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Cruise ship nightmare in Spain: 1,500 passengers left stuck on board in Barcelona port after group of passengers ‘found with fake visas’

SOME 1,500 passengers on a luxury cruise ship were left stuck on board their vessel in Barcelona port on Tuesday, after Spanish border officials refused to let a group of 69 Bolivian

3 Apr, 2024 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

What is the ‘tourism tax’ in Spain and where do I have to pay it?

TOURIST taxes are common worldwide. In Spain, there are currently found in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Regional and municipal governments impose tourist taxes through accommodations at hotels and short-term rentals, which

13 Mar, 2024 @ 07:53

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel·OP Money Tree

Cruise ship ‘Disney Dream’ visits Spain’s Malaga for first time

TRANSPORTING families to exotic ports of call, the majestic third ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, Disney Dream, visited Malaga port for the first time yesterday, Thursday May 18. The cruise

19 May, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

Missing Levi Davis may have been spotted in the water by cruise ship entering Spain’s Barcelona

THE MOTHER of Levi Davis who disappeared in Barcelona on October 29 has been told he may have been spotted in distress in the port. The 25-year-old former Bath rugby player and

20 Apr, 2023 @ 11:16

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Malaga to host Seatrade Cruise Med Fair again in 2024

Spain’s Malaga port to welcome seven cruise ship calls in February despite low season

IN a typically quiet month for cruise activity to Malaga, the international seaport will welcome seven cruise line stopovers this month—almost four times more calls than last year. Last February, stopovers totalled

8 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Malaga·Travel News

Mega yacht that has two helicopters, submarine set to sail into Malaga port

An astronaut from NASA will make an appearance in Malaga as an important maritime luxury sails into the port in June. The Andalucian port city will host the christening of the luxury

21 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Cruise ship passenger feared dead after falling overboard west of Spain’s Balearic Islands

AUTHORITIES are searching for a female cruise ship passenger who fell overboard on Sunday morning. The unnamed passenger fell into the water at 2.00 am on Sunday from the deck of the

6 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead

MSC Cruises chooses Spain’s Malaga as port of embarkation for 29 calls next summer

MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise company in the world, reinforces its presence in the city of Malaga, which will be the port of embarkation in the summer season of 2022 for

14 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Windstar Cruises returns to Spain’s Malaga port with one of the largest sailboats in the world

THE largest sailing ship in the world, the Wind Surf, is due to dock today at Malaga Port. This spectacular, 187-metre long, sailing ship, considered one of the largest in the world

12 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

FLAG-RANT: Fabian Picardo steps in after American cruise ship infuriates Gibraltar with ‘Welcome to Gibraltor’ message printed on Spanish flag

Fabian Picardo demanded that the captain of ship, from the US-based Holland America company, write a formal letter of apology

16 May, 2019 @ 11:09

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Dramatic moment British tourist airlifted from cruise ship by helicopter off coast of Spain

THIS is the moment a sick British tourist was airlifted from a P&O cruise ship 130 miles from the Spanish coast. The Maritime Safety and Rescue Society of Spain dispatched the helicopter

12 Apr, 2018 @ 16:54

Lead·National News

All aboard the five-star Sunborn Hotel in Gibraltar

A massive former cruise liner, there were plenty sceptical that it would not take off

6 Nov, 2015 @ 12:14

Gibraltar·Travel News

La Sala restaurant in Gibraltar is really making waves

The new La Sala restaurant is really making waves thanks to an expected sprinkling of glitz and glamour, writes Jon Clarke

6 Nov, 2015 @ 12:06

Food & Drink·Gibraltar

Five people dead after being trapped under a lifeboat

Cruise ship tragedy as lifeboat falls 65ft from docked liner in La Palma and crushes five crew members

12 Feb, 2013 @ 16:04

Lead·National News

Explosion rocks Gibraltar

Initial concern of terrorist attack in Cruise Line Terminal has left 'serious injuries'

31 May, 2011 @ 17:41

Gibraltar

Cruise ship does a U-turn

A passenger boarded the wrong cruise ship forcing it to turn around

8 Dec, 2010 @ 15:32

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