According to Público, the two euros for each passenger who disembarks will be paid by ship operators, through the Janela Única Logística platform.

The information was given to the newspaper by the Administration of the Port of Lisbon (APL), which said it was finalizing the details of the procedure, resulting from a protocol to be signed with the Lisbon City Council (CML), corresponding to additional annual tax revenue of €1.2 million.

"At this moment, the conditions are met for the same [tax] to be implemented", said the APL, adding that it was "finalizing the protocol to be signed with the Lisbon City Council, in order to regulate the collection of the tourist tax, similarly to of what happens for the hotel industry".

"We are currently finalizing the final version of the document with the CML and internally implementing the procedures so that the fee is charged to passengers who make a stopover to visit the city", APL told the newspaper.

The Administration of the Port of Lisbon also told Público that the operators were already, "several months ago", informed that the collection of the fee would take place in 2024, as it was communicated through the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the representative association of cruise ship owners.

APL also ensured that the fee was not charged in 2023 as sales of cruise activity occurred in advance.

"By only coming into force in 2024, it allowed the cost of the value relating to the tourist tax to be included at the time of sale", explained APL to Público.