In 2023, global cruise tourism will exceed 2019 levels and reach a passenger volume of 27 to 33 million. It was close to 30 million in 2019.
Cruise tourism in 2023
In 2023, global cruise tourism will exceed 2019 levels and reach a passenger volume of 27 to 33 million. It was close to 30 million in 2019. Cruise travel will reach between 27 million and 33 million passengers worldwide in 2023, compared to 29.7 million in 2019, according to CLIA data.
Volume of cruise tourism
According to CLIA data, the cruise industry, which created a worldwide business volume of 154.5 billion dollars in 2019, pays 50.5 billion dollars in wages and salaries to more than 1.166 thousand employees.
A cruise passenger spends an average of 385 dollars at the port before the voyage and an average of 100 dollars at the ports while visiting during the voyage.
Turkish cruise market
According to the data compiled by Turizmdatabank, the number of tourists coming to Turkey by cruise ships in 2022 exceeded 1 million. Turkey received the highest number of tourists in this market in 2013. In 2013, 2.2 million tourists came to Turkey by cruise ships.