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Italian cruise ports handled a record 6.1 million passengers this summer
Italy's cruise ports handled 6.1 million passenger movements between June and August 2026, a record for the summer period.
That was 4.5% more than in the same months of 2025, across more than 60 ports.
The ports also recorded 2,314 ship calls, up 14.9% from a year earlier.
July was the busiest month, with more than 2.16 million passenger movements and nearly 200,000 more than in July 2025.
The summer accounted for about 60% of passenger traffic in the first eight months of the year.
Risposte Turismo forecasts 15.4 million passenger movements and more than 6,000 ship calls across Italy for the full year, both expected to be records.
The figures highlight how strongly cruise activity is concentrated in summer, even as operators work to spread travel across more of the year.
Italian cruise ports handled a record 6.1 million passenger movements from June to August 2026.
The total was up 4.5% from the same period in 2025, while ship calls rose 14.9% to 2,314.
July was the busiest month, with more than 2.16 million passenger movements.
Risposte Turismo expects full-year passenger movements to reach 15.4 million, up 4.3% from 2025.
The figures were presented ahead of the Italian Cruise Day forum in Livorno on October 23.
- Who
- More than 60 Italian cruise ports handled the passenger movements. Risposte Turismo provided the figures.
- What
- Ports recorded 6.1 million cruise passenger movements and 2,314 ship calls over the summer.
- When
- June to August 2026.
- Where
- Cruise ports across Italy.
- Why
- Not stated
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Italian cruise ports recorded 6.1 million passenger movements and 2,314 ship calls.
Passenger movements exceeded 2.16 million, with almost 200,000 more than in July 2025.
Risposte Turismo presented the summer figures and its full-year forecasts ahead of Italian Cruise Day.
Italian Cruise Day was scheduled to take place in Livorno.
- Summer passenger movements
- 6.1 million
- Summer change from 2025
- Up 4.5%
- Summer ship calls
- 2,314
- July passenger movements
- More than 2.16 million
- Forecast 2026 passenger movements
- 15.4 million
What people are saying
The data for the June-August quarter clearly show the importance of the peak season to the performance of the Italian cruise industry.
About 60% of passenger traffic in the first eight months of the year was concentrated in the period considered.
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