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11 Trends in Cruise Bookings

CruiseCompete Releases February 2023 CruiseTrends Report

DETROIT (Feb. 7, 2023) - CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for .

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 CruiseTrends report is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit to see the entire report for this month.

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

In second place are Celebrity Cruises for premium/contemporary, Azamara for luxury and AmaWaterways for river.

2. Most Popular Cruise Ships
   Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas

Luxury: Queen Mary 2

River: American Queen

Next in popularity are Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Azamara Onward for luxury and Scenic Spirit for river.

3. Most Popular Cruise Regions
   Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
   Luxury: Mediterranean

River: Europe

Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, North America for luxury and North America for river.

4. Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
   Premium/Contemporary: Miami

Luxury: Miami
River: Amsterdam

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

5. Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
   Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel

Luxury: Ketchikan

River: Strasbourg

Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Juneau for luxury and Cologne for river.

6. Most Popular Countries Visited
   Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas

Luxury: USA

River: Germany

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

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

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

8. 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.
   

9. Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
   Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
   Luxury: 7 nights
   River: 7 nights
   
   Second are 5 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury, and 8 nights for river.

10. Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
    Premium/Contemporary: March 2023
    Luxury: August 2023
    River: June 2023

Second are April 2023 for premium, August 2023 for luxury, and June 2023 for river.

11. Booking Window of Time
    The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.
    Contemporary/Premium - booked 191 days in advance
    Luxury - booked 297 days in advance

River - booked 179 days in advance

Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:

- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested

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