PASSENGERS from NSW represented more than half of the Australian ocean cruise market, according to CLIA’s annual figures (see p1).
The total of 1.35 million cruisers comprised 53% from NSW, but the state’s share fell significantly in favour of other states, with Queensland contributing 22% of passengers and Victoria 13%.
The figures showed the average age of Australian cruise passengers was steady at 49 years, and the growth in short domestic cruises saw the average cruise length decline slightly from 9.1 days in 2017 to 8.8 days last year.