Palma is just a stop to extend a weeks cruising round the med . After visiting places like Rome Florence and Venice, Palma has little to offer. Therefore it would be nice if the shops were open, however in my experience most people prefer a quick look to see if it’s worth spending a few hours, but many are straight back to the ship to enjoy their last day before disembarking in Barcelona.
Exactly. Any self respecting “cruiser” would surely use the time to visit emblematic buildings and monuments and to taste the local foods and beverages.
Why do Cruise ship customers need to go shopping on a Sunday? Isn't it nice to visit one port where not everything is commerce and sales? Keep in mind you can shop most things on a cruise ship itself, possibly even 24/7 - and the souvenir from Palma are not very different than the one's in Ibiza or Barcelona. If cruise ship guests don't want to visit Palma because the shops are closed- they might as well stay back home on the internet to shop. There are Thousand unique things to see and visit but shopping only offers what you can get in most cities of that size - as this is a global phenomenon. So let's keep the Sunday for friends and family- back home and on the cruise ships.
No no no!
When I go on holiday I don’t shop. Apart from bars and restaurants which open anyway I wouldn’t miss other shops closing on a Sunday. You look at the UK now it has rush hours every day. Also having a Sunday off allows the workers to have a well earned day off.
John Little. We don't want to 'wake up'. We like it as it is.
Jason. This is the third time I have told you and anyone else who wants the mayhem of 7 day a week shop opening.................GO AND LIVE IN THE UK.
Being based in Magaluf, the last thing you should mention is being woken up.
Spot on Jason. Tourists dont operate by normal week days and weekends when on holiday and neither does most of the tourist trade. If they do they are cutting their own throats. Sunday trading started in the UK in 1994. Its about time this place woke up.
Enough Jason. No-one wants this, including the business owners. The best time to visit Palma is 0800 to 1100 on a Sunday morning. That’s when I show my guests around the charming alleyways in the old town. Any other time, forget it. We still risk meeting Romanian muggers though...’paradise’ ? No more...