Cruise FIGURE 69:


10 15 20 25 30 35 40


0 5


2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 GLOBAL OCEAN CRUISE PASSENGERS 36** 37** 38.5**39.5** 31.5* 28.5 25.2 19.1 16.3 20.9 22.3 20.4 29.7


60% of ships due to launch by 2028 will rely on liquefied natural gas and 15% have battery storage and/or fuel cells. However, the average age of the fleet remains above 14 years, so retrofitting will be key. Clia also noted only 3% of cruise ports are GXHbWR KDYH VKRUH SRZHU E\ Flexibility of fuels will be key to


5.8 4.8 2018 2020 2022 2024** 2026** * 2023 estimate ** Forecast numbers Source: Clia


reducing emissions, according to Royal Caribbean Group head of sustainability Nick Rose, who insisted the sector can reach ‘net zero’ by 2050. He told Travel Weekly: “Flexibility


FIGURE 70: GLOBAL OCEAN CRUISE CAPACITY 800 726 700 678 644 625 600 500 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024* 2025* 2026* 2027* 2028* *Forecast capacity Source: Clia Cruise Forecast FIGURE 71: WORLD’S TOP-10 CRUISE PORTS


Passenger numbers Ship calls


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0 Figures rounded Source: Clia


0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5


582 590 604 703 737 746


is important because the amount of fuel required for shipping is not going to be there. Middle-aged ships will be retrofitted to use biofuels and new-builds use a mix of new fuels and new technologies.” Rose added: “We can probably get 50% to where we need to be with existing technologies, but we need new technologies to get to net zero.” Cruise forms a small part of global


shipping, which is governed by the International Maritime Organisation and the IMO has been slow to set emissions- reduction targets, delaying investment in the infrastructure needed. An IMO agreement in July 2023 set “indicative checkpoints” rather than binding targets, with a minimum 20% cut in emissions sought by 2030 and 70% by 2040.


FIGURE 72: UK & IRISH OCEAN CRUISE PASSENGERS, 2003-22 1.9 1.97 1.34 1.48 1.53 1.2 1.07 0.96 1.03 1.62 1.7 1.7 1.73 1.79 1.64 1.66 2.01 1.99


0.48 0.26 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Source: Clia Travel Weekly Insight Report 2024 53


Berths (thousand)


5.9m 982


5.5m


794 799


744 4.7m 584 318 479 2.6m 449


3.1m 3m 3m 3m


971


5m 5m


Passengers (million)


984


Passengers (million)


Miami Barcelona


Port Canaveral Civitavecchia


Marseille Nassau Genoa


Everglades Puerta Maya Palma


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