Majorca
What's On today
Three cruise ships are scheduled in port today. Summer fiestas are in full swing. Plenty of markets to visit and film times have been update today.
Travel
Too many cruise ships?
The main demand is that there be a maximum of 4,000 passengers who leave ships and go into Palma on any given day.
Cruise tourism
Plan to ease cruise ship impact on Palma
The government is talking to the town hall and the ports authority about cruise ship numbers.
Politics
Palma mayor will limit cruise ships
The Més manifesto will also place a limit on the cost to rent.
Environment
Cruise ships less polluting than cars and ferries
The university was commissioned to undertake a survey of air and noise pollution.
Tourism
Palma's port is full with cruise ships.
Transport
Excursions coaches add to Palma "saturation"
Excursions coaches head for the port stops and let their passengers off there.
Cruise ships
Environmentalists want increase in cruise ship tourist tax
In addition to the tourist tax increase, there is a call for there to be no more than two ships at a time in port.
Cruise tourism
Podemos wanting limit to highest-polluting cruise ships
It is necessary "to force cruise ships to adopt measures to reduce pollution".
Tourism
Talks to stagger cruise ship visits to Palma
Small businesses do not want too many cruise ships in Palma at the same time.
Tourist tax
Four million euros from cruise ship tourist tax next year
An average amount will be between 6,000 and 10,000 euros for the larger ships.
Environment
High levels of cruise ship pollution in Palma
The German environmentalists claim that cruise ships are using poor quality and cheap fuel.
Record season
You would have thought that you wouldn’t be able to move around Palma on Tuesday with six cruise ships with 17,000 passengers visiting the port. But in fact the centre of the city was relatively quiet...in fact too quiet for peak season
A packed port of Palma
Yesterday, the Port of Palma witnessed the meeting of some of the most prestigious and luxurious cruise liners afloat in the Mediterranean this year.
Port
17,000 cruise passengers to flock into Palma today with six liners sailing in
Today, the Port of Palma is going to be hosting six cruise liners, the maximum cap placed by the government after last August when eight cruise liners met in Palma at the same time, prompting the debate over Palma saturation.
Transport
Palma port developments for improved cruise ship service
There is a marine terminal but it isn't suitable for serving the much larger ships that are now arriving.
Comment
Fewer cruise ships
“If the Balearic government wants fewer cruise ships, then call Madrid...”
Jason Moore18/07/2019 09:45