Tax on drinks enroute and at S. Caribbean ports?

[tbmrt]

True that there is a high tax on drinks on VV cruises from Puerto Rico - S. Caribbean itineraries?  Enroute? at ports?

[_tacocat_]

I think you should only potentially run into tax in port (and that’s if they actually charge.. in Bimini this week, half our drinks had tax added and half didn’t 🤷‍♀️ ).  You’re going between countries, so it’s not like the med voyages that stay in the Schengen area and therefore have to charge vat on everything.

[cantgetin]

We've never experienced taxes in the Caribbean while the ship is in international waters.   Yes, some port countries have taxes.  But as above, it isn't like Europe where if the ship never leaves the region, they are taxed for the entire cruise.  FWIW, that' part of why many cruises visit Turkey--that takes them out of the Schengen, and means that they only have to tax while in port and territorial waters. rather than the whole Med.

 

[RNPJN]

True on all cruiselines