Regent - and all the other lines I assume - commit to purchase fuel way in advance at whatever the prevailing rate is at the time.
We ran into that issue just before the crossing back to FtL at the end of the 2008WC - the fuel we were supposed to get was sold out from under us - for a higher price than Regent had contracted for - and Dag had to scramble to find a place to buy what we needed. He did in Gibraltar. At a higher cost than the original contract.
Peggy
