There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the sea tourism sector, a sector that in 2024 generated over One hundred million euros of direct expenditure. This is highlighted by the study "Palermo all year round. The contribution of the MSOCC Port Authority to the vitality - economic, tourist and not only - of the city" which was commissioned by the System Authority Port of the Western Sicilian Sea to the company Risposte Turismo and was presented today in the capital during the "Blue Economy Forum" organized by "Il Secolo XIX".

In 2025, traffic is expected in the port of Palermo cruise fleet of 1.1 million passengers in 242 stopovers of cruise ships, with increases of +9.4% and +6.6% on last year. The study specifies that workers active in the sea tourism segment, 170 are activated directly from a berth of large cruise ships (over 130,000 gross tonnage with over 2,000 passengers on board) and 100 those directly involved in a ferry berth. At these are added about ten employees in a day with nautical transits from at least one medium-sized yacht (about 20-25 meters).