The average passenger capacity of ocean-going vessels in the cruise industry worldwide experienced a 4.4 percent annual increase in 2022. That year, the global guest capacity of cruise ships was estimated at approximately 664 thousand. This figure was expected to rise to over 764 thousand by 2025.
Average passenger capacity carried by ocean-going vessels in the cruise industry worldwide from 2018 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Travel and tourism revenue worldwide 2018-2027, by segment
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the cruises industry worldwide 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic Revenue growth of cruises worldwide 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the cruise industry in leading countries 2024-2027
- Premium Statistic Share of sales channels of the global cruise industry revenue 2017-2027
Cruise ships
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- Basic Statistic Largest cruise ships worldwide 2023, by gross tonnage
- Basic Statistic Longest cruise ships worldwide 2023, by length
- Premium Statistic Most expensive cruise ships worldwide by building cost 2022
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of new cruise ship orders worldwide 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of new cruise ship orders worldwide by region 2022
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of cruise ship deliveries worldwide by region 2022
- Premium Statistic Gross tonnage of cruise ships in the global order book by region 2022
- Premium Statistic Average passenger capacity of ocean-going cruise vessels worldwide 2018-2025
Cruise passengers
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- Premium Statistic Number of global ocean cruise passengers 2009-2027
- Premium Statistic Number of global ocean cruise passengers 2019-2022, by source market
- Premium Statistic Main global cruise destinations 2019-2022, by number of passengers
- Premium Statistic Busiest cruise ports worldwide 2019-2022, by passenger movements
- Basic Statistic Number of Carnival Corporation & plc passengers worldwide 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of passengers carried by Royal Caribbean Cruises worldwide 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of passengers carried by Norwegian Cruise Line worldwide 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic TUI cruise passengers worldwide 2013-2022, by 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 2009-2022, by segment
- Premium Statistic Net income of Royal Caribbean Cruises worldwide 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Norwegian Cruise Line worldwide 2013-2022, by segment
- Premium Statistic Net income of Norwegian Cruise Line worldwide 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic TUI cruise brand revenue worldwide 2015-2022, by brand
Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Annual growth rate of the global cruise passenger volume 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Global cruise passenger volume index 2019-2026, by scenario
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on cruise passenger volume worldwide 2020-2022, by source region
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on revenue of leading cruise companies worldwide 2020-2022
Further related statistics
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- Passenger capacity of the Asian cruise market 2013-2019 by type
- Expected global passenger cruise capacity in operation per day 2020
- Cruise ship deployment capacity in Europe 2003-2016
- Lower berth capacity of the North American cruise industry from 1995 to 2017
- Number of guests of the global cruise industry 2007-2016, by source region
- Number of cruises and voyages in Asia 2013-2019
- Revenues from sea and river cruises in Germany 2000-2016
- Number of cruise ships active in Asia 2013-2019, by size category
- Number of ships in the North American cruise industry from 2007 to 2013
- Cruise calls at Mediterranean ports 2019, by region
- Number of available bed days in the North American cruise industry from 2007 to 2013
- Growth of selected cruise passenger source markets worldwide in 2013
- Revenue of the U.S. cruise industry in 2010, 2015 and 2020
- Bahamas: cruise passenger expenditure 2018, by category
- Cayman Islands: cruise industry employment 2018, by sector
- Cruise line industry: gross revenue 2010
- South & Central America: share of cruise tourists 2019, by age
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- Passenger capacity of the Asian cruise market 2013-2019 by type
- Expected global passenger cruise capacity in operation per day 2020
- Cruise ship deployment capacity in Europe 2003-2016
- Lower berth capacity of the North American cruise industry from 1995 to 2017
- Number of guests of the global cruise industry 2007-2016, by source region
- Number of cruises and voyages in Asia 2013-2019
- Revenues from sea and river cruises in Germany 2000-2016
- Number of cruise ships active in Asia 2013-2019, by size category
- Number of ships in the North American cruise industry from 2007 to 2013
- Cruise calls at Mediterranean ports 2019, by region
- Number of available bed days in the North American cruise industry from 2007 to 2013
- Growth of selected cruise passenger source markets worldwide in 2013
- Revenue of the U.S. cruise industry in 2010, 2015 and 2020
- Bahamas: cruise passenger expenditure 2018, by category
- Cayman Islands: cruise industry employment 2018, by sector
- Cruise line industry: gross revenue 2010
- South & Central America: share of cruise tourists 2019, by age
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Carnival Corp.. "Average passenger capacity carried by ocean-going vessels in the cruise industry worldwide from 2018 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301582/passenger-capacity-of-the-global-cruise-industry/
Carnival Corp.. (2023). Average passenger capacity carried by ocean-going vessels in the cruise industry worldwide from 2018 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301582/passenger-capacity-of-the-global-cruise-industry/
Carnival Corp.. "Average Passenger Capacity Carried by Ocean-going Vessels in The Cruise Industry Worldwide from 2018 to 2022, with a Forecast until 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301582/passenger-capacity-of-the-global-cruise-industry/
Carnival Corp., Average passenger capacity carried by ocean-going vessels in the cruise industry worldwide from 2018 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301582/passenger-capacity-of-the-global-cruise-industry/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Average passenger capacity carried by ocean-going vessels in the cruise industry worldwide from 2018 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025 [Graph], Carnival Corp., January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/301582/passenger-capacity-of-the-global-cruise-industry/