taxes

[boca7]

My last few cruises I have been charged tax on the first day in skywalker lounge having drinks after the ship was out of fll at least 1& 1/2 hrs. What is the rule for ships not to chg tax?

[RickEk]

My last few cruises I have been charged tax on the first day in skywalker lounge having drinks after the ship was out of fll at least 1& 1/2 hrs. What is the rule for ships not to chg tax?

 

I would imagine that once the ship is in international waters, the state loses jurisdiction...

[Pam in CA]

I would imagine that once the ship is in international waters, the state loses jurisdiction...

I believe it's twelve miles.

[cherylandtk]

On our recent cruise on the Crown it was 7 pm, two hours after scheduled departure, before the ship could fully open the bars and sell alcohol without the Texas tax stickers. The same timing probably applies to port taxes on sales.

[Astro Flyer]

Cruises from New Orleans charge Lousiana taxes until out of the Mississippi River & into the Gulf of Mexico. On a recent RCCL cruise that resulted in taxes on purchases until nearly midnight on the 1st night of the cruise.