The port of Palma breaks the record of 500 cruise calls in one year

The port of Palma breaks the record of 500 cruise calls in one year

Palma

01/12/2010

The port of Palma has broken this past November, the absolute record of tourist cruise ship in a year to reach 500 arrivals since January 2010. The previous record was 496 maximum scales, which were reached in 2008, which highlights the fantastic tourist season being experienced by the port of Palma on cruises.The cruise Regatta, Palma arrived at the port last Friday November 12 had the honor of being the 500th level. The ship, Oceania Cruises and the company that can carry a total of 684 passengers, arrived on the island from the French city of Sète and after calling at Majorca, set sail for Barcelona. This figure will increase scales round to end of year, because according to the Balearic Islands Port Authority the exercise will end with a total of 525 cruise ship arrivals in the capital.In addition, it is expected that the port of Palma also beat its annual passenger record tourism, as in this December will exceed the figure of 1,300,000 people if current forecasts. The figures for both ships and passengers are indicative of the boom that is experiencing this type of tourism in the Mediterranean in general and especially in the Balearic Islands.