Partnering ports received 503 cruise calls and 1.166.675 cruise guests in 2023.
Cruise statistics
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Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond collects data and statistics about the cruise industry and conducts research on cruise guests' behavior, expenditure, and nationality in Denmark. All data is available to partners of Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond.
Cruise tourism in Denmark
The following data is collected from the partnering ports and destinations of Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond. These include Aarhus, Copenhagen, Fredericia, Helsingor, Hundested, Kalundborg, Nyborg, Rønne and Skagen.
Aalborg is included in our 2023 statistics, but are not part of Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond from 2024. Esbjerg received cruise calls in 2023, but are not part of Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond.
33% of cruise calls in partnering ports called at least two Danish ports on their itinerary in 2023.
42% of cruise calls in partnering ports called a port outside the summer months in 2023.
Approx. 43% of all cruise guests visiting partnering ports in 2023 were from Germany.
In 2023, 40% of cruise guests started or ended their cruise in Copenhagen, giving them plenty of time to stay a couple more days in the city.
Almost 400.000 cruise guests visited partnering ports outside of Copenhagen. That is 100% more than in 2019.
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