The combined number of cruise passengers at the selected Mediterranean ports rose significantly in 2023 over the previous year, recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the port of Barcelona in Spain reported the highest cruise passenger volume among the selected ports in 2023, with roughly 3.6 million passengers. That year, the port of Marseille in France reported the second-highest volume, with around 2.6 million cruise passenger movements.
Number of cruise passengers at selected Mediterranean ports from 2019 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
total cruise passenger movements; MedCruise port members
Supplementary notes
¹ 2022 data for Piraeus is until September 30, 2022.
Figures have been rounded. The selected cruise ports were the ones recording the highest number of total cruise passenger movements in 2023. Figures prior to 2023 were previously published by the source.
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MedCruise. (April 11, 2024). Number of cruise passengers at selected Mediterranean ports from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386715/leading-mediterranean-cruise-ports-passenger-numbers/
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Number of cruise passengers at selected Mediterranean ports from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MedCruise, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386715/leading-mediterranean-cruise-ports-passenger-numbers/
