Faced with overtourism, several European cities are tightening cruise ship regulations. Travelers can still explore these destinations resp...

Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continen...

Mexico will impose a tourist tax on cruise passengers starting July 1, 2025, beginning at $5 and rising to $21 by 2027. This move aims to b...

Mexico has implemented a new tourist tax for cruise passengers. The tax starts at $5 and will increase to $21 by 2027. Cruise lines are opp...

Norway will introduce a tourist tax in summer 2026, allowing municipalities to charge a 3% fee on overnight stays and cruise passengers. Th...

The income tax department has amended rules for presumptive taxation for non-resident cruise ship operators. This regime, introduced in the...

The World, the largest privately-owned residential yacht, visited Visakhapatnam. India, with its extensive coastline and rivers, holds pote...

Sonowal said measures like guaranteed berths to cruise ships encourage cruise operations. Volume discounts in cruise tariff up to 30% for d...

The government is giving coastal cruise services a push by offering IGST waiver to luxury vessels converting to coastal run and encouraging...

Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said it would be huge boost to cruise tourism in India in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visi...

According to New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), 22 cruise vessels with 24,258 passengers visited the port during the year 2017-18. This year ...

At present, cruise tourism is not taxed and the shipping ministry wants to keep it out of the GST regime in order to boost the industry.

Is a Mumbai-to-Mumbai round trip on a luxury liner merely a transport facility for passengers or is it akin to a luxury hotel stay?

The government is all set to pave the way for the entry of overseas cruise shipping biggies such as Royal Caribbean and Royal Olympic and o...

The government is planning to offer major tax exemptions to Indian firms that charter cruise ships. This is part of the country’s first-eve...

The govt is planning to offer major tax exemptions to Indian firms chartering cruise ships to promote cruise ship tourism.

Cruise tourism is finally set to take off in the country. The Cabinet will soon take up the cruise policy which proposes service tax waiver...