Croatian Association of Port Authorities and Croatian
National Tourist Office (CNTO) jointly presented Croatian Cruise Ports at a 800
sq.ft. booth #2210 at the world's largest convention dedicated to the cruise
industry "Seatrade Cruise Global", which took place from 8 - 11 April
2024 at Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL - USA.
Seatrade Cruise Global 2024 featured over 600 exhibitors
from all over the world. During the convention, conferences and meetings were
held at which updated sector data were exchanged and dialogues between cruise
lines and port authorities continued towards common objective, which is
sustainable development, security and quality of service. Croatian port
authorities of Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Šibenik and Rijeka, in joint promotion
of cruise tourism in Croatia, were joined by numerous stakeholders in the cruise
industry, CNTO in New York, cities, tourist boards as well as tourist and
maritime agencies. Special interest was shown for the "Respect the
City" initiative, a strategic destination management project.
According to announcements, by the end of 2024, 380
cruise ships are expected to arrive in Dubrovnik, bringing 530,000 passengers,
which is fully in line with the plans for sustainable tourism development in
the destination. The maximum number of cruise passengers in Dubrovnik during
the whole year 2024 is 4,000 passengers simultaneously or an average of less
than two ships alongside.
