Mediterranean ports: transit cruise passengers 2021

The number of transit cruise passengers at Mediterranean ports rose in 2021 over the previous year, after falling sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, Barcelona recorded the highest figure in 2021, with roughly 237 thousand transit cruise passengers. While this number shows a substantial increase compared to 2020, it remained way below pre-pandemic levels. As the number of transit cruise passengers experienced an annual increase in 2021, so did the number of embarking and disembarking cruise passengers at Mediterranean ports.

Number of transit cruise passengers at selected Mediterranean ports from 2019 to 2021 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

May 2022

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2019 to 2021

Special properties

MedCruise member ports

Supplementary notes

*2020 data for Marseille and 2019 data for Cadiz were not available.

Figures have been rounded. The selected portsrecorded the highest number of transit cruise passengers in 2021.

The analysis is based on data collected from MedCruise member ports. As of 2021, the association had 75 members representing more than 145 ports in the Mediterranean region, including the West Med, Adriatic, East Med, and Black Sea.

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