Foreign cruise ship visitors to S. Korea near 1.3 mln in Jan.-Aug. period

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SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign visitors arriving in South Korea by cruise ship neared 1.3 million in the first eight months of this year, driven largely by arrivals from China, data showed Sunday.

A total of 1.28 million foreign passengers and crew members arrived aboard cruise ships in the January-August period, up 12 percent from a year earlier, according to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

With 148 cruise ship port calls and 638,905 passenger arrivals scheduled for the fourth quarter, the annual total could surpass 2 million this year, exceeding last year's record of 1.6 million.

By port, Seogwipo on the southern resort island of Jeju accounted for more than half of all arrivals by sea through August.

By nationality, Chinese citizens accounted for the single largest share at 57.7 percent over the period.

Fireworks light up the sky to mark the departure of a cruise ship from Sokcho Port on South Korea's east coast on Oct. 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月25日（韩联社）——周日公布的数据显示，今年前八个月，乘坐邮轮抵达韩国的外国游客人数接近130万人次，这主要得益于来自中国的游客数量增长。

据韩国旅游发展局（KTO）统计，今年1月至8月期间，共有128万外国乘客和船员乘坐邮轮抵达韩国，比上年同期增长12%。

今年第四季度，邮轮将停靠港口 148 次，乘客人数将达到 638,905 人次，预计全年总人数将超过 200 万人次，超过去年的 160 万人次纪录。

从港口来看，济州岛南部度假胜地西归浦港占8月份所有海路入境旅客的一半以上。

按国籍划分，中国公民占比最高，达到 57.7%。

2026年10月17日，韩国东海岸束草港燃放烟花，庆祝一艘游轮启航。（韩联社）

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从下周开始，乘坐邮轮的外国游客可立即获得国内税收退税。

5月份赴韩外国邮轮游客人数超过20万人次

今年1月至8月，赴韩外国邮轮游客近130万人次。