CruiseCompete Releases February 2013 CruiseTrends Report

DETROIT (Feb 1, 2013) - CruiseCompete has released its for the month.

The CruiseTrends report for is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete's Press Room or

Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival
2. Luxury: Cunard
3. River: Viking River

In second place is Royal Caribbean for premium/contemporary, Oceania for luxury and AmaWaterways for river.

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Oasis of the Seas (changed from Caribbean Princess last month)
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2 (changed from Queen Victoria last month)
3. River: Viking Emerald (changed from Avalon Angkor last month)

Next in popularity are the Carnival Breeze for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury and the AmaWaterways MS AmaCerto for river.

Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Caribbean
3. River: Europe

Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Mediterranean for luxury and Asia/Far East for river.

Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2. Luxury: Southampton, U.K. (changed from Miami, Fla. last month)
3. River: Amsterdam, Netherlands (changed from Budapest, Hungary last month)

Next in popularity are Miami, Fla. for premium/contemporary, Miami, Fla. for luxury and Paris, France for river.

Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each port visited during cruise itineraries, excluding departure ports)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Nassau, Bahamas
2. Luxury: Gustavia, St. Barts
3. River: Cologne, Germany (changed from Vienna, Austria last month)

Next in popularity are Cozumel, Mexico, for premium/contemporary, Kusadasi, Turkey for luxury and Vienna, Austria, for river.

Most Popular Countries Visited
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each country visited during cruise itineraries, excluding countries of departure)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
2. Luxury: Greece (changed from United States last month)
3. River: Germany

second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury and France for river.

Most Popular Cabin Types
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Inside
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony


Hottest Months for Cruising
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: March 2013
2. Luxury: March 2013
3. River: July 2013


Other data available at the February 2013 CruiseTrends report:
- Number of cabins requested
- Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
- Booking window of time

This cruise trend information is available monthly from CruiseCompete and can be insightful, especially for financial analysts and travel writers. To see twelve months' of cruise trend data, please click here: Cruise Trends.

For purposes of the CruiseTrends report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary.