11,223 MORE NEW ZEALANDERS TOOK A CRUISE IN 2010 than they did in 2009, with the latest ICCA figures showing last year the total number of NZ cruisers rose to 42,886 (almost 1% of the nation’s total population) compared to 31,633 in 2009. Highlighting the skyrocketing popularity of cruise holidays...
11,223 MORE NEW ZEALANDERS TOOK A CRUISE IN
2010 than they did in 2009, with the latest
ICCA figures showing last year the total
number of NZ cruisers rose to 42,886
(almost 1% of the nation’s total population)
compared to 31,633 in 2009.
Highlighting the skyrocketing popularity of
cruise holidays in the NZ market the results
also reflected a 62% increase in the number
of Kiwi cruise passenger figures since 2006
(26,510).
In terms of break-down, the most popular
cruise destination for Kiwis last year was the
South Pacific, which dominated the market
by accounting for 42% of all bookings.
European ocean cruising also proved a
popular choice, with 20% of the market
choosing to take a voyage around the EU in
2010, followed by voyages around Australia
(9%), cruises to the Americas (7%) and
Alaskan journeys (5%).
Comparisons in destination growth found
that bookings for voyages to the Americas
grew by 54% in 2010, followed closely behind
by booking increases for Europe (50%) and
the South Pacific (49%).
Alaska also experienced strong growth,
with Kiwi numbers almost doubling year-onyear
figures in 2010, whilst Australia rose by
24% to 3,862 and in Asia by 27% to 1,645.
Conversely local NZ cruise bookings from
Kiwis dropped by 15%, whilst fewer NZ pax
also booked Transatlantic, Antarctica and
Africa voyages.
Cruises of between 8-14 days proved the
most popular in 2010, followed by five-seven
day voyages, then 0-4 day cruises.
