2019 Global Market Report - Cruising Home

2019 Global Market Report

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade organization, is releasing the latest global cruise passenger statistics. Playing a significant role in international tourism, cruising continues at a paced growth around the world with a 4% increase from 2018 to 2019, totaling 29.7 million passengers. Research also shows North American travelers continued to embrace cruising with an annual passenger increase of 8% (15.4 million passengers) in 2019. Europe experienced a healthy 7.4% increase as new ships were launched in two key markets. The average age of cruisers has been remarkably consistent at 46.8, while the average cruise length has also been stable, at around seven days. As expected, due to a reduction in deployment in Asia and Australia, the number of cruisers in these regions was lower than in previous years. The Caribbean, once again, benefited from the healthy gain in the U.S. market, and the volume of cruisers to the region grew by 6%. The growth in Alaska accelerated with a sharp 19% increase, the third year in a row with double-digit growth. The rebound in the Eastern Mediterranean has accelerated with a healthy 19%, following a 15% increase last year and following a few years of retraction before 2018.While the cruise industry experienced growth in 2019, the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020 led the cruise industry to take immediate and aggressive action to mitigate the risk of the virus—which culminated in a global pause in operations in mid-March. Following the pause in operations, with strict protocols in place, and with the approval and support of local and regional authorities, cruise lines were able to successfully resume limited operations in Europe and other parts of the world. The successes of these initial sailings demonstrate that the new protocols are working as designed, and CLIA and our cruise line members look forward to continue welcoming back passengers from around the world.

2016 2017 2018 2019

29,673 (4.1% ▲)28,515 (6.7% ▲)26,716 (6.2% ▲)25,155

Passenger Volume (K)

2016 2017 2018 2019

46.846.746.746.7

Average Age

2016 2017 2018 2019

7.17.07.17.2

Average Duration, in Days

2016 2017 2018 2019

North America

Western Europe

Asia

Australia/NZ/Pacific

South America

Eastern Europe

Scandinavia/Iceland

Africa

Middle East/Arabia

Caribbean

Central America 49 (5.7% ▲)

57 (1.0% ▲)

108 (-2.2% ▼)

169 (9.8% ▲)

218 (-3.0% ▼)

263 (23.3% ▲)

935 (5.9% ▲)

1,351 (-7.5% ▼)

3,738 (-11.8% ▼)

7,226 (7.4% ▲)

15,408 (8.2% ▲)

47 (-8.3% ▼)

56 (3.1% ▲)

111 (6.6% ▲)

154 (1.9% ▲)

225 (-1.8% ▼)

213 (10.9% ▲)

883 (10.5% ▲)

1,460 (1.8% ▲)

4,240 (4.6% ▲)

6,731 (3.3% ▲)

14,240 (9.4% ▲)

51 (30.3% ▲)

54 (8.7% ▲)

104 (-7.7% ▼)

151 (4.8% ▲)

229 (-4.8% ▼)

192 (-6.0% ▼)

799 (1.0% ▲)

1,434 (4.7% ▲)

4,052 (20.3% ▲)

6,516 (2.7% ▲)

13,019 (5.0% ▲)

39

50

112

144

241

205

791

1,370

3,370

6,344

12,403

Passenger Volume (K) by Source Passenger Regions

2019

2018

2017

2016

14%

14%

13%

13%

19%

19%

19%

19%

18%

18%

18%

18%

14%

15%

15%

15%

11%

11%

11%

11%

9%

9%

9%

9%

6%

6%

6%

6%

9%

9%

9%

8%

Average Passenger Age Groups

<=12 Years 13-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 >=70 Years

2019

2018

2017

2016

15%

15%

15%

16%

41%

40%

39%

40%

26%

27%

28%

25%

11%

11%

11%

11%

3%

2%

2%

2%

4%

4%

4%

4%

Average Cruise Duration

Up to 3 Days 4-6 Days 7 Days 8-13 Days 14 Days 15-20 Days 21 Days Plus

Global Report: 2016 to 2019

Global Report (Continued)

2016 2017 2018 2019

United States

Germany

UK & Ireland

Mainland China

Australia

Canada

Italy

Brazil

Spain

France

Taiwan Region

Singapore

India

Japan

Hong Kong

Mexico

South Africa

Argentina

Switzerland

Austria

Netherlands

Malaysia

New Zealand

Norway 98 (-3.0% ▼)

106 (-5.1% ▼)

121 (-19.6% ▼)

123 (8.7% ▲)

136 (0.1% ▲)

140 (-9.2% ▼)

151 (-19.2% ▼)

158 (10.2% ▲)

167 (-3.6% ▼)

191 (-23.4% ▼)

296 (11.4% ▲)

313 (41.5% ▲)

325 (-12.7% ▼)

389 (-0.4% ▼)

545 (4.6% ▲)

553 (4.3% ▲)

567 (11.3% ▲)

950 (14.3% ▲)

1,037 (6.8% ▲)

1,241 (-7.7% ▼)

1,919 (-18.6% ▼)

1,992 (-0.9% ▼)

2,587 (15.8% ▲)

14,199 (8.5% ▲)

101 (-2.7% ▼)

112 (14.7% ▲)

150 (-19.9% ▼)

113 (2.2% ▲)

136 (4.8% ▲)

154 (1.5% ▲)

187 (4.9% ▲)

143 (2.1% ▲)

174 (16.6% ▲)

250 (8.6% ▲)

266 (4.5% ▲)

221 (28.1% ▲)

373 (39.9% ▲)

391 (4.7% ▲)

521 (3.4% ▲)

530 (3.9% ▲)

510 (14.6% ▲)

831 (8.0% ▲)

971 (5.4% ▲)

1,345 (0.9% ▲)

2,357 (-1.6% ▼)

2,009 (2.0% ▲)

2,233 (3.0% ▲)

13,091 (9.6% ▲)

104 (-6.8% ▼)

98 (13.5% ▲)

188 (87.8% ▲)

110 (5.9% ▲)

130 (3.5% ▲)

152 (3.2% ▲)

178 (9.1% ▲)

140 (6.7% ▲)

149 (4.8% ▲)

230 (80.6% ▲)

255 (22.9% ▲)

172 (16.1% ▲)

267 (24.4% ▲)

374 (24.8% ▲)

504 (-9.1% ▼)

510 (6.4% ▲)

445 (-4.2% ▼)

769 (2.5% ▲)

921 (6.5% ▲)

1,333 (4.1% ▲)

2,397 (13.4% ▲)

1,971 (0.5% ▲)

2,169 (7.5% ▲)

11,944 (4.9% ▲)

111

86

100

104

125

147

163

132

142

127

207

148

214

299

554

480

465

751

865

1,281

2,113

1,960

2,018

11,392

Passenger Volume (K) for Top Countries

Caribbean/Bahamas/Bermuda

Asia & China

Central & Western Med.

Northern Europe

Australia/New Zealand/Pacific

NA West Coast/Mexico/California/Pacific Coast

Eastern Med.

Alaska

Panama Canal/South Am

Baltics

Canary Isl.

Africa/Middle East

Other

Transatlantic & World Cruise

Canada/New England

Hawaii

Exploration Dest.

11,982.6

3,977.4

3,211.0

1,707.8

1,177.7

1,164.9

1,226.0

1,215.4

807.1

593.6

496.5

515.4

303.7

392.8

301.7

243.1

186.9

Volume of Passengers (in K) to Destinations, 2019At least 4K Passengers per Destination


Asia & China


Northern Europe


NA West Coast/Mexico/California/Pa..

Eastern Med.

Alaska


Baltics

Canary Isl.

Africa/Middle East

Other


Canada/New England

Hawaii

Exploration Dest.

10,536, 24%

3,475, 22%

2,234, 18%

1,318, 21%

1,126, 25%

1,088, 28%

963, 20%

833, 20%

803, 2%

Passenger Volume (K) by Trade & Source Regions in 2019


2016 2017 2018 2019


Asia & China


Northern Europe

Eastern Med.

Alaska




Baltics

Africa/Middle East

Canary Isl.


Other

Canada/New England

Hawaii

Exploration Dest.

No Trade Identified 170 (50% ▲)

187 (26% ▲)

243 (11% ▲)

302 (39% ▲)

304 (-38% ▼)

393 (8% ▲)

496 (12% ▲)

515 (39% ▲)

594 (10% ▲)

807 (8% ▲)

1,165 (3% ▲)

1,178 (-9% ▼)

1,215 (19% ▲)

1,226 (19% ▲)

1,708 (-1% ▼)

3,211 (5% ▲)

3,977 (-7% ▼)

11,983 (6% ▲)

113 (-48% ▼)

148 (30% ▲)

218 (1% ▲)

218 (6% ▲)

490 (54% ▲)

365 (26% ▲)

444 (10% ▲)

370 (-3% ▼)

539 (-4% ▼)

745 (10% ▲)

1,126 (3% ▲)

1,299 (3% ▲)

1,025 (13% ▲)

1,027 (15% ▲)

1,731 (10% ▲)

3,068 (6% ▲)

4,254 (6% ▲)

11,335 (6% ▲)

220 (-25% ▼)

114 (39% ▲)

215 (14% ▲)

205 (23% ▲)

318 (46% ▲)

288 (10% ▲)

403 (9% ▲)

383 (-2% ▼)

564 (18% ▲)

678 (3% ▲)

1,089 (-10% ▼)

1,262 (7% ▲)

905 (16% ▲)

896 (-12% ▼)

1,569 (11% ▲)

2,907 (0% ▲)

4,005 (18% ▲)

10,695 (6% ▲)

292

82

190

167

218

261

371

390

480

657

1,209

1,180

779

1,020

1,419

2,920

3,386

10,135

Passenger Volume by Trade (K)

2019

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

3,584, 15%

3,956, 15%

3,998, 14%

3,771, 14%

1,077, 4%

1,171, 5%

1,783, 7%

2,173, 7%

1,589, 6%

464, 2%419, 2%

387, 1%

645, 3%

943, 4%

794, 3%

Passenger Volume (K) by Quarter & 10 Source Regions in 2019

Central America

Caribbean

Middle East/Arabia

Africa

Eastern Europe

Scandinavia/Iceland

South America


Asia

Western Europe

North America

2019

38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

Avg. Age

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

Avg. Length in Days

Western Europe

Scandinavia/IcelandNorth America

Middle East/ArabiaEastern Europe

Caribbean


South AmericaCentral America

Asia

Africa

Average Age and Cruise Length for Top Source Markets, 2019

2019

40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64

Avg. Age

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

Avg. Length in Days


Northern Europe

Eastern Med.



Canary Isl.BalticsAustralia/New Zealand/Pacific

Asia & China

Africa/Middle East



Hawaii

Exploration Dest.

Canada/New England

Alaska

Average Age and Cruise Length by Destination / Trade Route, 2019


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