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Barcelona advances higher tax for short cruise visits

Passengers visiting for less than 12 hours would pay €24 per day from next April, subject to a 30-day public consultation.

Passengers reportedly faced hours of waiting as the ship completed U.S. customs and immigration processing following a sailing from Vancouver.

Eligible new bookings can combine the equivalent of 70% off a second passenger with accommodation-based savings.

The MSC Cruises-operated vessel called at Lerwick during a seven-day round trip to the Norwegian fjords.