The number of foreign visitors arriving in South Korea by cruise ship approached 1.3 million in the first eight months of this year, driven mainly by arrivals from China.
According to the Korea Tourism Organization, a total of 1.28 million foreign passengers and cruise-ship crew members arrived in the country between January and August, a 12% increase from the same period last year.
With 148 cruise-ship calls scheduled at South Korean ports and 638,900 passengers expected in the fourth quarter, total annual arrivals could exceed 2 million this year, surpassing last year’s record of 1.6 million, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.
By port, Seogwipo Port on the southern tourist island of Jeju accounted for more than half of all sea arrivals through August.
By nationality, Chinese citizens made up the largest share of cruise visitors to South Korea during the period, accounting for 57.7%.
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