This was detailed in Cruise Lines International Association Australasia’s 2023 Source Market Report. The report highlights the healing of the Australian cruise market, coming a bit more than 18 months after local operations resumed. The 1.25 m figure is up from 1.24 m in 2019 and near to the all-time high of 1.35 m in 2018. High market penetration rate Cruising’s market penetration rate in Australia was close to 5%. Practically one in every 20 Australians took an ocean cruise, among the greatest rates worldwide. Australians revealed a choice for close-to-home schedules– about 84.8% travelled within Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific throughout 2023, up from 72.5% in 2019. One-third under 40 The typical age of an Australian cruise guest was 48.4 years in 2023, below 50.4 in 2019, while practically one-third of guests (32.5%) were under 40. The typical period of an ocean cruise taken by Australians in 2023 was 8.1 days, below 9 days in 2019, showing the increase in short-break cruises provided by lines. After Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, the most popular cruise locations for Australians in 2023 were the Mediterranean (5.3%), Asia (2.5%), Alaska (1.9%), Northern Europe (1%), the Caribbean (1%), trans-Atlantic and world cruises (0.8%), Hawaii and the United States West Coast (0.7%) and exploration cruises (0.7%). NSW greatest source market New South Wales stayed the greatest source of Australian cruise travelers (720,849 or 57.7%), followed by Queensland (287,259 or 23%), Victoria (135,623 or 10.9%), Western Australia (47,508 or 3.8%), South Australia (47,415 or 3.8%), Tasmania (6,855 or 0.5%), the Australian Capital Territory (2,275 or 0.2%) and the Northern Territory (1,764 or 0.1%) Overseas visitors reach 2019 level CLIA’s figures likewise reveal a revival in the variety of abroad visitors travelling in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, which reached 217,000 throughout 2023, a comparable level to 2019. Huge interest ‘Australians have actually not simply gone back to travelling, they’ve returned with huge interest and at a quicker speed than other markets worldwide,’ CLIA Australasia MD Joel Katz stated. ‘Australia has actually long been among the world’s most enthusiastic cruise source markets and these figures validate a long-lasting love for travelling amongst Australian visitors,’ Katz stated. Copyright © 2024. All rights scheduled. Seatrade, a trading name of Informa Markets (UK) Limited.
Australia recovers to world’s 4th most significant cruise market 2023 – Seatrade Cruise News
