Turkey’s Cruise tourism industry experiences a drop in tourist arrivals in the first 5 months of 2017. Compare to same period in 2016, the total arrivals dropped from 175 thousand to 90 thousand travelers.
According to the statistics, the number of cruise passengers visiting Turkish ports dropped 48.4%.
No cruise ship visited Turkish ports between January and February 2017, the first cruise ship arrived on March.
According to the statistics received from 25 ports, during March – May, cruises passengers entered the country from only 9 Turkish ports. Around 47 thousand cruise travelers arrived ports in Kuşadası, Antalya, Marmaris, Alanya, and other ports.
| January - May | Passenger Numbers |
| 2015 | 390.529 |
| 2016 | 175.463 |
| 2017 | 90.468 |
