Mallorca shops blame sales dip on fewer cruise passengers

Mallorca’s shops are selling less, and a drop of 141,284 cruise passengers at the port of Palma, Mallorca, is to blame, according to the island’s small-business trade association. The fall covers January to July 2026, compared with the same months in 2025. It amounts to 24.1%, the Mallorca Small and Medium-Sized Retail Association (Pimeco) said on 6 October.

Compared with 2019, the port received 217,104 fewer passengers over those months — a fall of 32.8%. Cruise ship stops are also expected to be down. Pimeco says 444 are scheduled in Palma up to 31 October 2026, against 477 in 2025.

Tourism records do not tell the whole story for shops, the association argues. What matters is also which visitors arrive. Many cruise passengers travel beyond Palma during their stops, visiting other parts of Mallorca for excursions, shops, factories and restaurants. Pimeco warns that fewer passengers could affect sales elsewhere on the island, too.

Topics: Tourism · Economy · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com