A significant upturn in tourism and cruises: 3 million tourists in 2000. This development is a result of the major events that have been held here over the last few years: the World cup, The Race, etc. In 2002, some 300,000 cruise passengers passed through Marseille. From 1995 to 2000, the number of stopovers was multiplied by over 4, while the number of cruises was multiplied by 9.