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The number of cruise passengers handled in the port of Barcelona increased to approximately *** million in 2024, the highest figure ever recorded. In comparison to 2019, the cruise passenger traffic in that Spanish port increased by around ** percent.

Barcelona: among the top Spanish cruise destinations

With *** cruise ship calls, Barcelona handled the third-largest number of cruise vessels in Spain in 2022, only after the Canary Islands’ ports. As a result, Barcelona was the leading Spanish cruise tourist hub that year, registering a difference of less than half a million passengers with that insular autonomous community.

The recovery of cruise tourism in Spain after COVID-19

In 2022, Spain's tourism made a strong recovery from the pandemic, although monthly cruise passenger numbers remained below 2019 levels. October stood out with over *** million cruise travelers in Spanish ports. Meanwhile, Barcelona saw a ** percent increase in ferry passengers, reaching a decades-high of nearly *** million, and over ***cruise ships, a significant rebound from the previous year, which had been heavily impacted by the pandemic.