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CruiseCompete Releases March 2022 CruiseTrends Report
DETROIT (March. 4, 2022) - 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 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.
Most Popular Cruise Lines
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: Viking River Cruises
In second place are Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
1. Premium/Contemporary: Harmony of the Seas
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: American Melody
Next in popularity are Wonder of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera for luxury and American Duchess for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Mediterranean
3. River: Europe
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Europe for luxury and North America for river.
Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Budapest
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, Barcelona for luxury and Amsterdam for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Nassau
2. Luxury: Ketchikan
3. River: Budapest
Next in popularity are Cozumel for premium/contemporary; Sitka for luxury and Vienna for river.
Most Popular Countries Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
2. Luxury: United States
3. River: Germany
Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury, Hungary for river.
Most Popular Cabin Types
1. Premium/Contemporary: Balcony
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony
Second are Inside for premium, Outside for luxury, and Outside for river.
Number of Cabins Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: 1 cabin
2. Luxury: 1 cabin
3. River: 1 cabin
Second are 2 cabins for premium/contemporary, 2 cabins for luxury, and 3 cabins for river.
Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 4 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury, and 14 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: March 2022
2. Luxury: July 2022
3. River: August 2022
Second are April 2022 for premium, June 2022 for luxury, and April 2022 for river.
Booking Window of Time
The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.
1. Contemporary/Premium - booked 176 (vs 195) days in advance
2. Luxury - booked 228 (vs 269) days in advance
3. River - booked 281 (vs 533) days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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