For a vacation island sold to millions of travelers on the promise of sun and sea, 33°C water is an extraordinary number. Mallorca’s 33°C reading is almost 4.5°C warmer than that already exceptional whole-Mediterranean record average. The link has effectively placed a Mediterranean island once dominated by German and British package tourists within nonstop reach of metropolitan New York. For Mallorca’s tourism economy, that global popularity represents enormous success. The defensible conclusion is still significant: accommodation costs have climbed strongly, particularly since the pandemic, while occupancy remains high enough for Mallorca’s tourism industry to continue exercising considerable pricing power.