The German cruise market grew by 7.1% to 1.98 million passengers in 2012 on high growth rate of ocean cruising and a slight fall in river cruise passenger count, figures gathered by Deutscher Reise Verband (DRV) show.
The market generate total revenues of €3.1 billion of which €2.6 billion came from ocean cruises. These attracted 1.54 million passengers last year, an increase of 11.2% on the previous year.
The river cruise market experienced a decrease of 5.4% in passenger volumes that reached 436,628 compared to 461,595 in 2011. The business generated revenues of €455 million, a fall of 8.2% year-on. DRV said in a statement.
