In July 2024 alone, 113 cruise trips were recorded, up by 31.4% compared with July 2023, while the number of visitors rose by 28% to 164,400. In June 2024, there were 100 cruise trips.

The foreign cruise ships sailed under the flags of 13 countries. Maltese-flagged vessels made 109 trips, or about 30% of the total number of trips, followed by ships under the flags of the Bahamas, Panama and Norway.

Most of the 357 cruise trips were made to Dubrovnik-Neretva County (48.5%) and Split-Dalmatia County (23.3%). The port of Dubrovnik recorded 241 visits, Split 152, Zadar 107, Hvar 58, Korčula 41, Šibenik 40 and Rovinj 37.