Figures refer to all cruise passengers departing from and arriving at UK ports. Data exclude passengers temporarily disembarking at UK ports. Figures prior to 2012 were previously published by the source.
Cruise traffic in the United Kingdom bounced back in 2022, after falling dramatically with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at UK ports reached just below * in 2022. Despite the sharp annual increase, this figure remained *** lower than the passenger movements reported in 2019.
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GOV.UK. (July 26, 2023). Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
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GOV.UK. "Number of International Cruise Passenger Arrivals and Departures at Ports in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jul 2023, /statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
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Number of international cruise passenger arrivals and departures at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1211583/international-cruise-passenger-movements-at-uk-ports/
