Passenger Cruises & Ferries: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2021 and 2025 revenues for US passenger cruises and ferries for employer and nonemployer firms in nominal dollars. Total revenues are segmented by establishment type in terms of: ocean cruises, coastal and Great Lakes cruises and ferries, and inland waterway cruises and ferries.

To illustrate historical trends, total revenues and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2010 to 2020.

The scope of this report includes the revenues of for-hire ferries. Captive ferries (i.e., businesses that maintain their own boats or ships to transport company employees) are excluded. Also excluded are riverboat casinos, and scenic and sightseeing water transportation services.

This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Survey has a sample size of approximately 2,000, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Code:
483112 Deep Sea Passenger Transport
483114 Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transport
483212 Inland Water Passenger Transport
488310 Port and Harbor Operations
488330 Navigational Services to Shipping
488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Recreation Services Spending Trends
• Ocean Cruise Revenues by Source
• Environmental & Regulatory Factors

• Ocean Cruises
• Coastal & Great Lakes Cruises & Ferries
• Inland Waterway Cruises & Ferries

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Share

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenue, 2020 - 2025
• Figure 2 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenue Trends, 2010 - 2020
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenues, 2010 - 2025 (US$ bil)
• Figure 3 | US Recreation Services PCE by Type, 2010 - 2020 (US$ bil)
• Table 2 | US Recreation Services PCE by Type, 2010 - 2020 (US$ bil)
• Figure 4 | US Recreation Services PCE by Type, 2010 - 2020 (US$ bil)
• Figure 5 | US Leading Ocean Cruise Firms Total Revenues by Source, 2016 - 2020 (%)
• Table 3 | US Leading Ocean Cruise Firms Total Revenues by Source, 2016 - 2020 (US$ mil)
• Figure 6 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenue by Establishment Type, 2010 - 2025 (US$ bil)
• Table 4 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenue by Establishment Type, 2010 - 2025 (US$ mil)
• Figure 7 | US Survey: Adult Cruise Ship Vacation Participation, 2010-2019 (%)
• Figure 8 | US Survey: Cruise Ship Vacation Participation by Age Group, 2019 (%)
• Figure 9 | US Survey: Likelihood of Taking a Vacation Over the Next 12 Months, 2021 (%)
• Figure 10 | US Survey: Likelihood of Taking a Cruise Vacation Over the Next 12 Months by Age Group, 2021 (%)
• Figure 11 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenue by Establishment Type, 2010 - 2025 (%)
• Figure 12 | US Ocean Cruise Establishments Revenues w/ Disposable Personal Income, 2010 - 2025
• Table 5 | US Leading Ocean Cruise Ports in Terms of Passengers Handled
• Table 6 | Ocean Cruise Characteristics by Type of Experience
• Figure 13 | US Coastal & Great Lakes Cruise Establishments Revenues w/ Disp Personal Income, 2010 - 2025
• Figure 14 | US Inland Waterway Cruises & Ferries Establishments Revenues w/ Disp Pers Income, 2010 - 2025
• Figure 15 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2019
• Table 7 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2019
• Figure 16 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Revenues Concentration Ratios, 2002 - 2017 (%)
• Figure 17 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Employer Firms Net Profit Margin by Establishment, 2010 - 2019 (%)
• Table 8 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Employer Firms Net Profit Margin by Establishment, 2010 - 2019 (%)
• Figure 18 | US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Market Share by Company, 2019 (%)
• Table 9 | Leading Participants in the US Passenger Cruises & Ferries Industry by Type
• Table 10 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Passenger Cruises & Ferries