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Insider Analysis: Statistical Consumer Cruise Trends Revealed by CruiseCompete
CruiseCompete Releases March 2024 CruiseTrends Report, Wealth of Data Available
DETROIT (March 5, 2024) - 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.
Most Popular Cruise Lines
Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
Luxury: Oceania Cruises
River: American Cruise Lines
In second place are Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
Premium/Contemporary: Icon of the Seas
Luxury: Oceania Vista
River: American Harmony
Next in popularity are Symphony of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Azamara Journey for luxury and American Serenade for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
Luxury: Mediterranean
River: Europe
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Europe for luxury and North America for 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: Nassau
Luxury: Kotor
River: Vienna
Next in popularity are CocoCay for premium/contemporary, Dubrovnik for luxury and Cologne 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 14 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
Premium/Contemporary: March 2024
Luxury: July 2024
River: June 2024
Second are April 2024 for premium, June 2024 for luxury, and May 2024 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 223 days in advance
Luxury - booked 260 days in advance
River - booked 323 days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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