Info New Cruise Ship Visitor Tax of $42 Per Person

[living4experiences]

Starting July 1, 2025, all cruise ship passengers will pay $42 per person to visit a port in Mexico, regardless if the passenger leaves the ship or not. These are the highest port fees in all of the Caribbean ports that ships visit. The tax will not stay in the local economy but will go to fund the military. Previously, cruise ship passengers were exempt from a visitor tax because their visits were for a few hours.

Mexico's $42 cruise passenger tax delayed. Here's when it will take effect.

The change comes after pushback from the cruise industry.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Johnoly]

There's 38 ships visiting Cozumel this week with an average of 3500 passengers per ship at $42 each.
If you do the math, that's a big number.

 

[living4experiences]

There's 38 ships visiting Cozumel this week with an average of 3500 passengers per ship at $42 each.
If you do the math, that's a big number.

Yeah, a REALLY big number! And that's just for Cozumel. Other ports in Mexico include Costa Maya and the Mexican Riviera starting at Ensenada all the way down to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerta Vallarta.