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CruiseCompete releases May 2013 CruiseTrends report data

DETROIT (May 3, 2013) - CruiseCompete has released its for the month of

The CruiseTrends report for May 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 Cruises
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
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: Queen Mary 2 (changed from Oceania Riviera last month)
3. River: MS AmaPrima (changed from Avalon Felicity last month)
Next in popularity are Allure of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury and the Ms AmaCello 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 Mediterranean last month)
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: Barcelona, Spain (changed from Istanbul, Turkey last month)
3. River: Budapest, Hungary (changed from Amsterdam, Netherlands last month)

Next in popularity are Port Canaveral, Fla. for premium/contemporary, Southampton, U.K. for luxury and Amsterdam, Netherlands 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: Vienna, Austria (changed from Cologne, Germany last month)

Next in popularity are Cozumel, Mexico, for premium/contemporary, Sorrento, Italy for luxury and Cologne, Germany 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 United States for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury and Austria for river.

Most Popular Cabin Types
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Balcony (changed from Inside last month)
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony


Hottest Months for Cruising
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: June 2013
2. Luxury: July 2013 (changed from May 2013 last month)
3. River: August 2013 (changed from September 2013 last month



Other data available at the May 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.