Total cruise passenger traffic during the first quarter amounted to 38,138, an increase of 68.4 per cent over the corresponding period last year, the National Statistics Office said today.

There were 23 cruise liner calls during the first quarter – 10 more than last year. Transit passengers accounted for the vast majority of total traffic, reaching 38,088.

Visitors from EU Member States accounted for 92.8 per cent of the total, with the major markets being the Germany, France and Italy. On the other hand, the total number of passengers from Non-EU countries stood at 2,760, of which 15.0 per cent came from the United States.

On a gender basis, female passengers made up 52.5 per cent of the total. The largest share of passengers fell within the 60-79 age bracket and were followed by those aged between 40 and 59.

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