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Palma de Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca is a home port for German and British lines and a stop on many Western Mediterranean routes.

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Peak season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Make the most of your stop

Things to do in Palma de Mallorca

5 recommendations

Choose an easy wander, a local highlight or a bigger day out. Compare practical details before you head ashore.

Getting to your ship

Airport to cruise port

Palma's cruise quays are about 12 km from Palma de Mallorca Airport, 15 to 20 minutes by taxi, or the A1 airport bus to the city and a short taxi.

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Palma de Mallorca Airport

To Palma de Mallorca · one way

Airport lounges

Verified transfer prices from PMI have not been published yet. Check the transport operator before booking.

Rental cars: Plenty of choice at the airport; a car is the best way to reach the Tramuntana villages.

Know before you go

Safety ashore

Women travelers

Extra caution advised

Canada recommends heightened caution because of terrorism and theft targeting visitors. UK advice also reports sexual assaults, though uncommon. Keep drinks in sight, stay in contact with companions and use planned transport after dark. Editorial assessment for women visiting the port, based on country-level advice; no women-specific terminal incident rate has been verified. Local conditions and individual routes may differ.

Reviewed 2026-10-25

LGBTQ+ travelers

Routine precautions

UK advice describes Spain as generally accepting, with established LGBTQ+ communities and legal protections. Keep normal personal-security precautions; the wider terrorism and theft advice still applies. Editorial assessment based on country-level government guidance, not a measured port-specific incident rate.

Reviewed 2026-10-25

Editorial guidance reflects the cited advice and review date. Laws, attitudes and conditions can differ within a destination. No rating guarantees personal safety.

Pick your moment

When to go

  1. Jan: Low season
  2. Feb: Low season
  3. Mar: Shoulder season
  4. Apr: Shoulder season
  5. May: High season
  6. Jun: High season
  7. Jul: High season
  8. Aug: High season
  9. Sep: High season
  10. Oct: High season
  11. Nov: Shoulder season
  12. Dec: Low season
● High season○ Shoulder season◌ Low season

The season runs from spring to autumn; a few ships winter here.

Who else is in port?

Port crowding index

100 is average. 150 means 50% more ship passenger capacity than this port’s observed hourly average over the past 30 days; 50 means half the average.

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Estimate for tracked catalog ships, based on published passenger capacity, not actual passengers ashore. Port areas are approximate circles around published port coordinates. Only positions reported within an hour at 1 knot or less are counted; ships at anchor may be included. Missing AIS reports and untracked ships can understate crowding. Quiet observed hours count toward the average; collection outages do not.

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Ships sailing from Palma de Mallorca

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AIDAcosma in Ajaccio, Corsica, 20223.5 ★AIDA CruisesAIDAcosma2022 · 183,858 GT · 5,252 guests · Mediterranean · Canary IslandsAIDAcosma is AIDAnova's sister and the second of AIDA's two LNG-powered Excellence-class ships, delivered by Meyer Werft on 21 December 2021 after pandemic delays of more than…AIDAstella in Hamburg, 20132.8 ★AIDA CruisesAIDAstella2013 · 71,304 GT · 2,192 guests · Mediterranean · AsiaAIDAstella is the seventh and last Sphinx-class ship, a 71,304-ton vessel delivered by Meyer Werft in March 2013 that began sailing on 17 March that year. It carries 2,192 guests…Marella Voyager leaving Rhodes, September 20263.2 ★Marella CruisesMarella Voyager1997 · 77,302 GT · 1,912 guests · Mediterranean · CaribbeanMarella Voyager is a Century class ship built by Meyer Werft in Germany that entered service in 1997 as Celebrity Cruises' Mercury. She later sailed for TUI Cruises as Mein…Mein Schiff 4 at night in Rostock, January 20214.0 ★TUI CruisesMein Schiff 42015 · 99,526 GT · 2,506 guests · MediterraneanMein Schiff 4 is the second Blue Motion class ship of TUI Cruises, floated out at Meyer Turku in October 2014 and christened in Kiel in June 2015. Largely a copy of Mein Schiff…

Ships that call at Palma de Mallorca

These ships sail regions that regularly include this port; check the itinerary for your sailing.

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