Mexico's congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls

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 dock in Mexico

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Mexico's congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls

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