In March 25,533 passengers came to Malta aboard 10 cruise liners. 98 per cent of passengers were in transit.

March 2010

Total cruise passenger traffic amounted to 25,533, and the number of transit passengers stood at 25,030. During March an increase of 20,480 passengers was registered when compared to the previous year, mainly attributed to an increase of 7 cruise liner calls. Passengers from EU countries made up for 78.9 per cent of the total traffic. The Italian market ranked the highest, and was closely followed by the German. Moreover, same-day visitors from Non-EU markets stood at 5,392, of which 43.9 per cent were from the United States.

January-March 2010

Total cruise passenger traffic for the first quarter amounted to 45,964, an increase of 44.5 per cent over the comparative period last year. Visitors from EU countries accounted for 72.6 per cent of total traffic. Cruise passengers coming from Germany, Italy and France registered an increase whereas drops were recorded in the British and Spanish markets.

On a gender basis, female passengers, accounted for 52.2 per cent of the total traffic . The largest proportion of passengers – 47.0 per cent – comprised persons aged between 60 and 79, followed by those in the 40 to 59 age bracket, who accounted for 29.3 per cent of the total. Average number of passengers per cruise liner

There were 10 cruise liner calls in March, with an average number of passengers per vessel equivalent to 2,553 ?

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