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Hello all, getting ready to embark on the Viking Mimir for the Grand European on May 10 from Budapest to Amsterdam.  I would love to get links on where to get real time information on the water levels.  Thanks!

@Ladyshopper23, do you remember how far from the coast they had to impose this VAT? Did they make a differentiation of “territorial waters” versus “international waters” on whether to charge the VAT or not?

On 9/14/2023 at 7:49 AM, Ladyshopper23 said:

This was our experience on the Star last November whilst sailing in Brazillian waters - if you had a drinks package, no extra tax was charged on any drinks. Everything else bought on the ship including in the shops had the 25% added. No prior warning, so if you didn't know it was coming (we didn't, but it wasn't a problem) and had been saving buying things from the shops until the end of the cruise, you'd have been in for a shock!

We also sailed in Spanish waters during the same cruise (a transatlantic) and the 10% tax WAS charged on every drink, even if you had a package.

Hi Ladyshopper23, was that 10% in Spanish waters charged in the Canaries? TIA