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CruiseCompete releases March 2013 CruiseTrends report data


DETROIT (Mar. 5, 2013) - CruiseCompete has released its for the month of

The CruiseTrends report for March 2013 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: Oceania (changed from Cunard last month)
3. River: Viking River

In second place is Royal Caribbean for premium/contemporary, Seabourn 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
2. Luxury: Oceania Riviera (changed from Queen Mary 2 last month)
3. River: MS AmaCello (changed from Viking Emerald last month)

Next in popularity are the Carnival Dream for premium/contemporary, Queen Mary 2 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: Europe (changed from 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: Miami, FL (changed from Southampton, U.K. last month)
3. River: Amsterdam, Netherlands (changed from Budapest, Hungary last month)

Next in popularity are Miami, Fla. for premium/contemporary, Southampton, U.K. for luxury and Budapest, Hungary 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: Kusadasi, Turkey (changed from Gustavia, St. Barts last month)
3. River: Cologne, Germany

Next in popularity are Cozumel, Mexico, for premium/contemporary, Livorno, Italy 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
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: May 2013 (changed from March 2013 last month)
3. River: September 2013 (changed from July 2013 last month)


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.