Mexico has given in to pressure from the cruise industry and slashed the cost of a new passenger tax, which is due to be rolled out in July.
Mexico east coast and Baja California (pictured: Cabo San Lucas) are popular cruise calls (Credit: iStock / ocuric)
The $42pp immigration fee will now begin at $5pp when the tax is introduced on 1 July. From August 2026 until July 2027, it will increase to $10pp and then $15 in 2027/28.
From November 2028, it will then rise to $21 per passenger, according to industry journal The Maritime Executive – half the originally proposed levy. The tax, known as the Non-Resident Duty, was due to have been introduced on 1 January, with the original fee some three times the average at Caribbean ports.
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