1、2019 Asia Market ReportASIA OCEAN SOURCE MARKETS 2019MARKET SIZES Asia-sourced cruise passenger numbers dropped 11.8%to 3.7 million in 2019.This was largely driven by the known decrease in passenger capacity in Asia of 6%against the previous year,2018.(Capacity was steady in 2018 after years of rapi

2、d expansion in this region to 2017.)Passenger capacity was expected to see a growth rebound in 2020 with the announced deployment of new ships to the region,but that has been disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.While the majority of source markets declined in 2019,three markets still showed gr

3、owthIndia(+41.5%),Japan(+11.4%)and South Korea(+9.6%).The 313,000 Indian cruise passengers in 2019 registered that markets most substantial year-on-year increase,driven largely by increased capacity deployed there,targeted at the local market.Mainland China had 1.9 million cruisers,showing an 18.6%d

4、ecline in 2019.Yet Chinas five-year CAGR(compound annual growth rate)is a strong 22.2%since 2014.Indeed,all-Asia CAGR for the past five-year period was 19.2%,with every one of the 12 markets showing double-digit growth.Mainland China continues to dominate in Asia with a 51.6%market share,followed by

5、 Taiwan(10.5%)and Singapore(8.7%).India(8.4%)overtook Japan(8.0%)to be the fourth-largest Asian source market.CRUISE DURATIONS The average duration of cruises taken by Asian passengers during 2019 saw a minimal decrease to 4.2 days from 4.3 days in 2018.As in past years,Japanese passengers typically

6、 selected longer cruises(average duration 7.5 days).All others ranged from an average 2.6 days(Taiwan and Singapore)to 5.6 days(South Korea).AVERAGE AGES The average age of Asian-sourced passengers increased slightly to 46.2 from 45.4 in 2018.Markets like India(37 years old)and Indonesia(40 years ol