Hi everyone! I don't check in very often but, after receiving that PM from John1, I've been kind of following the discussion about the $100 increase.
IMH (and personal... non official ACP) O, what's been done by
DCL is unfair and I don't think was the intention of ACP for cruise lines to take advantage of the toll calculation change in this manner.
From what I've seen in DCL responses posted here, seems like they have taken advantage of the move from tonnage calculation to per berth calculation to pass the whole Panama Canal transit toll to the passengers (not to mention that you still haven't seem the breakdown before and after... sure they were already charging you for the PC transit)
Just an idea here based on one of DCL's responses. What is the definition of "Port of Call" on a cruise? If I remember right the Magic is not stopping at any port in Panama (Balboa or Cristobal), is just transiting the Canal. So, if it turns out to be that Panama does not fit the difinition of "Port of Call", how could they be "aligning this per person fee with the government taxes and fees charged by the other ports of call we visit".
They should just charge you for the difference between what they had to pay before and what they will have to pay now. Very simple!!! Good luck!