Council refuses to comment on cruise liners departure to Málaga

Ibero Cruceros need more infrastructure to carry out tourism plan

ALGECIRAS Following our recent item on the Grand Mistral cruise ship choosing Málaga over Algeciras in a project that would seem to be ideal for this depressed town, the organizers of the cruise called 'Cuba through the Mediterranean', Ibero Cruceros, said in a statement on Wednesday that the port would need 'significant infrastructure' to meet the demands of mass tourism, despite support from the port authorities. However, insistent questions on the subject from several local media got no comments from the town hall.

Theme cruise ship chooses Málaga over Algeciras port

MS Grand Mistral

Promoter says a good opportunity was lost for lack of local institutional support

ALGECIRAS (Source: Agencies) The Grand Mistral cruise liner, with room for 1,800 passengers, will now be based at Málaga instead of Algeciras. The news wouldn't be especially important if it wasn't for the comments made by the man who promoted and sold the idea of a cruise around the Mediterranean identifying architecture and places related to Cuba. The project was not for just this one cruise, but to create other such themed journeys using Algeciras as a base. The port has always been envious of Gibraltar, where they see the largest and best such ships mooring daily.>>>SOON YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO READ THE REST OF ITEMS SUCH AS THIS UNLESS YOU SUBSCRIBE. Subscription information will be available soon.>>>

Two Rock-related items, one good, one bad

GIBRALTAR (Source: GibChronicle) Gibraltar airport is fourth on a list of '10 most stunning approaches' by PrivateFly.com, a company for private flights and plane bookings, where it is described thus: "Gibraltar airport is owned by the Ministry of Defence as RAF Gibraltar. Private jet operators also use the airport to arrange private jet charter to and from Gibraltar - and civilian airlines for flights to the UK and Spain. The airport has the distinction of being the closest to the city that it serves, being only 500 metres from Gibraltar’s city centre. The runway is actually intersected by a main road which has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs. The rock of Gibraltar looms large on the stunning approach, causing unusual wind patterns and turbulence." Remaining on the subject of transport, the Cunard Line website states "Famous for the Rock of Gibraltar, this Spanish port is a Cunard Cruise Line stop for World Cruise and Mediterranean cruise itineraries." In line with our policy of tongue-in-cheekiness, we refuse to comment on either of these statements but urge our readers to do so. It is for you, Dear Reader, to decide which item is good and which bad...