Cruise passengers in the Mediterranean by country 2022

The number of cruise passengers at MedCruise member ports in the Mediterranean Sea rose sharply in 2022 over the previous year, after shrinking with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, Italy recorded the highest figure in 2022, with roughly 8.5 million passengers. While this number shows a significant increase compared to 2021, it remained below pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, Spain and France followed on the ranking, with around 6.5 million and 2.2 million cruise passengers, respectively.

Number of cruise passengers at Mediterranean ports from 2019 to 2022, by country (in 1,000s)

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2019 to 2022

Special properties

MedCruise member ports; ports are ranked based on the highest number of cruise passengers in 2022

Supplementary notes

¹ 2022 data for Piraeus in Greece is until September 30, 2022.

² 2019 and 2020 data for Saudi Arabia were not available.

The analysis is based on data collected from MedCruise member ports. As of 2022, the association had 76 members representing more than 150 ports in the Mediterranean region, including the West Med, Adriatic, East Med, and Black Sea.

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