One hundred cruise ships are scheduled to sail into the harbor of Rhodes on August, bringing a record number of 100,000 passengers to the island. Respectively, on the 13th August, 9 cruise ships will also visit Rhodes, following 7 on the 19th. Statistics show that in August 2008, 98 cruise ships arrived in Rhodes with a total of 97.880 pax.
The arrivals for Jan-July of 2009 show an increase ~37,500 pax or 11,5% vs 2008.