Alaska Governor Sean Parnell signed into legislation the lowering the state’s tax on cruise passengers. This is an effort on the State of Alaska to woo back cruise ships to Alaska for it’s summer cruise tourism season.
This controversial tax has had cruise lines reduce the number of ships that offer 7 night itineraries through out the Alaska coastline. The reduction of cruise ships in Alaska began in the 2009 summer cruise season.
The tax has been reduced from $46.00 per person to $34.50 per person. The tax when it was introduced had the backlash by cruise lines who reduced their presence in Alaska by an estimated 140,000 passengers. The loss of income to the state of Alaska by the reduction of passengers from cruise lines has effected not just the tax revenue but the loss of revenue by shops, restaurants and other related businesses in each cruise port within Alaska.
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