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In 2025, the Croatian Adriatic continued to grow in the cruise segment, but without an "explosion", more like a stable expansion with slightly higher volume and slightly longer ship stays.
According to the data of the State Bureau of Statistics, 95 foreign cruise ships entered Croatian seaports, making a total of 758 cruises, and on them 1,061,696 passengers arrivedThe total time these ships spent in Croatian territorial waters was 1.737 days.
Compared to 2024, the number of foreign cruise ships that have entered Croatian ports increased by 10,5% (from 86 to 95), number of cruises increased by 3,0% (from 736 to 758), number of passengers on ships increased by 1,2% (from 1,048,916 to 1,061,696), while the total time spent by ships increased by 2,8% (from 1,690 to 1,737 days).
In other words: there were significantly more ships, trips and passengers grew more moderately, and the total "days in the Adriatic" still lengthened.
The seasonal picture remains as expected - the peak is concentrated in the summer months, but it is interesting that almost half of all trips comes from three months.
Of the total 758 trips, the most were made in August (128), July (125) and September (111). These three months together account for 48,0% of all cruise trips in 2025, while the remaining 52,0% is distributed over the rest of the year. There were more cruise trips in July and August 2025 than in the same months in 2024, while September 2025 had fewer trips than September 2024, although all three months recorded an increase in the number of passengers compared to the previous year.
The geographic concentration of traffic confirms what local communities on the ground have been feeling for years: cruising is still heavily "leaned" to the southOf the total number of round trips, Dubrovnik-Neretva County accounted for 46,6%, Split-Dalmatia County 21,4%, which together is 68,0% of all trips. The remaining part is distributed among Zadar (17,0%), Istria (5,9%), Šibenik-Knin (5,3%) and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (3,8%).
At the port level, Dubrovnik continues to dominate as the most visited port, convincingly: 557 visits by foreign cruise ships. This is followed by Split (315 visits), Zadar (222), Korčula (125), Hvar (109), Rovinj (100) and Šibenik (93).
This information is particularly important because it speaks to the real pressure on city systems and infrastructure (visits to ports).
