Cruise ship arrivals, passenger numbers rise in Türkiye in January-May
Cruise ship arrivals at Turkish ports increased by 2.2 percent to 324 in the January-May period compared with the same period last year, while the number of cruise passengers rose by 3.9 percent to 455,580, according to data from the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs.
In May, cruise ship visits to Türkiye rose 14.2 percent to 169 compared with the same month of last year, while passenger numbers climbed 10.8 percent to reach 257,897.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu pointed particularly to cruise ships calling at ports in the Aegean region and Istanbul.
He noted that in May, Kuşadası Port welcomed 127,670 passengers arriving on 75 cruise ships, while Istanbul ports received 59,176 passengers on 31 cruise ships.
