Il-Passiġġieri tal-Vapuri tal-Kruċieri: K4/2025
Fir-rabaʼ kwart tal-2025, żaru Malta 93 vapur tal-kruċieri, żieda ta’ wieħed meta mqabblin mal-istess perjodu taʼ sena qabel. Il-passiġġieri li għaddew minn Malta sabiex komplew il-vjaġġ tagħhom lejn xi mkien ieħor kienu jagħmlu l-maġġoranza assoluta tat-traffiku kollu, u laħqu l-169,152 (94.3 fil-mija). Bħala medja, kull bastiment li kien irmiġġat f’Malta ġarr 1,928 passiġġier, sitta aktar mis-sena ta’ qabel (Tabella nru 1).
Il-passiġġieri mill-Istati Membri tal-UE kienu jgħoddu 42.0 fil-mija tat-traffiku totali. Is-swieq ewlenin kienu dak Ġermaniż li laħaq 11.3 fil-mija tal-passiġġieri kollha, segwit minn dak Taljan bi 11.1 fil-mija tal-passiġġieri. L-għadd sħiħ ta’ passiġġieri minn pajjiżi mhux tal-UE laħaq il-103,991. Mill-passiġġieri kollha, is-suq Amerikan laħaq l-20.5 fil-mija, filwaqt li 13.0 fil-mija oħra kienu ġejjin mir-Renju Unit (Tabella nru 1).
Il-passiġġieri nisa laħqu 52.5 fil-mija tat-total. L-akbar ammont taʼ passiġġieri kienu fl-età taʼ bejn is-60 u d-79 sena (43.8 fil-mija). Warajhom, kien hemm dawk li kienu fl-età taʼ bejn l-40 u d-59 sena (27.3 fil-mija) (Tabella nru 1).
Jannar-Diċembru 2025
Fis-sena 2025, l-għadd sħiħ taʼ passiġġieri laħaq it-870,560, li 45.9 fil-mija minnhom kienu ġejjin minn pajjiżi tal-UE (Tabella nru 2).
Il-biċċa l-kbira tal-passiġġieri kienu nisa u ammontaw għal 463,366, jew 53.2 fil-mija tat-total. Fost il-gruppi tal-età, l-akbar grupp taʼ passiġġieri kellhom bejn is-60 u d-79 sena, u laħqu t-313,575 (36.0 fil-mija). Warajhom, kien hemm il-passiġġieri li kellhom bejn l-40 u d-59 sena, li laħqu l-263,091 (30.2 fil-mija) (Tabella nru 2).
Is-sena li għaddiet kien hemm 387 żjara taʼ vapuri tal-kruċieri, bʼmedja taʼ 2,250 passiġġier fʼkull waħda, apparagun tat-363 żjara u medja taʼ 2,339 passiġġier fʼkull waħda fis-sena 2024 (Tabella nru 2).
Ċart nru 1. L-għadd sħiħ taʼ passiġġieri tal-kruċieri biż-żmien
Methodological Notes
| Embarkations | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October-December | 6,608 | 9,618 | 9,674 |
| January-December | 103,650 | 113,004 | 114,256 |
6. 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.
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Il-Passiġġieri tal-Vapuri tal-Kruċieri: K4/2025
- Fir-rabaʼ kwart tal-2025, l-għadd sħiħ taʼ passiġġieri tal-kruċieri laħaq il-179,299, żieda taʼ 1.4 fil-mija fuq l-istess perjodu tas-sena taʼ qabel.
- Fl-istess perjodu, 93 vapur tal-kruċieri żaru pajjiżna, li huma żieda ta’ wieħed meta mqabblin mal-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel.
- L-Istati Uniti, ir-Renju Unit, u l-Ġermanja kienu t-tlitt iswieq ewlenin fir-rabaʼ kwart tal-2025.
- Fis-sena 2025, l-għadd sħiħ taʼ passiġġieri laħaq it-870,560, żieda taʼ 2.5 fil-mija meta mqabbel mas-sena taʼ qabel.
- Fl-2025 żaru pajjiżna 387 vapur tal-kruċieri, li jiġu żieda taʼ 24 meta mqabblin mas-sena taʼ qabel.
