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As companies begin to prepare for an influx of international tourists following the introduction of Covid certificates, a rise in vaccinations and dropping infection rates, Aida Cruises has announced a new route across Spain with a stop in Malaga.

 

The route, which will be offered this summer and autumn, with a bi-weekly programme, will depart from Palma de Mallorca before stopping in Cadiz, Malaga, Cartagena and Barcelona.

 

The cruise will last a week and passengers will also be offered the option of extending their trip with a further week visiting Alicante, Ibiza and Valencia.

 

This is a major step forward for the cruise sector which has been devastated by the Covid pandemic and is a vital first run of cruises in the resumption of the multi-billion euro cruising sector.

 

Routes this year are expected to only visit Spanish ports.

 

This shipping company, which principally caters for the German market, is offering a "bubble" cruise experience, allowing only excursions organized by the shipping company itself and guaranteeing anti-covid-19 security measures for passengers and their crew, as well as for the populations of the destinations they visit.

 

Aida cruises has doubled the number of stops it makes in Malaga in recent years in a welcome move for the city, as it works to build its "blue economy" and marine tourism.

 

Malaga is currently hoping to attract more visitors from the nautical tourism industry as it builds its new mega yacht marina, while in 2019, Malaga port received nearly 60,000 passengers from cruise ships, adding €5 million to the economy.