Like it or not, Mallorca is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world and more and more people are travelling to the island by air and by sea, but the latter appears to be causing some grief. While very little opposition is raised about the ever increasing number of flights handled by Palma airport and the airport authority Aena is preparing for further growth over the coming years, all eyes are focused on the port.
Comment: Cruising for a bruising
I fear that the cruise argument is going to sink before it ever really set sail
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The all inclusive cruise ships should be banned as what do the thousands of passengers bring to Palma apart from chaos in the old town. A few tourist shops might sell some post cards but that's about it.
This is a disaster. Totally at odds with green, sustainable, quality tourism.
Do the Cruise Companys pay a Docking Fee each time they come to Palma? If so, Raise the Cost to a very high level. To further increase each time they dock. Madrid will not be interested, as they are miles away from the problem. BUT if they were to benefit from some Fees. Perhaps more action would be taken?
As much as MDB likes to cite the challenges associated with cruise tourism they love it as it contributes to their overall ethos of quantity over quality and fills pages with useless info...why, who knows, other than its either a desire to keep on good terms with the current Government (quite probably)...or its a way of attracting ad revenue (similarly probably)....or its purely a lack of knowledge (things can only get better)!!