The number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover 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 at this port dropped from around 124 thousand in 2019 to just 11 thousand in 2020, the lowest figure recorded since 2003.
Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover 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 Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Cruise Passenger Movements at The Port of Dover in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/ (last visited June 25, 2022)
