Encounters Snorkel with the Sharks, all Barefoot Kuata and Mantaray Island day trips
- $15.00 per adult / $10.00 per child (2-15 years old).
- Castaway Island, Malolo Island, Combo Cruise & Mamanuca Island Explorer
- $10.00 per adult / $5.00 per child (5-15 years old).
- South Sea Island, South Sea Cats (Ride & Slide), and Malamala Beach Club
- $10.00 per adult / $5.00 per child (5-15 years old).
- SABRE by South Sea Sailing
- $5.00 per adult / $5.00 per child (5-15 years old).
Payment Information
- Customers travelling on applicable products and services from Port Denarau will be asked to pay the mandatory fuel surcharge for all future sectors prior to travel either online before their departure or at check-in prior to the boarding pass(es) being issued.
- Customers who are only travelling on an inbound resort transfer from their island resort will be asked to pay the fuel surcharge either online prior to departure or upon boarding our vessels and before they return to Port Denarau.
- Payment is available via international debit or credit card, noting that international cards do attract a 3% admin fee.
SSCG would like to thank the trade, our industry partners, and our customers alike for understanding the need to recover these increased fuel costs. We also ask that our Terms & Conditions be noted as follows:
“South Sea Cruises reserves the right to alter prices, apply a fuel surcharge, cancel departures, arrange alternative transport, and vary itineraries and services if necessary.”
SSCG is committed to reviewing the mandatory fuel surcharge each month and will do so again on the 1st of September 2026. Until such time as the review takes place and is further communicated, the surcharges within this advisory remain applicable until further notice.
Lastly, and for those who aren’t already aware, Fiji’s fuel prices are set by the Fijian Competition & Consumer Commission (FCCC) and are only ever amended on the first day of each month. The price of fuel in Fiji is based on a range of factors globally, but most noticeably by movement in the Means of Platts Singapore (MOPS) oil market, the availability of fuel from foreign suppliers, international freight rates, and foreign exchange rates. Fiji’s fuel prices are often 1-2 months behind fuel prices in other global markets such as Australia, New Zealand, and North America, and hence cannot be compared with countries that adjust their fuel prices on an almost daily basis.
All fuel surcharges stated are in FJD and include applicable Government taxes.
Vinaka.
South Sea Cruises Group
