Leading UK cruise ports by passenger movements 2022

Cruise traffic at ports in the United Kingdom bounced back in 2022, after falling sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, Southampton was the leading port for cruise travel in the UK. In 2022, the number of cruise passengers embarking and disembarking at that location reached nearly 1.8 million, remaining slightly below pre-pandemic levels. Dover - the leading UK port based on ferry passenger movements - reported the second-highest cruise traffic at ports in the United Kingdom that year.

Leading ports for cruise travel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by passenger movements (in 1,000s)

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Release date

July 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2019 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Figures refer to all cruise passengers departing from and arriving at UK ports. Data exclude passengers temporarily disembarking at UK ports.

This statistic uses original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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