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The 2016 Cruise Industry In One Infographic

If you ever wanted to know the big picture about the cruise industry, this one infographic from Cruise Industry News tells the whole story. It gives you a look at the current major sailing regions, the cruise fleet and revenue, the largest fleets, and the industry’s growth.

It’s no surprise that by far the major sailing market is the Caribbean, but the #2 and 3 markets are the Mediterranean and Asia/Pacific regions, which are a bit unexpected. Also Carnival is by far the largest cruise company, with a bit more than twice as many ships in its fleet than #2 Royal Caribbean, with has twice as many as #3 Norwegian, which has twice as many as #4 MSC.

But what’s most surprising is the industry’s dramatic growth from 2001 if you look on the bottom of the graphic. That said, it’s positioned for an even greater increase in that there are now 59 new ships on order with a total price tag of over $44 billion, according to Seatrade Cruise News. I’d say that qualifies it as a growth industry for sure.