bigred12 Posted January 28, 2007 #1 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Has anyone heard anything on the tax. Has anyone been told to pay it when they make their final payment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted January 28, 2007 #2 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Pretty much everyone who is cruising to Alaska this Spring/Summer will be paying it. Our final payment amount has increased by $98, since we originally booked.:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missaud Posted January 29, 2007 #3 Share Posted January 29, 2007 We just got our $99.00 early booking discount and then the Alaska Passenger Tax at $49.31 per person. So instead of my $99.00 credit,I have to pay an additional $48.93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted January 29, 2007 #4 Share Posted January 29, 2007 You are absolutely correct!:D I finally used the calculator to calculate the actual increase in our final payment....$98.62 so yep, $49.31 per person.:o They took ours out of a $150 coupon we had used at booking. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsgirl Posted January 29, 2007 #5 Share Posted January 29, 2007 It hasn't been applied to my booking as of yet, but TA said they just hadn't gotten to all the cruise dates yet. You will either pay it before you go or be forced to pay it upon arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted January 29, 2007 #6 Share Posted January 29, 2007 BTW Kingsgirl, the Senior Citizen rate did appear on 05/12/07 Serenade cabins on Friday. Similar to your cruise, it is only for ocean view cabins, though. We are in an E-1, so it doesn't help right now, but we will keep watching. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisnfool Posted January 29, 2007 #7 Share Posted January 29, 2007 My DH says besides that extra tax the cruiselines also has to pay a percent of the take in the casino.......WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisienewbie Posted January 29, 2007 #8 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Kingsgirl, They will get you any minute now. Ours have been applied already and I go the week before you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted January 29, 2007 #9 Share Posted January 29, 2007 That is correct about a percentage of the casino revenue....Gosh, I wonder how that will affect the slot machine payouts?:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winncove Posted January 29, 2007 #10 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Patti: Do the slots make pay outs? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted January 29, 2007 #11 Share Posted January 29, 2007 You're right Del:D Few & far between. I did win $200 on my first pull one day on Serenade in October, so I did collect some of that money that you had deposited 2 weeks before! LOL:) :) And Steve won a bunch on that cruise, including 2nd place in the slot tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted January 29, 2007 #12 Share Posted January 29, 2007 You are absolutely correct!:D I finally used the calculator to calculate the actual increase in our final payment....$98.62 so yep, $49.31 per person.:o They took ours out of a $150 coupon we had used at booking. :) That's exactly what they did with our booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winncove Posted January 29, 2007 #13 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Small % but glad some went to friends! ;) Gonna try my best not to donate so much this time! They'll just have to suffer w/giving it to Alaska when you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsgirl Posted January 29, 2007 #14 Share Posted January 29, 2007 BTW Kingsgirl, the Senior Citizen rate did appear on 05/12/07 Serenade cabins on Friday. Similar to your cruise, it is only for ocean view cabins, though. We are in an E-1, so it doesn't help right now, but we will keep watching. :) Thanks for the heads up! I got it not this past weekend but the weekend before! It was up for 2 days, down for a few, and now back up again. WEIRD! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsgirl Posted January 29, 2007 #15 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Kingsgirl, They will get you any minute now. Ours have been applied already and I go the week before you. Thanks to the Senior Discount I am no longer ticked off about the tax. Just thankful I got the senior discount at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillis9 Posted January 29, 2007 #16 Share Posted January 29, 2007 So what is this Tax for? I am looking at a Alaska cruise next year and just wondering. Is it just like a port tax that is applied to the other cruises? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsgirl Posted January 29, 2007 #17 Share Posted January 29, 2007 So what is this Tax for? I am looking at a Alaska cruise next year and just wondering. Is it just like a port tax that is applied to the other cruises? Thanks Residents of Alaska agreed to a tax increase of $50.00 per person for anyone cruising to alaska. Plus there are new regulations with this bill for cruise ships. Alaska now takes portions of their gambling proceeds too. Search Alaska Tax or come to the Alaska part of CC and search. There is a lot of info on it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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