In 2020 cruise traffic in Europe is reaching record highs. Despite concerns about overtourism, more cruise ships are sailing through Europe.
We gather information on cruise arrivals across the globe. We summed up the maximum number of passengers of all arriving cruise ships.That way we don’t duplicate disembarking passengers or ships staying overnight. Our full top-100 is published on our website and here is Europe’s top-10.
Barcelona, Spain
– Barcelona is Europe’s busiest cruise port
– Starting point of Mediterranean cruise
– 2.9 million passengers
Civitavecchia, Italy
– ‘Port of Rome’
– Starting point for cruises
– 2.6 million passengers
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
– Western Mediterranean destination
– Cruise ships docks close to town
– 1.9 million passengers
Marseille, France
– France’s busiest port
– Ships dock away from city
– 1.9 million passengers
Naples, Italy
– Ships dock in town
– +15% passengers vs 2019
– 1.5 million passengers
Southampton, UK
– Traditional starting point
– Not a destination itself
– 1.3 million passengers
Venice, Italy
– No cruise ban
– 18% more passengers
– 1.2 million passengers
Santorini, Greece
– Greece’s busiest destination
– Extremely busy on some days
– 1.2 million passengers
Piraeus, Greece
– Port of Athens
– +9% passengers
– 1.1 million passengers
La Spezia, Italy
– Cinque Terre access point
– +53% passengers
– 1.1 million passengers
Cruise traffic is a major contribution. To how busy European cities can get. We track all cruise ship movements. All information is on our website. Together with other tourism data, cruise ships help us predict crowds