Other Cruises Around The World
Other crusies around the world outside of the popular Caribbean islands are also mentioned on websites such as cruisecontrolcaribbeancruises.co.uk. Although the Caribbean islands are the most visited cruise destinations in the world, they are by no means the only places people can visit aboard cruise ships or that visitors can learn about at cruisecontrolcaribbeancruises.co.uk.
Other crusies around the world which were visited by some of the 14 million passengers aboard cruise ships in 2005 operate out of continental Europe, Hawaii, Alaska, the South Pacific, and even Antarctica. Many of these places may be very far away from the Caribbean islands described on cruisecontrolcaribbeancruises.co.uk, but they are all unforgettable cruise destinations nonetheless.
Although about 70 percent of all cruises travel to the Caribbean, continental Europe is the second most popular destination among cruise ships and receives 13 percent of total cruise ship traffic throughout the world. The fastest growing segment of European cruise travel is the Baltic Sea area which includes the ports of Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, and St Petersburg. More than 426,500 cruise passengers visited St Petersburg alone in 2009.
Other crusies around the world also frequently visit the Mediterranean Sea, whose most popular ports are the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Palma, and the Italian cities of Venice and Civitavecchia. Cruises to the islands of Greece, Spain's Costa del Sol, and the French Riviera also attract thousands of passengers.
Even more popular cruise destinations are the fjords of Norway, the Pacific coast of Mexico, and the volcanic Galápagos Islands located 975kms west of the coastline of Ecuador and known for their unique wildlife.
