gmbhardy Posted August 11, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Looking forward to our first East Coast New England/Canada cruise in three weeks. Just wondering if there are liquor taxes payable in any of the ports. The itinerary is as follows: New York, Boston, Portland, Sydney, Charlottetown, Corner Brook, Halifax and Quebec City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted August 11, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2023 I know there is in NY, it’s not a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsig Posted August 12, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2023 In Boston there will be. Not sure about the others. In 2022 it was .70 a drink and I was drinking Mai Tai's and most likely either Captain Morgan and ginger or CC and ginger. You are only talking less then a dollar per drink. Unless you plan on buying a lot of drinks in port you really won't even notice it unless your plan is to try and owe nothing on your onboard account 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitheroo Posted August 12, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, jimsig said: In Boston there will be. Not sure about the others. In 2022 it was .70 a drink and I was drinking Mai Tai's and most likely either Captain Morgan and ginger or CC and ginger. You are only talking less then a dollar per drink. Unless you plan on buying a lot of drinks in port you really won't even notice it unless your plan is to try and owe nothing on your onboard account 🙂 I did owe nothing lol. We ordered 1 drink in port (LA) and there was a notice at the bar about the local tax while in port. I guess if your onboard account is less than a certain amount they dont bill you. How many drinks can you have while in port pre-cruise? Oooooh, unless the OP was referring to drinks while the ship was docked at others ports which could be hours. Got it. I'm kind of proud I didnt spend anything on board and yet had a wonderful time. CAS covered gratuities and we did prepay fees etc with our fare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JGmf Posted August 12, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Yes, out of NYC. 8.875 percent Thanks for supporting our city. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted August 14, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Bumping this thread in the hope of getting more feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstahl Posted August 14, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 14, 2023 question... for the other US ports that aren't the departure port, are there taxes on the drinks while in port? Or just in NYC since that is the departing port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted August 14, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I don’t recall a tax in port Canaveral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted August 14, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 14, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 10:16 AM, gmbhardy said: Just wondering if there are liquor taxes payable in any of the ports. The itinerary is as follows: New York, Boston, Portland, Sydney, Charlottetown, Corner Brook, Halifax and Quebec City. Yes taxes are due in some ports and not others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted August 14, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted August 14, 2023 30 minutes ago, zqvol said: Yes taxes are due in some ports and not others. Thanks, that’s very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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