Bad weather leads to 38% drop in cruise passengers

Chris Tuckley

Mar 8th, 07:09

Malta's tourism is down all round. Why. We went into a travel agent earlier this week for a brochure to take a quick break in the Canaries. cost £1630 The same week in Malta £1989 at present I can search for holidays around Europe, the most expensive place is Cyprus closely followed by Malta.
I have said this many times Travel Agents are advising people not to go to Malta because of the cost. I personally do not care, I will be there, as always, whatever the Agents say and as long as the costs are not out of this world. Malta needs to get the tourist back before its too late. We eat lunch everyday in a different town, with the bus cost can I afford to do that this year. or do I stay around the hotel and go all inclusive.

P Bonnici

Mar 6th, 14:53

I was on a cruise ship which was due to enter Malta last month, it was rerouted to Messina due to bad weather.

I believe the port entry in Malta is too narrow for these huge ships. Could you imagine what would happen if one of these ships is pushed against the breakwater? That would be catastrophic, another Costa Concordia on our shores.

I wonder if Malta has the rescue resources to rescue over 4,000 passengers from a sinking cruise liner. Food for thought.

Claude Lacoste

Mar 6th, 14:12

the bad weather ! rather Concordia's shipwreck and Allegra's electrical problems with Costa cruises.

Robert Mifsud

Mar 6th, 13:05

I don't really know why the drop happened but I don't think that the bad weather is to blame! Could it be that the cruises in the Mediterranean sea dropped because of the Costa Concordia accident?

j brincat

Mar 6th, 12:44

Was it really so?




(jb)