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Spain’s three busiest cruise ports release key stats

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Barcelona, Balearic, Las Palmas ports: Barcelona received the most passengers, while Las Palmas led on passenger numbers.
During the first six months of this year, Spanish ports handled a total 2,637,748 cruise passengers from 2,095 calls.

It contrasts with the 4,703,902 passengers and 1,909 call recorded in the first half of 2019, before the pandemic, highlighting the significant drop in passenger numbers per port call.

Barcelona

The Port of Barcelona came foremost in passenger numbers for the first half of 2022 with 670,439 pax and 331 calls. The same period in 2019 showed 1,278,269 pax and 342 calls.

Balearic ports

The Balearic ports follow with 504,608 passengers and 280 calls - down from 1,003,818 and 312, respectively in 2019.

Las Palmas  

Close behind in total pax numbers is Las Palmas with 436,956 albeit surpassing all other Spanish ports for the number of port calls: 382. Three years ago the figures stood at 868,525 passengers and 291 calls.

A full report on Spain’s Top 10 ports will appear in the September 2022 issue of Seatrade Cruise Review that will be seen first at Seatrade Cruise Med taking place September 14-15 in Málaga.

To learn more about the event and for the latest details and conference programme, visit www.seatradecruiseevents.com/med.