The bar chart illustrates the percentages of passengers in different age groups who traveled by cruise to the UK in 1975 and 2003.
Overall, the number of cruise passengers increased from 1975 to 2003, and the increase in the total number of visitors is reflected by increases in the percentages of cruise participants from all age groups. In addition, the older the English were, the more they participated in these cruises.
Looking at the more information, from 1975 to 2003, the total number of cruise passengers increased from around 400,000 to around 1,000,000 passengers. This growth was reflected across all age groups. The percentage of passengers aged from 25 to 34 tripled. This was followed by the double increases of the three age groups: under 24, 35-44, and 45-54 ages. Additionally, the number of passengers aged 55-64 and those above 64 had a notable rise, increasing by approximately 10-15% respectively.
Moving further the other details, in 1975, only 5% passengers were aged under 24 and 24-35 who were reported to participate in cruise trips, while the participation increased to 10% for those aged 35-54. The older age groups showed greater interest and preference in these sorts of vacations; when their attendance rate was up to 35% for those above 60 years old. Similarly, in 2003, the percentage of passengers under 24 and in each age group to 54 rose by 5%, while those aged 55-64 and above 64 soared up to 15%.
