Cruise trade group blasts Mexico passenger tax in letter to country's president
Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association president Michel Paige wrote that a proposed $42 passenger tax would make cruise tourism in Mexico 213% more expensive than the average Caribbean port.
Mexico to impose new immigration fee on cruise ship passengers
Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted to impose a US $42 immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships docking at any of the country’s ports.
This Week in Cruise: Record Port Growth, Mexico's Cruise Tax
Many ports across the globe are posting record 2024 cruise passenger numbers, and cruise industry growth is certainly visible in a big way. | Cruise growth is visible as Disney Treasure was christened and Princess arrived at Port Canaveral;
Cruise Lines May Bypass Mexico If Hefty New Tax Moves Forward
A hefty new tax on cruisers to Mexico could cause cruise lines to adjust itineraries or change development plans for ports of call.
Mexico Looks to Levy Tax on Cruise Passengers
Even if Senate doesn’t approve the measure to implement tax, some cruise passengers will still see their trips to Mexico become pricier. Guests on sailings to Quintana Roo — the state home to Costa Maya and Cozumel — will have to pay a $5 fee to contribute to the National Disaster Prevention Fund under a regional law starting on January 1.
Mexico's Congress Introduces $42 Cruise Passenger Tax
Mexico's Congress has voted to impose a $42 immigration levy on cruise ship passengers, with two-thirds of the tax revenue allocated to the Mexican army, raising concerns about increased costs affecting the country's cruise port competitiveness.
Mexico's Congress votes for $42 cruise passenger tax
The Mexican Association of Shipping Agents cried foul, saying the charge could make Mexico uncompetitively expensive for cruise ships.
Carnival Cruise Line has a port problem, ships may skip Mexico
In some cases, however, cruise ships arrive late in port, and the hours change. That can create even more pressure for the hard-working crew to turn the rooms over, clean the ship
Mexico's congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico's Congress voted this week to charge a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico.
Cruise line passengers face new $42 per visit Mexico port tax
Royal Caribbean, Carnival, MSC, and Norwegian are all fighting the new tax which would make Mexican ports very expensive to visit.
Why Cruises To Mexico Could Get More Expensive
The lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted last week to levy a hefty immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships that dock ...
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Mexico port tax would add $42 per passenger to every Mexican stop
The cruise lines are threatening to change itineraries and pull investment if a proposed migration tax gets approved.
Mexico holidays look set to get more expensive – but only for one type of tourist
The Mexican Association of Shipping Agents called on the Senate to kill the measure, writing in a statement: “If this measure ...
Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian fight Mexico’s new port tax
The cruise lines are threatening to change itineraries and pull investment if a proposed migration tax gets approved.