giddy2travel Posted November 23, 2009 #1 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I was wondering if like the airport are there port taxes to pay when you leave the port.I am going to roatan, cozumel, belize ,and caymen. carnival glory I know i read something on one of the threads but i can't remember where thanks for your help.. Oh I was wondering also are there stairs or what to get on the tenders? My mum is not too good with stairs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted November 23, 2009 #2 Share Posted November 23, 2009 The taxes will be included in your final payment. Any last minute changes will be reflected in your onboard account. The tender generally moves up and down mre than the ship. There will be people there to help you take the step from the ship to the tender and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredr Posted November 23, 2009 #3 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hello, I have never heard of any sort of a "fee" to enter a country via a tender or to use a tender. Depending upon the ship, there maybe stairs leading down to and out of the tender. The daybefore a tender port, go to the Purser's desk and tell them your situation and listen to their advice. There are cruise staff helping passengers onto and off the tender. And generally these are Filipinos who are immensely strong even though they might not look it, and very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted November 23, 2009 #4 Share Posted November 23, 2009 There's usually a ramp to the tender. If help is needed, they will give it...they do this all the time. The tenders hold about 150+ people...they aren't rowboats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh2zed Posted November 23, 2009 #5 Share Posted November 23, 2009 You pay port taxes as part of your overall fare. There are no on the spot charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted November 23, 2009 #6 Share Posted November 23, 2009 FL AG sued the cruiselines back in the 1990s, so now all cruiselines must include the port charges as part of the cruise fare. You do pay them, but dont see them usually broken out, unless you are using a TA. Some TAs break it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwenmark Posted November 23, 2009 #7 Share Posted November 23, 2009 as for tendering you use stairs to get to the tendering level of the ship UNLESS you are needing assistance, Wheel chair for instance in which case you may use the elevator to get to that level, then there sometimes are sill some stairs and a float that the tender pulls up to, you then have to step from the moving float to the moving tender bobbing I should say, over a space of several inches to a foot. there will be men on all sides to assist you with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddy2travel Posted November 24, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thanks that was all very helpful:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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