Trademark case

Cruise

Why cruise tourism is good for Denmark and the ports 

  • Cruise guests contribute DKK 1.25 billion annually to Denmark's economy – primarily to the hotel and retail industries.
  • It created around 2,400 jobs in Denmark in 2019, and we need those jobs.
  • For ports, cruise ships are an excellent business, but it varies from port to port how much of the revenue comes from cruise ships.
  • Tourists, including from cruise ships, help create life and revenue in the local business community, for example in shops, cafés and at attractions.

About industry developments

  • Over the last 10 years, the number of cruise ships calling at Danish ports has increased by 42%.
  • CMP is the largest cruise destination in Denmark with approx. 389 calls distributed in Copenhagen, Malmö and Visby in 2023
  • CMP is the 10th largest cruise destination in Europe and the port is a turn-around port, which means that passengers are changed in Copenhagen because the port is close to the airport and the port terminal is modern and designed so that it is easy to change passengers.
  • The ports outside Copenhagen are also experiencing growth in the cruise business. In 2022, the Port of Aarhus became Denmark's second largest cruise port, with 66 cruise ship calls over the year. The number of cruise calls in Aarhus has thus more than doubled since 2019, when the number was 32. The Port of Skagen has also experienced significant growth, with 18 more calls in 2023 than in 2019.

Source: Statistics Denmark, SKIB35