CLIA: State of the Cruise Industry report

The 2024 State of the Cruise Industry Report highlights cruise tourism’s record-breaking 2023 passenger volume, with 31.7 million passengers sailing – almost two million more than 2019.

Intent to cruise is 6% higher than 2019, with Millennials being the most enthusiastic cruise travelers of the future.

In 2022, cruise generated $138 billion to the global economy, 1.2 million jobs, and $43 billion in wages.

63% of those who have taken a cruise say that they have returned to a destination that they first visited via cruise ship for a longer stay, extending the economic impact.

Each year, the fleet becomes more efficient, as cruise lines invest in propulsion technologies with conversion capabilities for future alternative fuels and utilize a range of technologies and innovations to advance their sustainability initiatives.

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