Cruise ship boom! Passenger numbers reach 12-year high

In cruise tourism, 1,058,752 passengers visited 18 ports in Turkey between January and July, and 326,450 passengers in July.

The highest number of visitors was reached in 12 years in terms of passenger numbers in the January-July period and in July.

KUŞADASI IS IN THE FIRST PLACE The top 10 in terms of passenger arrivals at ports between January and July of this year were as follows:

Kuşadası 316 cruise ships with 516,930 passengers

Istanbul 301,124 passengers with 127 cruise ships Bodrum 67,547 passengers with 54 cruise ships Izmir 28 cruise ships with 52,087 passengers Marmaris 22,571 passengers with 15 cruise ships Çeşme 37 cruise ships with 21,942 passengers Amasra 16,991 passengers with 18 cruise ships Samsun 11,813 passengers with 12 cruise ships Trabzon 9,873 passengers with 10 cruise ships Çanakkale 9,684 passengers with 18 cruise ships