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 cruise vessels in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia, the number of passengers aboard and the days on which a ship stays in the territorial sea 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, Nos 25/20 and 155/23).

 

 

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 the 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 are verified by the harbour master’s offices.

 

 

Coverage and comparability

 

Observation unit for this survey is a foreign vessel on a tourist cruise journey that enters the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

  

 

Definitions

 

Cruise vessel means a passenger ship intended to provide passengers with the pleasure of journey and facilities for entertainment aboard (luxurious atmosphere, adventures, education, culture, entertainment, sports activities, wellness or recreation) rather 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 cruise vessel stops at seaports that are interesting tourist destinations.

 

Journey is an entry of a foreign cruise vessel into the first seaport of the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

 

Passengers on board are persons who arrived by ship irrespective of their age, provided that they are not crew members.

 

Sojourns represent a total number of days a ship spends in the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia.

 

 

Abbreviations

 

NN                Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

Symbols

-                    no occurrence