France to become latest European country to introduce passenger tax for cruises

France to impose €15 cruise-passenger levy under new budget

The French legislature approved a proposal to introduce a new tax on cruise ship passengers — a levy of EUR 15 per person for each French port...

Cruise passengers in France face €15 port call tax if new law proceeds

Cruise ship passengers in France could soon be required to pay a per person fee every time they make a port call, if lower house legislators in the Assemblée Nationale agree with the Senate’s recent approval of the measure. If greenlit, the new rule would introduce a fee of €15 per passenger per port call. With estimates by the national tourism agency Atout France putting cruise passenger numbers at just under four million per year, the tax is e…

France to become latest European country to introduce passenger tax for cruises

France is set to become the latest destination to impose new charges on cruise tourism, with lawmakers advancing plans for a tax.