Leading French ports in the Mediterranean area 2020, by number of passengers
According to the source, Marseille was the first French seaport on the Mediterranean Sea in 2020, recording over 123,000 passengers. Figures were lower this year, compared to the one million passengers usually recorded by the port of Marseille. This decline resulted from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that hit the global tourism industry in 2020, and the cruise industry was no exception.
