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CruiseCompete releases April 2013 CruiseTrends report data

DETROIT (Apr 2, 2013) - CruiseCompete has released its for the month of

The CruiseTrends report for April 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
3. River: Viking River

In second place is Royal Caribbean for premium/contemporary, Seabourn for luxury and Avalon 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
3. River: Avalon Felicity (changed from MS AmaCello last month)
Next in popularity are Allure of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury and the SS Antoinette for river.

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

Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Europe for luxury and the Mediterranean 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: Istanbul, Turkey (changed from Miami, FL last month)
3. River: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Next in popularity are Miami, Fla. for premium/contemporary, Miami, FL. 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
3. River: Cologne, Germany

Next in popularity are Cozumel, Mexico, for premium/contemporary, Santorini, Greece 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: June 2013 (changed from March 2013 last month)
2. Luxury: July 2013 (changed from May 2013 last month)
3. River: September 2013 (changed from July 2013 last month)




Other data available at the April 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.