{"id":58570,"date":"2022-07-04T15:57:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/new-fares-for-cruise-ships-in-lake-victoria"},"modified":"2022-07-04T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T16:14:44","slug":"new-fares-for-cruise-ships-in-lake-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/new-fares-for-cruise-ships-in-lake-victoria","title":{"rendered":"New fares for cruise ships in Lake Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>MARINE Services Company Limited (MSCL) has increased passenger fares for Lake Victoria ferries, MV Victoria and MV Butiama with effect from today due to a steep rise in operating cost.<\/p>\n<p>The Company\u2019s Public Relation Officer, Mr Abdulrahman Salim, said the new rates for MV Victoria, whose route is Mwanza to Bukoba would be 21,000\/- for economy class up from 16,000\/-.<\/p>\n<p>Fares for a business class would be 40,000\/- from 30,000\/- and the first class would cost 55,000\/- from 45,000, he said.<\/p>\n<p>New shipping rates for MV Butiama, whose route is Mwanza to Nansio (Ukerewe District) are 10,000\/- from 8,000\/- and 12,000\/- from 10,000\/-, he said.<\/p>\n<p>MV Butiama has only two classes, according to Mr Salim, insisting that the new fares of both vessels are for only passengers and not cargoes.<\/p>\n<p>The new rates are for passengers of 12 years old and above. Children from five to 11 years old will be paying half of an adult shipping rate in a certain class,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last time the fares were reviewed for economy class of MV Victoria was in 2011, he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the review considered the economic status of the citizens, especially for third class, whose new rate is still affordable compared to road transport charges.<\/p>\n<p>The passengers for both marine vessels aired different views on news shipping rates, with some saying that the changes were of short notice while others accepted them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new rates supposed to be announced at-least two weeks before they are charged to let people get prepared,\u201d said Ms Emmi Mtemi, soon after she disembarked from Nansio.<\/p>\n<p>The Passengers for MV Victoria, including Mr Richard Pastory, commented that new rates should be accepted given the fact the fuel prices are not friendly to all transporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarine authorities have given us enough time for preparation compared to upcountry and commuter buses, whose new transport fares got in use about three month back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. MARINE Services Company Limited (MSCL) has increased passenger fares for Lake Victoria ferries, MV Victoria and MV Butiama with effect from today due to a steep rise in operating cost. 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