Tourism
Cruise ship debate set to rage again this year
According to the shipping schedule for 2020 there’s only one day when seven cruise ships will be in Palma port at the same time, on average there will be between two and three cruise ships docking per day.
Environment
New eco restrictions for cruise ships
Anchoring in prohibited areas can result in penalties of up to 90,000 euros.
Tourism
Cruise tourism in "excesses" legislation
"There will be "balanced regulation" of cruise tourism."
Cruise tourism
Investment in Palma "not compatible" with plans to limit cruise ships in port
Cruise companies having expressed a willingness to cooperate on regulating arrivals in Palma.
Cruise tourism
Discussions about cruise ship regulation have started
Initial talks in Hamburg are to be followed by further meetings to discuss cruise tourism limits.
Cruise tourism
PP wanting "global pact" on cruise tourism limits
Any limits on cruise tourism would need to be agreed with business sectors which would be affected.
Tourism
Cruise industry calls for a reality check
Cruise ships have some of the most advanced means of recycling and reuse in the world.
Retail
Shops' sales to cruise passengers up seven per cent
The increase, says Pimeco, coincides with a time of greatest tourist numbers in Majorca, with up to 60,000 cruise passengers in a week.
Cruise tourism
Cruise operator boss defends ships in Palma
On pollution, the president of MSC says that the cruise industry is one of the most regulated in the world.
Cruise tourism
Conference calls for ports authority to be "eliminated"
The conference on cruise tourism concluded that the ports authority is part of the problem.
Tourism
Rally in favour of cruise tourism
Businesses are showing their support of cruise ships and the benefits they bring.
Tourism
App for managing cruise tourist saturation
The app will let visitors know the places in the city that are most congested.
Cruise shipping
Cruise tourism has a direct economic benefit of 128 million euros
In Palma the average benefit of a cruise ship is almost 400,000 euros.
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