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Insider Analysis: Statistical Consumer Annual Cruise Trends Revealed by CruiseCompete

CruiseCompete Releases 2023 CruiseTrends Report, Wealth of Data Available

DETROIT (Jan. 5, 2024) - CruiseCompete has released its , as well as its report for the month. The annual report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel based on CruiseCompete requests in 2023.

CruiseCompete CruiseTrends offers an inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations based on their requests. CruiseCompete has mined its wealth of data to provide information on the most popular cruise trends among consumers, including most requested cruise ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising.

The through is detailed below.

Highlights of :

Most Popular Cruise Lines
Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
Luxury: Oceania Cruises
River: Viking

In second place are Norwegian for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.

Most Popular Cruise Ships
Premium/Contemporary: Wonder of the Seas

Luxury: Queen Mary 2

River: American Serenade

Next in popularity are Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Vista for luxury and American Eagle for river.

Most Popular Cruise Regions
Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
Luxury: Europe

River: Europe

Next in popularity are North America for all three categories: premium/contemporary, luxury and river.

Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
Premium/Contemporary: Miami

Luxury: Miami
River: Amsterdam

Next in popularity are Fort Lauderdale for premium/contemporary, Barcelona for luxury and Budapest for river.

Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel

Luxury: Ketchikan

River: Vienna

Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary, Kotor for luxury and Budapest for river.

Most Popular Countries Visited
Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas

Luxury: USA

River: Germany

Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Spain for luxury, France for river.

Most Popular Cabin Types
Premium/Contemporary: Balcony
Luxury: Balcony
River: Balcony

Second are Inside for premium, Outside for luxury, and Outside for river.

Number of Cabins Requested
Premium/Contemporary: 1 cabin
Luxury: 1 cabin
River: 1 cabin

Second are 2 cabins for premium/contemporary, 2 cabins for luxury, and 2 cabins for river.

Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
Luxury: 7 nights
River: 7 nights

Second are 4 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury, and 8 nights for river.

Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
Premium/Contemporary: December 2023
Luxury: December 2023
River: October 2023

Second are March 2024 for premium, August 2024 for luxury, and August 2023 for river.

Booking Window of Time
The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.
Contemporary/Premium - booked 206 days in advance
Luxury - booked 255 days in advance

River - booked 288 days in advance

Other data available at the and the CruiseTrends report:

- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested

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