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I would never have thought that the islands had to pay a cruise line per head for passengers who go ashore. Seems crazy but of course there will be very few cruise ships for a while.
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Great points made. And if anyone is wondering, a "sybarite" according to online dictionaries is "a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury".
I too never knew that.
It said "some".
I wonder about Aruba.
Each passenger pays $X for port charges and taxes.
On a typical 7 day cruise with 3 stops the port taxes are usually in the $120 range.
Originally Posted by sundialSoft
Is there a way to read this without a NYT subscription ?
I don't have a subscription and can read it.
Can you try again?
Same here, no subscription was neeced. I was able to read it. Give it another try.
Very interesting btw. Thanks Andrea!
OK.. I see now, you just have to create an account which is free... Thanks!
I thought the cruise ships paid to dock. Interesting article and so much of it is true. Maybe building will slow down now on Aruba.
the cruise ships DO pay to dock.
I did a little investigating and NO there is no fee paid by Aruba to the cruise lines for the passengers that go ashore.
however there ARE fees paid from vendors/local companies, such as DePalm, and Jewelry stores and many others to the cruise company for promoting their tours. I have been on numerous cruises that had a stop in Aruba and DEPalm is one of their HUGE vendors. I would say that of those that get off the ship and go on an excursion..................probably 80% of those utilize a DePalm tour/adventure.
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