The German cruise market, which produced about 1.8 million passengers last year, should reach the 2.0 million mark in 2016, said Michael Ungerer, president of AIDA Cruises, the German contemporary market unit of Carnival Corp & plc group.
"The demand for cruises continues. Between 2014 and 2017 the capacity of German cruise lines will grow by 42.9 %. By 2016 we want to reach the 2.0 million mark in Germany and there may also be a further million guests on top in the upcoming three to four years," Ungerer said in a statement
However, this can only be achieved, if all responsible parties start to think about the necessary requirements today. "The existing infrastructures of the Year 2015 will not be sufficient for this," Ungerer underlined.
