C 2 C Posted August 2, 2006 #1 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I just discovered this little bit of info. I wonder what effect if any this will have on Alaska cruising? A proposal for a per person Alaska cruise tax is being put up for public vote in the state on Aug. 22. If the proposal is passed, the state would also take one-third of cruise ship casinos' gambling revenue and a state corporate income tax would be levied on the ships. http://www.traveltrade.com/headline_news.jsp?articleID=7796 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbon663 Posted August 2, 2006 #2 Share Posted August 2, 2006 We went to a talk from a guy called "Alaska Bob" on the cruise, and he talked about this, and it is a very contraversial issue there. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mctrekkie Posted August 2, 2006 #3 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Since the election is 3 weeks away, we don't have long to wait. Sounds like a really silly idea to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bububr Posted August 2, 2006 #4 Share Posted August 2, 2006 First it is going to drive up the cost of Alaskan cruises, and secondly when the ships limit or discontinue their itineraries it is only going to hurt the tourism industry. Its a lose...lose situation. Red state...go figure. Dave:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 2, 2006 #5 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Hi Everyone ! I think its a very bad idea. As we all know, Alaska generates a great deal of revenue from Cruising. It puzzles me as to why they would want to take a chance on this bill. If it is passed, they could lose a lot of Cruise business. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you ? Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted August 2, 2006 Author #6 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Talk about biting the hand that feeds you ? Hmmmm I recall a story about a goose.... $50 pp they'll pass on to pax but gambling revenues....:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxon41 Posted August 2, 2006 #7 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I thought the state rebates something like 600 pp per year from their oil revenues -- all of us are paying -- or were -- for the bridge to nowhere. Never seemed to me that they were in financial hurt; that being said, what state doesn't sock it to tourists with huge hotel taxes? Sort of the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 2, 2006 #8 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Maybe they are learning from the European countries--was not happy to hear of a surcharge on purchases when our trip leaves from Barcelona--we will really keep our on board expenses down to thwart that greed---Well --guess if it passes the Alaska itin will become a real luxury trip--esp with the expensive cruisetours hawked along with the cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denali1 Posted August 3, 2006 #9 Share Posted August 3, 2006 There is a pretty good thread on this subject going on over on the Alaska board, where there are more details and insights into this initiative. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=387231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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