Cruise passenger arrivals in May rose by 71% from the same month last year to reach 55,068 persons, the NSO said today.
There were 34 cruise liner calls. Passengers from EU countries amounted to 44,150, with Germany and Italy being the leading markets. Same-day visitors from Non-EU countries stood at 10,918, of whom 5,439 (49.8 per cent) were American.
Total cruise passenger traffic in Malta for the first five months stood at 157,224, an increase of 54.3 per cent over the comparative period last year. Same-day visitors from EU countries accounted for 78.4 per cent of total traffic, with Italy and Germany being the main markets. The number of cruise passengers from the United States went down by 5,372, but retained its lead.
On a gender basis, female passengers stood at 81,393, accounting for 51.8 per cent of total cruise passengers. Furthermore, 57,159 visitors were aged between 60 and 79 (36.4 per cent of total traffic), followed by those in the 40-59 age bracket, which stood at 49,051(31.2 per cent of total traffic).
There were 34 cruise liner calls. Passengers from EU countries amounted to 44,150, with Germany and Italy being the leading markets. Same-day visitors from Non-EU countries stood at 10,918, of whom 5,439 (49.8 per cent) were American.
Total cruise passenger traffic in Malta for the first five months stood at 157,224, an increase of 54.3 per cent over the comparative period last year. Same-day visitors from EU countries accounted for 78.4 per cent of total traffic, with Italy and Germany being the main markets. The number of cruise passengers from the United States went down by 5,372, but retained its lead.
On a gender basis, female passengers stood at 81,393, accounting for 51.8 per cent of total cruise passengers. Furthermore, 57,159 visitors were aged between 60 and 79 (36.4 per cent of total traffic), followed by those in the 40-59 age bracket, which stood at 49,051(31.2 per cent of total traffic).