"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
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> Thus spake "John Sisker" :
>
>>Alaskan cruise tax to cost Carnival $24 million
>>
>>
>>Here is some updated and additional information on this Alaska tax
>>subject.
>>
>>
>>Will a new $50 head tax on cruise passengers in Alaska curtail visitors?
>>
>>It may be too soon to tell but Carnival Cruise Lines told Wall Street it
>>would cut back its earnings by $24 million.
>>
>>Carnival Corporation brands operate 16 of the 27 major cruise ships in
>>Alaska, where voters decided by a 52-48 margin to add a $50 cruise
>>passenger
>>fee next year.
>>
>>Carnival carries about 560,000 passengers annually to Alaska, said the
>>Miami
>>Herald.
>>
>>"We believe this will inhibit the future growth and expansion of Alaska's
>>tourism business," Carnival Chairman and CEO Micky Arison said in a
>>statement.
>>
>>It's still not known whether ship operators will pass on the new cost to
>>passengers.
>>
>
> I've got 50 bucks a head that says they do.
>
> --
> dillon
>
Of course they will pass it on, that is the way business is done. It's a
damn shame that the State of Alaska who gets more Federal tax dollars per
captia than any other State deems is appropriate to charge other Americans
$50 per person to visit the state. BTW, is this per port visited or per
cruise? As for going to Alaska, I think I'll just watch TV documentaries
Jim
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