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Cruise Tourism in Norway 2019 CRUISE TOURISM IN NORWAY 2019 CRUISE SURVEY – SUMMER 2019 INNOVATION NORWAY © Øyvind Heen - Visitnorway.com Introduction 3 Summary of findings 6 TOPIC 1: What is the economic impact of cruise tourism in 7 Norway? TOPIC 2: How do the Norwegian ports differ from each other? 24 TOPIC 3: Fact check about cruise tourists 31 Basic data, methodology and definitions of terms 46 © CYH / Visitnorway.com Brief overview of methodology and basic data The most comprehensive cruise survey The cruise survey' s basic data in Norway ever 14 ports The survey is based on interviews with 3 232 cruise tourists A total of 3 232 interviews were conducted with cruise passengers in 14 ports 80 cruise ships along the entire Norwegian coast – from Kristiansand in the south to North 175 cruise calls Cape in the north. Collection of the data took place from 21 May to 31 September 2019. The planning of the survey took into account many different 3 232 interviews factors: from the size of ships, number of calls and nationality of the cruise tourists, to the geographical location of the port, type of port and cruise line, and the assumed segment of the ship/cruise line. All of the interviews were conducted as a personal interview using tablets. Data collection took place over 75 interview days with 80 cruise ships on 175 cruise calls. The interviews were conducted with cruise passengers who were on their Ports Calls Interviews way back to the ships after a visit on shore. Bergen 20 387 Flåm 9 203 The survey would not have been possible without the assistance of 36 different Geiranger 13 244 ports, which contributed information about the port of call, and statistics from Hammerfest 4 52 the Norwegian Coastal Administration on the distribution of nationalities in 2018 Kristiansand 8 134 and actual calls in 2019. Leknes 3 33 Molde 5 74 The survey was planned and conducted by Epinion in collaboration with Gyger North Cape 8 142 on behalf of Innovation Norway. Oslo* 51 1125 See the chapter on methodology on page 46 for more information about basic Stavanger 18 317 Svolvær 5 63 data, data collection methodology, data processing and weighting of data. Tromsø 12 142 Trondheim 9 136 Ålesund 10 180 *On assignment from the Port of Oslo, expanded data collection was carried out in Oslo. These 3 interviews are included in the basic data. Cruise Norway on an international scale The development of cruise tourism in Norway Norway enjoys a strong position as Number of cruise passengers (in 000s) Norway's global market share a cruise destination 1 200 3,5% 1 000 3,0% 2,5% 800 "The world's most beautiful sea voyage" attracts steadily more cruise 2,0% tourists 600 1,5% Today, Norway' s share of international cruise tourism is around three 400 percent1 and it is steadily inching upward. The cruise market share is 1,0% considerably higher than for other forms of tourism, where Norway has a 200 0,5% share of under 0.5 per cent2. Hurtigruten and Norway have marketed the 0 0,0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 coast and fjord landscape as the world's most beautiful sea voyage for many (forecast) years. Nowadays, tourists from all corners of the world can choose between a large selection of types of cruises along the Norwegian coast geared to Norway's market share among the various nationalities different desires, interests and wallets. 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 The United States is the dominant market for international cruise tourism, with USA 1% USA: 13 000 a share of 46 per cent of cruise tourists globally. The Chinese cruise market is growing rapidly and is expected to approach or surpass the US market by Germany 12% 2030. It is reasonable to expect that more Chinese tourists will want to United Kingdom 10% experience Norway on a cruise in the years to come. Australia 1% Norway has the largest market share in the Dutch cruise market (16 per cent), Canada 2% followed by the UK (12 per cent) and Germany (10 per cent). Italy 5% Norway' s market share Spain 7% Germany is the largest market for cruises to Norway. Cruise passengers globally in 2018 (000s) France 4% Netherlands 16% 1.Cruise Lines International Association, 2019 Cruise Trends & Industry Outlook and the Norwegian Coastal 4 Administration 2. Statistics Norway/UNWTO Introduction Cruise tourism is growing rapidly internationally Cruise tourism is growing rapidly – a boon and bane The cruise industry has been growing ever since the paddle wheeler Quaker City embarked on what is considered the first cruise from New York to Europe in 1867. It is only since 1990 to present day that the cruise industry has really taken off – both internationally and in Norway. In 2019, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) estimated that 30 million will travel on cruises worldwide, almost twice as many as 10 years ago. Norway was visited by just under 100 cruise ships operated by approx. 40 cruise lines during the summer of 2019. In total, these ships carried out over 400 cruise voyages along the entire coast of Norway. The largest ship, the MSC Meraviglia, can carry around 4 500 passengers and a crew of 1 500. The cruise ships are getting bigger and their numbers are multiplying. Norway is a favourite destination for cruise tourists. When many ships and visitors arrive at the same time, it creates congestion, pollution and tension in many local communities along the coast. Many surveys have documented that cruise tourists spend less money locally than other types of tourists. On the other hand, the cruise industry reports increased willingness to pay and demand from all parts of the market. This survey charts how much cruise tourists leave in total and illuminates how much different groups of cruise tourists spend on shore in Norway. Sources: • Cruise lines international Association, 2019 Cruise Trends & Industry Outlook. • https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/top-10-largest-cruise-ships-2017/ • https://www.cruise.no/alt-om-cruise/cruisehistorien 5 • Photo: André E. Eilertsen. Summary of main findings A group of tourists willing to Spend less than the other Cruise tourists are experiencing Spending has decreased since pay holidaymakers in Norway a greater degree of overtourism the last survey in 2014 Cruise tourists are tourists who are Cruise tourists leave less money in Compared with land-based Spending by cruise tourists in Norway willing to pay and spend a lot of money Norway than the average for the other holidaymakers, cruise tourists are has declined compared to the previous on their trip to Norway. The bulk of the holidaymakers during the summer increasingly experiencing that the national cruise survey conducted in spending is payment for the cruise season. This is primarily due to the fact places they visit are crowded. The 2014. package, which largely falls to the that cruise tourists do not spend challenge posed by crowding and cruise lines. Of the spending that money on accommodation and overtourism is particularly large in the While total spending by the cruise accrues to Norway, most is spent on transport. Spending outside most visited ports of Fjord Norway and tourists has risen from NOK 12.1 billion shopping, food and beverages, as well accommodation and transport is at Lofoten. to NOK 21.8 billion, a considerably as on excursions, attractions and roughly the same level as the other smaller share of the tourists' total activities. Of the cruise tourists in tourists during the summer season. spending accrues to the Norwegian Norway, Americans and Australians economy. It is particularly spending on spend the most money. activities and experiences on shore that has decreased from 2014 to 2019. Topic 1: What is the economic impact of cruise tourism in Norway? How much of the spending by cruise tourists accrues to Norway? How much money do cruise tourists spend on shore? What do they spend money on when they are ashore? What characterises those who spend a lot of money and those who spend little? © Christian Roth Christensen / Visitnorway.com 7 Topic 1: Volume of cruise tourism 2019 Cruise tourism in Norway Scope of cruise tourism in Norway from May to September 2019 For comparison: Overnight stays by foreign holidaymakers in the period 850 000 7.4 million overnight stays at hotels Well on the way towards 1 million cruise tourists during the summer season 2.1 million Overnight stays at On a par with cruise tourism internationally, cruise tourism is campsites Cruise tourists in steadily increasing in Norway. There are currently considerably Norway 0.7 million Overnight stays in more and larger ships visiting Norway than was the case just a cabin villages few years ago. In the summer of 2019 about 850 000 cruise Source: Statistics Norway, tourists visited Norway. Which – and how many – ports they visit Accommodation Statistics 2019 varies from sailing to sailing, but overall there were approximately 2 000 cruise calls along the Norwegian coast. There is a wide variation in the number of calls and day visits between the various ports. Overall, there were 3.6 million day visits in Norwegian ports; some of these visits lasted only a few hours, while other ships stayed from early morning until late at night, or overnight. To put this into perspective, foreign holidaymakers in the same 3.6 period had 7.4 million overnight stays in hotels, 2.1 million 2 000 million overnight stays at campsites and 700 000 overnight stays in cabin villages. Day visits in Cruise calls in Norwegian ports Norwegian ports 8 Topic 1: Distribution of cruise tourists by nationality Germany is Norway' s largest Distribution of nationalities of cruise tourists cruise market Cruise tourists in Day visitors in Norway Norwegian ports Germans, Brits and North Americans account for 75 per cent of the Germany 303 100 1 450 400 cruise tourists Germany is by far the largest cruise market for Norway, with over 300 United Kingdom 186 600 713 200 000 cruise tourists in the summer of 2019.
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