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Outlook for the cruise industry Economic impact of the pandemic
Passenger embarkations (millions)
30 25 20 15 10 5 0
29.7
81% 5.8
2019 2020
2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0
Cruise-supported jobs (millions)
1.17
51% 576K
2019 2020
2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0
Total economic contribution (billions of USD)
154
59% 63.4
2019
2020 Nearly 80% of travellers who have cruised before say they will cruise again – the same percentage pre-pandemic.
Cruise industry since restart in July 2020 Nearly 100% of CLIA ocean-going capacity projected to be in operation by the end of July 2022
500 400 300 200 100 0
Ships restarted 2020 Capacity restarted (%) 2021 2022 July 2020 – Nov 2021 Dec 2021 – July 2022
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
Cruise tourist age average 2018-2020 *projected
Projected global cruise passenger volume Index (2019 = 100) 125
128 100 95 78 101 94 32% 19 15 2019 Downside 2020 Baseline 17 18 2021 Upside 2022 Source for all stats: CLIA 2022 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook World Cruise Industry Review / 
www.worldcruiseindustryreview.com 7 2023 2024 2025 2026 Note: Numbers represent an index of volume relative to 2019 (2019=100) 60+ 20–39
40–59 0–19
108 113 104 119 120 109 112 20% 14% 33%
Over 5 million passengers have sailed
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