The number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom fell dramatically in 2020 over the previous year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the number of cruise passengers embarking and disembarking dropped from over 1.8 million in 2019 to just around 80 thousand in 2020. Both prior and during the pandemic, Southampton was the busiest port in the United Kingdom in terms of cruise passenger movements.
Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
The source specifies that figures include: "any cruise beginning and ending at a UK port, as well as cruises between a UK port and a European or Mediterranean port. This excludes any passengers temporarily disembarking in the UK".
Figures for years 2003 to 2009 were previously published by the source.
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GOV.UK. (November 17, 2021). Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315731/cruise-travel-at-southampton-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315731/cruise-travel-at-southampton-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315731/cruise-travel-at-southampton-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Cruise Passenger Movements at The Port of Southampton in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315731/cruise-travel-at-southampton-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315731/cruise-travel-at-southampton-port-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
