The number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom fell dramatically in 2020 and 2021 over the previous years due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the number of cruise passengers embarking and disembarking at that port dropped from around 124 thousand in 2019 to just one thousand in 2021, the lowest figure recorded since 2003.
Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Cruise industry in the United Kingdom (UK)
Industry overview
7
- Premium Statistic Cruise industry revenue in the United Kingdom 2017-2026
- Premium Statistic Cruise industry revenue growth in the United Kingdom 2018-2026
- Premium Statistic European cruise passenger volume 2019-2021, by source country
- Premium Statistic Leading European cruise passenger markets 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of passengers on ocean cruises from the UK and Ireland 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual growth rate of the UK and Ireland's cruise passenger volume 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading cruise destinations of passengers from the UK and Ireland 2019-2021
UK ports
7
- Premium Statistic International cruise passenger movements at UK ports 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic International cruise passenger movements at UK ports 2019-2021, by month
- Premium Statistic International cruise passenger arrivals at UK ports 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic International cruise passenger departures at UK ports 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading cruise ports in the UK 2017-2021, by passenger movements
- Premium Statistic Cruise passenger movements at Southampton port in the UK 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Cruise passenger movements at Dover port in the UK 2003-2021
Cruise companies
5
- Basic Statistic Number of Carnival Corporation ships worldwide 2022, by brand
- Premium Statistic Passenger capacity of Carnival Corporation & plc ships 2019-2022, by brand
- Premium Statistic Passenger capacity of P&O Cruises UK fleet 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Passenger capacity of Cunard cruise line 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic TUI cruise passengers worldwide 2013-2022, by brand
Passenger behavior
6
- Premium Statistic Travel product bookings in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons who made cruise trips 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of cruise passengers from the UK and Ireland 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Average cruise passenger age in the UK and Ireland 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Duration of cruises taken by passengers from the UK and Ireland 2021
- Basic Statistic Most popular amusement, cruise, and travel brands in the UK Q4 2022
Further related statistics
18
- International sea travel at Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021
- International sea travel at Poole port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel at Milford Haven port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel at Fishguard port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel and Holyhead port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2020
- International sea travel at Liverpool port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel at Hull port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2020
- Passenger ships of the world's merchant fleet - volume 2013
- Passenger ships of the global merchant fleet - capacity 2011
- Number of passengers of Color Line 2013-2020
- Largest ships in the Asian cruise market in 2014 and 2015, by passenger capacity
- World's merchant fleet - number of passenger ships 2017
- Change in cruise passenger movements in the Adriatic 2019, by cruise port
- Puerto Rico: cruise passenger arrivals 2018, by age
- Costa Rica: cruise passenger arrivals 2018, by age
- Mazatlán: cruise passenger arrivals 2018, by age
- Number of port calls from passenger ships and ferries in Denmark 2019, by port
- satisfaction of last cruise vacation in the U.S. 2017
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- International sea travel at Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021
- International sea travel at Poole port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel at Milford Haven port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel at Fishguard port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel and Holyhead port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2020
- International sea travel at Liverpool port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- International sea travel at Hull port in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2020
- Passenger ships of the world's merchant fleet - volume 2013
- Passenger ships of the global merchant fleet - capacity 2011
- Number of passengers of Color Line 2013-2020
- Largest ships in the Asian cruise market in 2014 and 2015, by passenger capacity
- World's merchant fleet - number of passenger ships 2017
- Change in cruise passenger movements in the Adriatic 2019, by cruise port
- Puerto Rico: cruise passenger arrivals 2018, by age
- Costa Rica: cruise passenger arrivals 2018, by age
- Mazatlán: cruise passenger arrivals 2018, by age
- Number of port calls from passenger ships and ferries in Denmark 2019, by port
- satisfaction of last cruise vacation in the U.S. 2017
GOV.UK. (August 10, 2022). Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, 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 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2022). Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. 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 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 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 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Number of cruise passenger movements at the port of Dover in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, August 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315736/cruise-travel-at-dover-port-in-the-uk/