Cruise passenger traffic in Türkiye exceeded the 61,000 mark in the first three months of the year as it leaped over 79% on annual basis, the data compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA) showed on Wednesday.
The number of cruise ship passengers covering arrivals, departures and transit passengers reached 61,113 in the first quarter, indicating an increase of 79.15% compared to the same period last year, the data sourced from the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry showed.
Fifty ships have docked at the country’s ports during the January-March period compared to 42 that arrived in the same period last year, the data showed.
Looking on a monthly basis, while 12 cruise ships docked at ports in January of last year, two in February, and 28 in March, these figures were recorded as 18, five, and 27, during the same months this year.
With these ships, some 753 passengers arrived in Türkiye in January and 627 in March last…
