SPAIN. Barcelona is still the cruise capital of the Mediterranean despite a decline in passenger numbers. New developments carried out this year should allow it to regain lost territory.

Tomorrow, the cruise market in the Mediterranean will overtake the Caribbean, which is currently number one. With increasing capacities and an increasing annual presence in the Mediterranean, ships from the main international companies are delighting in this playground, which offers huge room for growth in terms of cruises.

TUNISIA. Once regarded as the jewel of the national economy, tourism in Tunisia has suffered enormously.

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Most of the departure ports are in Italy, so they get the employment and economic benefits. There are no departure ports in the south, according to a study being conducted by Plan Bleu pour la Méditerranée. Cruise operators have managed to grow their business despite the financial and economic...

The growth of passenger shipping is forcing ports to front up to environmental challenges, but a gap remains between northern and southern Europe. The best-equipped ports will be first in line for cruise ships. The growth of the cruise market (20 million passengers in 2011, according to the Cruise...