Alaska Cruise Ship Head Tax

The Alaska Senate approved a measure Wednesday that would lower Alaskas head tax on cruise ship.

Alaska cruise ship head tax. So a couple traveling together can expect somewhere in the range of 300-500 in fees and taxes. The citys 5 cruise ship passenger head tax came first back in 2000. The association which represents nine cruise lines agreed to drop its suit if the state lowered the head tax by 1150.

In 2006 Alaskans voted to pass an initiative Ballot Measure 2 which among several provisions levied a head tax on every visiting cruise ship passenger per voyage. The Alaska Senate approved a measure today which will lower Alaskas head tax on cruise ship passengers by at least 1150 a passenger from 46 to 3450. Of the 50 46 of it goes to maintaining the infrastructure of the cruise ports and the other 4 goes to the Alaska Ocean Ranger program that helps combat.

CLIA Alaskas Chairman Charlie Ball said the industry is concerned that cruise lines wouldnt be able to deduct Ketchikans head tax from the state passenger fee which is capped at 3450. The catch is that these rates dont fluctuate with your cruise fare. The city levies a separate 3 per-passenger fee to cover capital improvements to the downtown waterfront for the provision of service to the cruise ship industry In April 2016 the Cruise.

In 2006 Alaskans voted to pass an initiative Ballot Measure 2 which among several provisions levied a head tax on every visiting cruise ship passenger per voyage. An association of cruise-ship companies filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Alaskas head tax on the approximately 1 million cruise-ship passengers who visit Alaska each year. Generally speaking this is to help cover costs associated with passengers using the local infrastructure.

US46 flat tax levied on every passenger per voyage another US4 tax is levied on the cruise ship for each berth to pay. The Alaska State Division of Elections reported that voters have approved a state initiative a ballot measure that levies a 50 head tax on cruise passengers. Alaska imposes an excise tax on travel on commercial passenger vessels CPVs typically cruise ships that have 250 or more berths and provide overnight accommodations in the states marine waters.

Juneaus cut from the state tax is typically 5 per passenger. Cruises - Alaska to charge each cruise ship passenger a 50 head tax - According to USA Today within 90 days Alaska will charge a 50 fee per cruise passenger. Count this one as a big win for Carnival and it subsidiaries Princess Cruises and Holland America Line which are the major polluters of Alaskas waters.