Extra Tax

[ovccruiser]

Had the details though on our upcoming maiden cruise on QE and was surprised to see that when in Spanish ports, there will be a 7% tax on drinks purchased from the bars. Will this be reciprocated when Spanish cruise ships visit the UK or other EU ports. I think I will be stocking the fridge.

[cunardfanatic]

spanish cruisers have had to pay 9% for the past 4 years when visiting the UK i belive

[William Dean]

spanish cruisers have had to pay 9% for the past 4 years when visiting the UK i belive

 

Pay 9% of what for what?

 

Have you any evidence of this?

[guernseyguy]

Blame the EU! When a ship does not call at a non-EU port on its itinerary it has to charge the base port taxes - so visit Guernsey (not part of the EU!)

[William Dean]

Blame the EU! When a ship does not call at a non-EU port on its itinerary it has to charge the base port taxes - so visit Guernsey (not part of the EU!)

 

Or Norway....

 

Isn't the "base port" Southampton? Or is it where each leg departs from?

 

And, if the latter, what if one does a B2B with one bit stopping ex-EU and the other not?

[guernseyguy]

Or Norway....

 

Guernsey is 'on the way' to more places than Norway!;)

[William Dean]

Guernsey is 'on the way' to more places than Norway!;)

 

Depends on your route! :D

 

Why don't cruise ships ever stop at Jersey (apart from the fact that it is a dump?)

[guernseyguy]

Why don't cruise ships ever stop at Jersey (apart from the fact that it is a dump?)

 

No convenient anchorage near St Helier - hence long tenders - which Guernsey visitors will know are very weather dependent.....

[William Dean]

No convenient anchorage near St Helier - hence long tenders - which Guernsey visitors will know are very weather dependent.....

 

And it's a dump.....

 

Did you see my earlier question about the various taxes?

[guernseyguy]

And it's a dump.....

 

Did you see my earlier question about the various taxes?

 

Since I don't pay any of them I really have no idea!:D

[MsDeva]

Oh dear...it's Friday night again. I do wish you lot would cease trying to score points here. It does become rather tiresome after a while.

 

Judy

[William Dean]

Oh dear...it's Friday night again. I do wish you lot would cease trying to score points here. It does become rather tiresome after a while.

 

Judy

 

Who is trying to score points? And against whom?

[pnhmrk]

spanish cruisers

 

Just the Spanish? :confused:

[pnhmrk]

visit Guernsey (not part of the EU!)

 

Or Gibraltar :)

[William Dean]

Or Gibraltar :)

 

I'd rather pay the extra tax.......

[ovccruiser]

Just the Spanish? :confused:

 

Interestingly yes, we will be calling into Madeira, which of course is Portugese, no additional tax. Now, will they charge +15% +7% or will the 7% be added on the base price cost, should be interesting as I don't fancy paying 7% on a tip:D

[pnhmrk]

Interestingly yes

 

I wasn't querying that only the Spanish were charging this tax but that cunardfanatic said "spanish cruisers have had to pay 9% for the past 4 years when visiting the UK i belive".

[ovccruiser]

I wasn't querying that only the Spanish were charging this tax but that cunardfanatic said "spanish cruisers have had to pay 9% for the past 4 years when visiting the UK i belive".

 

 

Sorry read it wrong oops

[pnhmrk]

Sorry read it wrong oops

 

No problem :) I just don't understand how we could be imposing a tax that was only payable by nationals of one member country of the EU and not all the others. :confused:

[ovccruiser]

No problem :) I just don't understand how we could be imposing a tax that was only payable by nationals of one member country of the EU and not all the others. :confused:

 

My other thought is, we give our credit card at the beginning of the voayage as guarantee of payment, which is then taken at the end of the voyage. Technically we order and receive the goods but pay at the end of the voyage usually on UK soil. On my credit card statement, there is only one entry so it must be done at the end, so why should be pay additional tax on something which we are not paying for untill we return to the UK. That makes it an export which under EU laws is VAT exempt. Is this a new thing or is there additional charges on previous voyages?

[cunardfanatic]

Pay 9% of what for what?

 

Have you any evidence of this?

 

9% extra on Taxes and ive worked onboard and in the cruise industry for the past 8 years