The global volume of cruise passengers continued to decline in 2021 after beginning a downward trend following the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the previous year. Specifically, the number of cruise passengers worldwide decreased by 17.6 percent over the previous year. The health crisis hit the global cruise industry especially hard in 2020, when the number of passengers fell by 80.6 percent worldwide.
Annual growth rate of the cruise passenger volume worldwide from 2017 to 2021
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Statistics on Cruise industry worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Travel and tourism revenue worldwide 2017-2026, by segment
- Premium Statistic Global revenue of cruise industry 2017-2026
- Premium Statistic Global revenue growth of cruise industry 2018-2026
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the cruise industry in leading countries 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of sales channels of the global cruise industry revenue 2017-2026
Cruise ships
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- Basic Statistic Largest cruise ships worldwide 2022, by gross tonnage
- Basic Statistic Longest cruise ships worldwide 2022, by length
- Premium Statistic Most expensive cruise ships worldwide by building cost 2022
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of new cruise ship orders worldwide 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of new cruise ship orders worldwide by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of cruise ship deliveries worldwide by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of cruise ships in the global order book by region 2021
Cruise passengers
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- Premium Statistic Number of global ocean cruise passengers 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of global ocean cruise passengers 2019-2021, by source market
- Premium Statistic Main global cruise destinations 2019-2021, by number of passengers
- Basic Statistic Number of Carnival Corporation & plc passengers worldwide 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of passengers carried by Royal Caribbean Cruises worldwide 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of passengers carried by Norwegian Cruise Line worldwide 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic TUI cruise passengers worldwide 2013-2021, by cruise brand
Cruise companies
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- Premium Statistic Worldwide cruise company market share 2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Carnival Corporation & plc worldwide 2008-2022, by segment
- Premium Statistic Net income of Carnival Corporation & plc 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Royal Caribbean Cruises worldwide 2009-2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Net income of Royal Caribbean Cruises worldwide 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Norwegian Cruise Line worldwide 2013-2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Net income of Norwegian Cruise Line worldwide 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic TUI cruise brand revenue worldwide 2015-2021, by brand
COVID-19 impact
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- Premium Statistic Annual growth rate of the global cruise passenger volume 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Global cruise passenger volume index 2019-2026, by scenario
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on cruise passenger volume worldwide 2020-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on revenue of leading cruise companies worldwide 2020-2021
Further related statistics
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- Annual growth rate of the UK and Ireland's cruise passenger volume 2011-2021
- Number of ocean cruise passengers in France 2011-2016
- Number of ocean cruise passengers from Switzerland 2011-2021
- Number of ocean cruise passengers in Austria 2011-2018
- Number of ocean cruise passengers in Finland and Scandinavia 2011-2016
- European cruise market growth rate 2012-2016
- Number of cruise passenger embarkations at U.S. ports 2007-2019
- Distribution of cruise passengers sourced from the U.S. 2007-2014, by region
- Ocean cruise passengers in France 2016, by destination area
- Leading cruise ports in Italy 2019, by share of embarking and transit passengers
- Cruise passengers worldwide 2008-2017, by region of origin
- Number of fly cruise passengers in the UK 2010-2016
- Cruise passenger movements in Venice 2012-2021
- Number of cruise passengers embarking at European ports 2017
- Share of fly cruise and UK port passengers in the UK 2010-2016
- Hungarians' on childcare arrangements in case of online classes due to COVID-19 2020
- UK: software spending per company in mining and quarrying industry 2018-2024
- Distribution of sailboats used by yacht people Italy 2018, by boat length
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Statistics
- Annual growth rate of the UK and Ireland's cruise passenger volume 2011-2021
- Number of ocean cruise passengers in France 2011-2016
- Number of ocean cruise passengers from Switzerland 2011-2021
- Number of ocean cruise passengers in Austria 2011-2018
- Number of ocean cruise passengers in Finland and Scandinavia 2011-2016
- European cruise market growth rate 2012-2016
- Number of cruise passenger embarkations at U.S. ports 2007-2019
- Distribution of cruise passengers sourced from the U.S. 2007-2014, by region
- Ocean cruise passengers in France 2016, by destination area
- Leading cruise ports in Italy 2019, by share of embarking and transit passengers
- Cruise passengers worldwide 2008-2017, by region of origin
- Number of fly cruise passengers in the UK 2010-2016
- Cruise passenger movements in Venice 2012-2021
- Number of cruise passengers embarking at European ports 2017
- Share of fly cruise and UK port passengers in the UK 2010-2016
- Hungarians' on childcare arrangements in case of online classes due to COVID-19 2020
- UK: software spending per company in mining and quarrying industry 2018-2024
- Distribution of sailboats used by yacht people Italy 2018, by boat length
CLIA. (July 6, 2022). Annual growth rate of the cruise passenger volume worldwide from 2017 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258434/cruise-passenger-volume-growth-rate-worldwide/
CLIA. "Annual growth rate of the cruise passenger volume worldwide from 2017 to 2021." Chart. July 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258434/cruise-passenger-volume-growth-rate-worldwide/
CLIA. (2022). Annual growth rate of the cruise passenger volume worldwide from 2017 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258434/cruise-passenger-volume-growth-rate-worldwide/
CLIA. "Annual Growth Rate of The Cruise Passenger Volume Worldwide from 2017 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258434/cruise-passenger-volume-growth-rate-worldwide/
CLIA, Annual growth rate of the cruise passenger volume worldwide from 2017 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258434/cruise-passenger-volume-growth-rate-worldwide/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Annual growth rate of the cruise passenger volume worldwide from 2017 to 2021 [Graph], CLIA, July 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258434/cruise-passenger-volume-growth-rate-worldwide/