Cruise ship passengers sailing to Mexico – home to one of the busiest ports in the world – could soon face a new tax of $42 per person, whether they disembark or not.

Starting July 2025, a new tax will be added to Mexico cruises in an effort to combat overtourism. Avoid the growing cruise crowds in Mexico by heading to these lesser-known cruise port alternatives.

MEXICO CITY — Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted this week to charge a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that ...

MEXICO CITY — Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted this week to charge a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that ...