Tax while drinking in Miami

[BuckeyeFan03]

Hello, I have read that even if you have the UBP, any drinks ordered prior to leaving Miami will be subject to a port tax. Does anyone know roughly how much that tax is?

 

Thanks for your help!

[jdro]

Hello, I have read that even if you have the UBP, any drinks ordered prior to leaving Miami will be subject to a port tax. Does anyone know roughly how much that tax is?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Hi,

 

We were on the Breakaway in September and it was about .50 if I remember correctly, I think for the first 2 hours you paid tax.

 

Jennifer

[MeHeartCruising]

I believe it's the 7% sales tax that everyone pays in Miami-Dade County, not a port tax. It would be based on the regular selling price of the drink. On the New Years Getaway cruise, I had 4 or 5 drinks while in port and it totaled up to about $4 and change. While in port, they make you sign a receipt for each drink, which I was told somehow is related to the tax. Once at sea, I never had to sign a piece of paper to get a drink.

[BuckeyeFan03]

Great news, thanks!

[tooleman56]

We paid 77 cents each on drinks that would have been $10.99 each without the UBP while we were on the Star sailing away from Tampa. I believe the 7 percent tax is a statewide tax, so it would apply to any sailing from a Florida port.

[evanAction]

It's 7%. So $0.70 on every $10 drink :)