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Spain’s Malaga port to kick-start the year with eight cruise ship calls
THE international seaport of Malaga will welcome eight cruise ship calls during the first month of 2023.
January is a typically quiet month for cruise...
Cruise ships set to pump over €30 million into Alicante economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE tourist officials are predicting another record-breaking year for cruise ships with an estimated €30 million pumped into the local economy.
Passenger numbers totalled an...
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break record for cruise passenger arrivals
ALICANTE will break its record high achieved in 2011 for cruise passenger arrivals.
Port Authority president, Julian Lopez Milla, says he expects over 120,000 passengers...
Alicante expected to see more than 30,000 cruise passengers until end of 2022
Cruise ships docking into Alicante this month and in December is expected to pump €2 million into the local economy.
November has already seen...
Tourist tax with little support gets voted in for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A controversial tourist tax has been approved by the Valencian parliament permitting local councils across the region to impose a levy on accommodation.
The tax...
Avalanche of cruise ships kick-start month of November in Spain’s Malaga
THE cruise sector in Malaga is going from strength to strength post pandemic and November continues the trend with 20 berths scheduled for this...
Cruise quintet call at Spain’s Malaga Port
A QUINTET of cruise ships have called at Malaga Port this Tuesday, October 18; the fourth so far in 2022.
In full high season of...
Spain’s Malaga is set to welcome 113 cruises this autumn—almost matching pre-pandemic numbers
THE Port of Malaga is looking forward to a busy autumn, with 113 passenger ships expected to dock in the city.
The autumn cruise season...
Malaga cruise gathering in south Spain features 18th Century replica sailing boats
REPLICA sailing boats from the 18th century will moor at Malaga port for cruise festivals this week, the city’s port authority revealed.
Visitors will be...
CRUISING: Spain’s Malaga port to receive 41 cruise ship calls this summer—matching pre-pandemic figures
THE number of cruise ships expected to dock this summer at the port of Malaga matches the figures for the same period in 2019,...
Spain’s Malaga to host most important cruise fair in Europe
MORE than 3,000 people from 70 countries are expected to attend Europe’s most important cruise fair hosted this September in Spain’s Malaga.
The international cruise...
First week of May sees avalanche of cruise ships to Spain’s Malaga port
THE first week of May sees 15 cruise ships sail into Malaga waters—seven of which make their first visits to Malaga waters.
After the largest...
Spain’s Malaga port expects more than 70,000 cruise passengers between May and June
THE high season for cruise tourism in the Port of Malaga has begun, with more than 70,000 cruise passengers expected between May and June.
The...
Record Easter for tourist bookings claimed by Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA is claiming a record high for Easter tourist accommodation bookings, following two years of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.
Regional President, Fernando Lopez Miras, said: “Preliminary...
Ultra-luxury cruise ship ‘Seven Seas Splendor’ makes first call to Spain’s Malaga
ONE of the world’s most luxurious cruise ships the ‘Seven Seas Splendor’ has completed its first port call in Malaga.
In the early hours of...
Spain’s Malaga recieves first cruise ship calls of the year
AFTER a successful 2021 cruise season, despite navigating the COVID-19 crisis, the new year has already counted two tourist arrivals to the port of...
Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE City Council says that cruise ship passengers visiting the area will more than quadruple in 2022.
The authority also predicts that tourists spending time...
Spain’s Malaga Port expects to see 37 cruise ship calls during November
THE port of Malaga expects to receive 37 cruise ship calls this coming month of November, in what is considered to be the high...
SHIP AHOY! First cruise liner in over a year docks in Spain’s Valencia
THE first cruise ship full of tourists in over a year docked at Valencia port yesterday (Sunday June 27).
More than 800 passengers, mainly German,...
Cruise forecast: Spain’s Malaga expects 30 cruise ships to dock this summer with more expected in autumn
THE Port of Malaga has said it is confident that international cruise activity will be recovered by autumn—with 30 cruise ships forecast to dock...
International cruise ships are coming back to Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca this June
FOREIGN cruise ships will return to docking in Alicante next month to give an economic boost to the area.
The news comes after the Spanish...
Spain’s Malaga Port expects to see cruise ships arrive in the second half of the year
THE Port of Malaga expects to recover the arrival of cruise ships in the second half of the year.
According to Carlos Rubio, president of...
Cruise ships expect to resume sailing into Spain’s Malaga port by end of March
CRUISE sector professionals are hopeful that the sector will resume activity towards the end of March.
The last cruise ship that sailed into the port...
TRAVEL: Spain’s ban on cruise ships docking is extended indefinitely
SPAIN'S ban on cruise ships docking within its borders has been extended indefinitely.
Cruise companies and holidaymakers have been left in limbo, despite other tourists...
The Spanish Foreign Office is working to repatriate the 170 cruise ship passengers trapped in Italy after the ship...
THE Foreign Office is working to repatriate 170 cruise ship passengers that weren’t allowed to disembark in Spain and had to go to Italy instead.
TOXIC: Cruise ships make Spain’s Palma one of the most polluted ports in Europe
The Mallorca capital joins Barcelona, Venice, Civitavecchia and Southampton in being crowned the most polluting ports on the continent
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