Foreign vessels on cruise in the
Republic of Croatia
NOTES ON METHODOLOGY
The purpose of the statistical survey
The statistical survey
is aimed at monitoring the entries of foreign vessels on cruise in the internal
sea waters of the Republic of Croatia, the number of passengers aboard and the
days in which a ship stays in the internal sea waters of the Republic of
Croatia. The results of this survey provide indicators used in the analysis of
tourism in the Republic of Croatia.
Legal basis
The survey is carried
out on the basis of the Official Statistics Act (NN, No. 25/20).
Sources and methods of data collection
The data source for
the statistical survey on cruises of foreign vessels in the Republic of Croatia
is the Croatian Integrated Maritime Information System (CIMIS). The Croatian
Bureau of Statistics takes over a part of the database from the Ministry of
Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, after which it performs further processing.
Among other data,
ships submit information on the ship, journey and passengers to this system
through authorised maritime agents and shippers. The
accuracy and completeness of the data in the official proceedings of
registration is verified by the harbour master’s
offices.
Coverage and comparability
Observation unit for
this survey is a foreign vessel on a tourist cruise that enters the internal
sea waters of the Republic of Croatia.
Definitions
Foreign vessel on cruise means a
passenger ship intended rather to provide passengers with a pleasure of a
journey and facilities for entertainment aboard (luxurious atmosphere,
adventures, education, culture, entertainment, sports activities, wellness or
recreation) than the transport of persons from one seaport to another. It is
equipped for a multi-day stay of passengers aboard and must provide food,
drinks and accommodation services. On its journey, a foreign vessel on cruise
stops in seaports of several interesting destinations.
A journey is an entry of a foreign vessel on cruise
into the first seaport of the internal sea waters of the Republic of Croatia.
Passengers on board are any
persons who arrived by ship irrespective of age, providing that he/she is not a
crew member.
Sojourns represent a total number of days a ship
spends in the internal sea waters of the Republic of Croatia.
Abbreviations
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
Symbols
- no occurrence