FOREIGN VESSELS ON CRUISE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
January – November 2023

 

Arrival of 85 foreign cruise vessels in the first eleven months of 2023

In the period from January to November 2023, 85 foreign cruise vessels arrived at Croatian seaports and made 635 journeys. There were 860 thousand passengers on board who stayed in the Republic of Croatia for 1 434 days.

In the period from January to November 2023, the number of journeys of foreign cruise vessels increased by 1.3% compared to the first eleven months of 2022. However, the number of passengers on these vessels increased by 37.5%. The number of sojourns of these vessels in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia increased by 8.7%.

Vessels under the flag of Malta realised the largest number of journeys

In the first eleven months of 2023, foreign cruise vessels sailed under the flags of 14 countries. The largest number of journeys of foreign cruise vessels was realised under the flag of Malta, as many as 184 journeys, which accounted for 29.0% of the total journeys made in the first eleven months of 2023. These were followed by journeys made under the flags of the Bahamas (167 journeys), Panama (68 journeys) and Norway (53 journeys).

Out of a total of 635 journeys of foreign cruise vessels, the highest number was realised in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva (48.2%) and the County of Split-Dalmatia (27.1%), which made up a total of 75.3% of journeys. The remaining 24.7% of journeys were made in the following counties: Zadar (12.0%), Šibenik-Knin (4.5%), Primorje-Gorski kotar and Istria (4.1% in each).

Dubrovnik – traditionally the most visited port

The greatest number of visits of foreign cruise vessels was realised in the seaport of Dubrovnik (467 visits), followed by the seaports of Split (295 visits), Zadar (156 visits), Hvar (107 visits), Korčula (98 visits), Šibenik (86 visits), and Rovinj (60 visits).

 

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NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

The purpose of the statistical survey

The statistical survey is aimed at monitoring the entries of foreign cruise vessels in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia, the number of passengers aboard and the days on which a ship stays in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia. The results of this survey provide indicators used in the analysis of tourism in the Republic of Croatia.

Legal basis

The survey is carried out on the basis of the Official Statistics Act (NN, No. 25/20).

Sources and methods of data collection

The data source for the statistical survey on cruises of foreign vessels in the Republic of Croatia is the Croatian Integrated Maritime Information System (CIMIS). The Croatian Bureau of Statistics takes over a part of the database from the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, after which it performs further processing.

Among other data, ships submit information on the ship, journey and passengers to this system through authorised maritime agents and shippers. The accuracy and completeness of the data in the official proceedings of registration is verified by harbour master’s offices.

Coverage and comparability

Observation unit for this survey is a foreign vessel on a tourist cruise journey that enters the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

In the tables 1, 2 and 3, the data on foreign cruise vessels include only seaports of the first entry of the foreign cruise vessel into the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

In the Graph G-2, the data on visits of foreign cruise vessels include all seaports visited by these vessels during their stay in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia. Visits to seaports are presented by statistical seaports consisting of one or more ports, normally controlled by harbour master’s branch offices able to record ship and cargo movements.

Definitions

Cruise vessel means a passenger ship intended to provide passengers with pleasure of journey and facilities for entertainment aboard (luxurious atmosphere, adventures, education, culture, entertainment, sports activities, wellness or recreation) rather than transport of persons from one seaport to another. It is equipped for a multi-day stay of passengers aboard and must provide food, drinks and accommodation services. On its journey, a foreign cruise vessel stops at seaports that are interesting tourist destinations.

Journey is an entry of a foreign cruise vessel at the first seaport of the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

Visit is an entry of a foreign cruise vessel at every seaport of the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

Passengers on board are persons who arrived by ship irrespective of their age, provided that they are not crew members.

Sojourns represent a total number of days a ship spends in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

Flag of vessel represents the country in which a ship was registered, that is, entered in the ship’s registry and complies with its legislation.

Statistical seaport consists of one or more ports, normally controlled by harbour master’s branch offices able to record ship and cargo movements.

 

Abbreviations

NN	Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

Symbols

-	no occurrence

 

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