85,000 Passengers Came To Malta By Cruise In The First Quarter Of 2025

According to the latest data from the National Statistics Office (NSO), total cruise passenger traffic between January and March reached 84,597, marking an 8,035-passenger increase over the same period in 2024.

The majority of these passengers, 83,095 were transit visitors, continuing Malta’s trend as a popular stopover destination in the Mediterranean. However, landed passengers, or those who started or ended their cruise in Malta, dropped sharply from 3,190 to 1,502, a decline of 1,688 passengers.

EU countries contributed 56.6% of passengers, with Italy being the largest source market at 21.9%, followed by Spain at 8.9%. Non-EU countries made up 43.4% of the total, with 36,725 passengers, primarily from the United States (25.8%) and the United Kingdom (18.3%).

Demographically, 52% of passengers were male, with the 40-59 age group accounting for the largest share at 30.6%, followed closely by those aged 60-79 years at 28.6%.

Notably, The number of cruise liner calls also jumped from 19 in early 2024 to 31 in the same period this year.

Have you travelled by cruise this year?

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