CRUISING

A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE

Europes Cruise Industry 2012 Economic Impacts
Cruise Industry Generates
Economic Benefits Across Europe
The overall economic impact of the cruise industry in
Europe rose to a record 37.9 billion in 2012.
6.26 million European residents booked cruises in 2012,
representing nearly 30%of global cruise passengers.
The number of passengers embarking on a cruise in Europe
more than doubled in the past decade to over 5.7 million.
The total employment impact for Europes cruise industry
was 326,904 jobs and 10.1 billion in wages and salaries.
Between 2014 to 2017,
European shipyards will deliver
18 new oceangoing ships,
worth nearly 22 billion and
with a combined capacity of
over55,000passengers.
Top 5 Mediterranean
Cruise Ports
(Passengers)
Civitavecchia: 2,190,000
Barcelona: 2,049,000
Venice: 1,776,000
Piraeus: 1,199,000
Naples: 1,190,000
Top 5 Northern
Europe Cruise Ports
(Passengers)
Southampton: 1,529,000
Copenhagen: 840,000
Lisbon: 523,000
Stockholm: 467,000
Bergen: 447,000
FRANCE
1,066 million in direct spending
14,238 jobs with 629million in
compensation
481,000 French passengers
booked a cruise vacation
2.3 million passengers embarked
on a cruise from a French port
GERMANY
2,953 million in
direct spending
45,637 jobs with
1.7billion in
compensation
1.5 million Germans
passengers booked
a cruise vacation
450,000
passengers
embarked on
a cruise from a
German port
ITALY
4,460 million in direct spending
99,556 jobs with 3billion in
compensation
835,000 Italian passengers
booked a cruisevacation
2 million passengers embarked
on a cruise in Italy
UNITED KINGDOM
2,935 million in direct spending
66,059 jobs with 2.4billion in
compensation
1.7 million British passengers
booked a cruise vacation
962,000 passengers embarked
on a cruise from aBritish port
SPAIN
1.25 million in direct
spending
26,389 jobs with
794million in
compensation
576,000 Spanish
passengers booked a
cruise vacation
1.2 million passengers
embarked on a cruise
from a Spanish port
37.9 billion
10.1 billion
GROSS OUTPUT
JOBS
VISITS TO
EUROPEAN
PORTS OF CALL
+3.1%
OVER 2011
+3.6%
OVER 2011
+2.7%
OVER 2011
+2.5%
OVER 2011
+4.3%
OVER 2011
EMBARKATIONS
COMPENSATION
= 25,000 jobs
326,904 direct and indirect
jobs across Europe
= 2 million visits 29.3 million
5.7 million passengers
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The Cruise Lines International Association
(CLIA) is the worlds largest cruise
industry trade association. CLIA represents
the interests of cruise lines and travel
agents before regulatory and legislative
policymakers.
www.cruising.org