Urgent Spain holiday warning as crackdown on boat parties and pub crawls sees massive £140,000 fine handed down

A FIRM offering tourists illegal booze cruises in a Brit holiday hot spot has been hit with a six figure fine. Magaluf council chiefs said the party bosses in question were caught “red-handed” as they as they escorted around 130 tourists on a boat. AlamyBooze cruises have faced major crackdowns in recent years[/caption] The party boat was discovered and fined six figures After being discovered, the unnamed company was fined nearly £140,000 for the breach in law. The tourists had paid around £40 each to ride on the party cruise where loud music was played and alcohol was served. Calvia Council chief Juan Feliu described the party boat breach: “The company has been caught red-handed by local police escorting customers onto a party boat. The evidence is irrefutable. “We are not going to allow our municipality to be identified with drunken tourism.” Calvia Council explained: “Local police have detailed in a report how around 130 people were boarding a boat at the jetty in Magaluf after paying an entry ticket of £40. “Some of the paying customers were clearly under the influence of alcohol when they were boarding. “Aboard officers were able to confirm the sale of alcohol, with a blackboard with prices written on them and beer pumps. “Below deck they found unmarked bottles of alcohol and plastic containers filled with booze. Musical equipment for a party was also discovered.” The jaw dropping fine was handed out to the company following a pioneering crackdown which ended pub crawls, happy hours and 2 for 1 cheap drink offers in the party destination. The crackdown also suspended the concession of new “party boat” licences, which also banned boats which were already licensed banned from embarking or disembarking tourists in popular areas. An agreement between Calvia Council which covers Magaluf and a local boat owners’ association had already been signed in 2018, designed to stop the jetty in the resort being used by party boats. The Calvia Council continued: “Magaluf is included in the area covered by regional government decree 1/2020, against drunken tourism to improve quality in some holiday areas. “As a result of the police action the company responsible for offering these booze cruises has been fined £138,500.” In another Spanish resort town, locals have revealed how every summer their town becomes a total nightmare because of drunken tourists. The quaint village of Arenal, in Majorca, suffers from troublemaker tourists with boozy Brits being dubbed “worst” of them all. Many Spanish cities set strict new rules for smokers last year introducing a smoking ban in popular beaches such as Barcelona, Lanzarote and Tenerife as they fight against pesky tourists. Barcelona introduced a smoking ban on all of its beaches last year with those breaking the rules facing strict fines of up to £25. Brit tourists have faced crackdowns as Spanish resorts aim to decrease drunken tourists AlamyBooze cruises were a popular choice for Brits abroad[/caption]