Cruise traffic in the United Kingdom bounced back in 2022, after falling dramatically with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at UK ports reached just below two million in 2022. Despite the sharp annual increase, this figure remained eight percent lower than the passenger movements reported in 2019.
Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Figures refer to all cruise passengers departing from and arriving at UK ports. Data exclude passengers temporarily disembarking at UK ports. Figures prior to 2012 were previously published by the source.
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GOV.UK. (July 26, 2023). Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
GOV.UK. "Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
GOV.UK. "Number of International Cruise Passenger Arrivals and Departures at Ports in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
GOV.UK, Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/