New York beats Venice as top cruise port

According to the PSA (Passenger Shipping Association) in the UK, New York has knocked Venice off the top for best cruising destinations!

 

Nearly one-fifth of those who took part in the YouGov British survey voted it number one for a port destination, with Venice receiving 13 per cent, dropping to second place.

Barcelona, Rome and Singapore shared third position with 7 per cent of cruisers saying they were their favourite stop-offs.

The survey which marked the start of National Cruise Week showed that a whopping 1.7 million Britons will go on a cruise holiday this year.

The cruise sector has been growing in recent years, bucking the downward trend experienced by the rest of the travel market.

In 2010, cruising accounted for 4.5 per cent of the foreign travel market for Britain and 11.5 per cent of the package holiday market.

Director of the PSA Bill Gibbons said: ‘The survey highlights why more cruise holidays are being taken by Brits than ever before – it’s an effortlessly way to visit many great destinations across the world while only unpacking once.’