a crew ship docking at a local port is big is this for the local economy, as kathy clifford explains. kathy: no longer a luxury reserved for the elite. with bigger ships and more passengers the crew ship market is improving, now worth 40 billion euros, and european cities are keen to cash in. barcelona is number one for cruise ships in europe. at the olympic games barcelona's port hosted 15 cruise ships, and that allowed us to get to know the needs of cruise ship custody's and to evolve with the industry. some 2.5 million passengers sale than last year, spending 300 million euros. direct international flights for the city in the port receives more in fees. the average passenger brings and 13 euros compared to just three for a stopover port. it's a lucrative market that french city marseilles is hoping to cash in on. expansion work at 35 million euros is set to begin at the port entrance, currently too small for bigger ships like this one to pass through. >> there's not much space as you can see. the ships have to turn around. we are going to widen the space 50 meters. kathy: rom pacif