5 million European cruise in 2015!
Wednesday 05 March 2008
The latest study by the European Cruise Council estimates that the number of cruise passengers in Europe will reach 5 million in 2015. Concerning France, France'association Cruises & Ferries table for its share of 500 000 passengers in 2010 against 290 000 last year. The french market and still holds fifth place in Europe behind Great Britain (1.5 million passengers in 2007), Germany (750,000), Italy (550,000) and Spain (350,000).
The global market of the cruise is expected to amount to 12.8 million this year (10.5 million Americans), according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), up 2.4% compared to 2007.