In 2025, Italian ports will record a new record of cruise traffic. This is provided by the Cemar Agency Network as a result of the strong recovery in demand by of the market: "Our forecasts - explained the president Sergio Senesi, during the annual presentation of the forecast data at Seatrade Cruise Global opened today in Miami - clearly indicate this new growth. Entry into the sector cruise of the most prestigious luxury brands of the hotel industry will attract a new type of guests, with high spending potential and presumably at the first experience cruising cruise. This new scenario will have repercussions on local economies".

In particular, Cemar believes that this year cruise ships will bring 14.8 million passengers to Italian ports, with a increase of +4.05% compared to 2024. In addition, a increase in the number of ship calls that will reach 5,482 (+6.76% on 2024), with as many as 179 units that will ply the waters representing 57 shipping companies. The months with heavier traffic will be May with 816 stopovers, October with 760 stopovers and September with 748 stopovers. Sunday, June 18 It will be the busiest day with 38 ships moored in Italian ports and over 95,900 cruise passengers handled in a day.

In total, in 2025 there will be 74 Italian ports affected by the cruise traffic. The primacy will still belong to Civitavecchia which will reach 3.53 million passengers, followed by Naples with 1.9 million and Genoa with 1.7 million. There There will also be some novelties in the top ten positions: Palermo, Livorno, Messina, Savona, La Spezia, Venice and Cagliari. On the podium of the regions stands out Lazio with 3.54 million passengers (24% of the total), followed by Liguria (3.36 million, 23% of the total), Campania (2.05 million, 14% of the total), Sicily (2.03 million, 14% of the total), Tuscany (0.97 million million, 6% of the total) and Sardinia (0.77 million, 5% of the total) total).

As for the cruise groups, this year the group MSC will confirm its leadership in the Italian market by moving about 5.23 million cruise passengers. Carnival groups will follow with 4.63 million, Royal Caribbean with 1.90 million, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings with 1.20 million.

According to Cemar, growth will not stop even in the 2026 when the number of passengers handled in Italian ports it will certainly exceed 15 million. Explaining why "Italy firmly maintains its primacy of the most important cruise destination in the Mediterranean Sea", Senesi observed that "there are undoubtedly many factors that contribute to this constant growth in terms of passengers handled and number of calls: among these - highlighted - the policy of deseasonalization, also achieved by the American companies that for some years now they have chosen to be present in the Mediterranean not only only in summer but also in the winter months."