Your Next Cruise to Mexico Could Cost More. Here’s Why.
New passenger tax takes effect July 1 as Royal Caribbean and other firms plan for new resorts
Royal Caribbean wants to develop a private resort for its cruisegoers near a Mexican seaside village, complete with the world’s longest lazy river and largest swim-up bar.

The new destination in Mahahual (in the Mexican State of Quintana Roo) is expected to make the cruise line millions. The Mexican government is pushing to collect its fair share from the project and others like it, too.
Click here to read the complete, original article by Owen Tucker-Smith on The Wall Street Journal