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Italy forecasts 15.4 million cruise passengers in 2026, up 4.3%
Italy is forecast to handle 15.4 million cruise passengers in 2026, up 4.3% from 2025.
The forecast also includes more than 6,000 cruise ship calls, a 6.6% increase.
From June to August, about 6.1 million passengers travelled through roughly 60 cruise ports, 4.5% more than in the same months of 2025.
July was the busiest month, with more than 2.16 million passengers.
Salerno, Civitavecchia and Ravenna recorded the largest increases in passenger numbers during the summer period.
The figures show that summer remains central to Italy’s cruise traffic, even as the industry works to spread activity across more of the year.
The 2026 totals are projections, and the Italian Cruise Day event is scheduled to take place in Livorno on October 23.
Italy is forecast to record 15.4 million cruise passenger movements by the end of 2026, up 4.3% from 2025.
The forecast also anticipates more than 6,000 cruise ship calls, a 6.6% increase.
More than 6.1 million passengers travelled on cruise ships in Italy from June to August, up 4.5% year on year.
The figures come from tourism research and consultancy company Risposte Turismo.
The forecasts were presented ahead of the Italian Cruise Day event scheduled for Livorno on October 23.
- Who
- Risposte Turismo provided the figures. Cruise passengers and cruise operators are involved.
- What
- Italy is forecast to record 15.4 million cruise passenger movements in 2026, up 4.3% from 2025.
- When
- The forecast is for the end of 2026.
- Where
- At cruise ports across Italy.
- Why
- Not stated
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The data for June-August clearly show the importance of the peak season to the performance of Italian cruises.
July exceeded 2.16 million passenger movements and recorded the largest increase compared with 2025, with almost 200,000 more movements.
Italy recorded more than 6.1 million cruise passenger movements, up 4.5% from the same period in 2025.
Passenger movements exceeded 2.16 million, with almost 200,000 more than in July 2025.
Il Sole 24 Ore reported Risposte Turismo’s forecast of 15.4 million passenger movements for the year.
The Italian Cruise Day is scheduled to take place in Livorno.
- 2026 passenger forecast
- 15.4 million movements
- Passenger growth forecast
- 4.3% over 2025
- Cruise ship calls forecast
- More than 6,000, up 6.6%
- June-August passenger movements
- More than 6.1 million, up 4.5%
- Summer’s strongest absolute port gains
- Salerno: 149,000; Civitavecchia: 140,000; Ravenna: 67,000
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