摘要：The first vessel with passengers entered the Port of Koper in 2006. Since then the vessels have been arriving regularly ( Fred.Olsen, Kristina Cruises, Thomson Cruises, Elegant Cruises & Tours, Discovery World Cruises). This paper aims to review the current state of the development of the global and Mediterannean cruise market, introduce the orientation of the management of the Port of Koper to dedicate more to the passenger business and introduce recent/new strategies to enlarge passenger terminal to accept also ships with the largest dimensions.
关键词：the global cruise market; Mediterannean cruise market; Port of Koper; passenger terminal
