2025 a blockbuster year for cruising, CLIA says

Nassau, Bahamas- December 26,2021: The drone aerial view of Paradise Island and Nassau port, Bahamas.

CLIA research has revealed its forecast for the cruise industry in 2025, indicating there may be up to 37 million travelling around the world by sea.

From 2022 to 2027 there will be 737,000 lower births added across various fleets, though supply demand constraints will hinder the industry through the period.

The new data comes from a research projected presented by Oxford Economics and was presented on Wednesday at the Sea Trade Global Cruise conference.

According to the number of available passenger cruise days (APCD), The Caribbean will be the lead destination in 2023 at 70 million. The Mediterranean will rise 7 per cent to 40 million APCD and northern Europe will rise 8 per cent, 29.4 million.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica eiyh MSC Seaside in the background in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
(iStock – vale_t)

Working in favour of the cruise industry is a massive increase in Port Capacity this year, 23 per cent!

“What this tells me is that all the work the lines did to innovate and make it one of the healthiest ways to travel resonated with people who may have had different ideas at the start of the pandemic,” CEO, CLIA, Kelly Craighead, said.

“We’re in a new era. The industry, writ large, was forced to collaborate — cruise lines with cruise lines, cruise lines with ports, with destinations, with suppliers.

“A very strong community has been built that accelerated innovation and partnerships. We’re all stepping out with much stronger relationships, ones built during the pandemic.”

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