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Total cruise passenger traffic during the fourth quarter of 2019 amounted to 166,859, a decrease of 12.7 per cent over the corresponding period in 2018.
Cruise Passengers: Q4/2019
There were 86 cruise liner calls during the fourth quarter of 2019, nine less than the same period in 2018. At 89.5 per cent, transit passengers accounted for the absolute majority of total traffic, reaching 149,283. A total of 151 passengers were onboard cruise liners berthing in Gozo, while 5,781 passengers spent at least one night on board their berthed cruise liner. On average, every cruise liner that berthed in Malta carried 1,940 passengers, 73 less than the previous year.
Passengers from EU Member States amounted to 97,940, the major nationalities being German, Italian, British and French. The total number of passengers from Non-EU countries stood at 68,919, of whom 42.3 per cent came from the United States.
On a gender basis, female passengers amounted to 90,614 or 54.3 per cent of the total. The largest share of passengers fell within the 60-79 age bracket, totalling 76,368, followed by those aged between 40 and 59 years (Table1).
January-December 2019
Total cruise passengers for 2019 stood at 765,696, an increase of 21.0 per cent over 2018. Of these,
64.2 per cent came from EU Member States. The most signifi cant increases were recorded in the German, American and British markets.
The majority of the passengers were females amounting to 413,908 or 54.1% of the total. Most passengers were between 60 and 79 years old, totalling 298,009. These were followed by passengers aged 40-59 years, reaching 243,384.
There were 359 cruise liner calls in 2019, with an average 2,133 passengers per vessel, compared to 310 calls and an average 2,041 passengers per vessel in the comparitive period of 2018 (Table 2)
Chart 1. Total cruise passenger traffic
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Table 1. Cruise passengers: Quarterly 2017-2019
October-December | Change | |||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019/2018 | |
Total traffic1: | 187,280 | 191,192 | 166,859 | -24,333 |
Transit | 172,601 | 180,174 | 149,283 | -30,891 |
Landed | 14,679 | 11,018 | 17,576 | 6,558 |
of which: | ||||
Passengers on cruise liners berthed in Gozo | 2,858 | 1,641 | 151 | -1,490 |
Passengers staying overnight | 11,769 | 8,613 | 5,781 | -2,832 |
Nationality: | ||||
EU | 126,013 | 127,243 | 97,940 | -29,303 |
of which: | ||||
French | 19,859 | 15,705 | 10,187 | -5,518 |
German | 28,937 | 29,859 | 26,418 | -3,441 |
Italian | 33,551 | 35,684 | 22,649 | -13,035 |
Maltese | 1,801 | 1,870 | 1,565 | -305 |
Spanish | 8,634 | 9,969 | 7,383 | -2,586 |
British | 19,811 | 21,605 | 20,195 | -1,410 |
Non-EU | 61,267 | 63,949 | 68,919 | 4,970 |
of which: | ||||
Australian | 3,955 | 6,134 | 4,711 | -1,423 |
Canadian | 6,893 | 7,828 | 8,362 | 534 |
Japanese | 2,586 | 2,126 | 2,889 | 763 |
American | 23,617 | 24,412 | 29,154 | 4,742 |
Sex: | ||||
Males | 86,368 | 88,029 | 76,245 | -11,784 |
Females | 100,912 | 103,163 | 90,614 | -12,549 |
Age group: | ||||
0-19 | 18,406 | 19,380 | 15,402 | -3,978 |
20-39 | 24,277 | 24,130 | 20,642 | -3,488 |
40-59 | 56,903 | 56,959 | 47,591 | -9,368 |
60-79 | 80,583 | 83,241 | 76,368 | -6,873 |
80+ | 7,111 | 7,482 | 6,856 | -626 |
Cruise liner calls | 94 | 95 | 86 | -9 |
1 See methodological note 3 |
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Table 2. Cruise passengers: Annual 2017-2019
January-December | Change | |||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019/2018 | |
Total traffic1: | 670,135 | 632,739 | 765,696 | 132,957 |
Transit | 566,475 | 554,201 | 629,276 | 75,075 |
Landed | 103,660 | 78,538 | 136,420 | 57,882 |
of which: | ||||
Passengers on cruise liners berthed in Gozo | 14,503 | 12,950 | 8,160 | -4,790 |
Passengers staying overnight | 40,759 | 35,229 | 18,649 | -16,580 |
Nationality: | ||||
EU | 473,887 | 423,134 | 491,599 | 68,465 |
of which: | ||||
French | 58,018 | 50,311 | 41,209 | -9,102 |
German | 115,358 | 96,719 | 141,564 | 44,845 |
Italian | 99,927 | 88,579 | 86,702 | -1,877 |
Maltese | 11,932 | 9,363 | 11,697 | 2,334 |
Spanish | 28,822 | 29,523 | 38,672 | 9,149 |
British | 113,387 | 105,978 | 123,088 | 17,110 |
Non-EU | 196,248 | 209,605 | 274,097 | 64,492 |
of which: | ||||
Australian | 16,933 | 23,948 | 25,526 | 1,578 |
Canadian | 20,870 | 21,427 | 29,695 | 8,268 |
Japanese | 7,064 | 8,135 | 9,581 | 1,446 |
American | 72,612 | 77,821 | 115,658 | 37,837 |
Sex: | ||||
Males | 313,333 | 294,643 | 351,788 | 57,145 |
Females | 356,802 | 338,096 | 413,908 | 75,812 |
Age group: | ||||
0-19 | 82,977 | 75,414 | 94,487 | 19,073 |
20-39 | 93,645 | 83,166 | 103,403 | 20,237 |
40-59 | 216,487 | 199,803 | 243,384 | 43,581 |
60-79 | 254,242 | 252,071 | 298,009 | 45,938 |
80+ | 22,784 | 22,285 | 26,413 | 4,128 |
Cruise liner calls | 342 | 310 | 359 | 49 |
1 See methodological note 3 |
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Methodological Notes
- The data in this release is compiled on the basis of administrative records supplied by Transport Malta.
- Cruise liners calling at both Malta and Gozo during a single voyage are recorded as one cruise liner call.
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The majority of passengers embarking on cruise liners from Malta generally end their trip at the same destination. Embarkations are therefore not included in total traffic figures, in order to avoid double counting. This measure was adopted as from News Release no. 079/2013, dated 23 April 2013. The referred news release also includes figures for 2011 and 2012.
For clarity, embarkation figures for the period under review are being provided:
Embarkations | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
October-December | 14,853 | 10,539 | 17,131 |
January-December | 107,359 | 77,240 | 134,691 |
- Figures for 'passengers staying overnight' with reference to Q3/2018 have been revised slightly upwards.
- Definitions:
- Cruise passenger traffic: comprises transit passengers and passengers who land in Malta.
- Embarkations: comprise all cruise passengers who are either Maltese or who are foreigners who arrive in Malta by other means of transport.
- Transit passengers: comprise all cruise passengers who arrive in and leave Malta on the same cruise ship.
- Landed passengers: comprise all cruise passengers who arrive in Malta on a cruise ship and leave by other means of transport, or alternatively, stay in Malta.
- Passengers staying overnight: comprise passengers who spend at least one night in the Maltese Islands, either onboard the cruise ship or on land.
- Average number of passengers per vessel: computed by dividing total cruise passenger traffic by the number of cruise liner calls.
- More information relating to this news release may be accessed at: Statistical Concepts:http://nso.gov.mt/metadata/concepts.aspx
- Any quotations from this news release are to be cited and/or referenced accordingly.
- A detailed news release calendar is available on:https://nso.gov.mt/en/News_Releases/Release_Calendar/Pages/News-Release-Calendar.aspx
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