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May 2022 CruiseTrends Report Released
DETROIT (May 3, 2022) - CruiseCompete CruiseTrends offers monthly stats for an inside look at consumer trends and what consumers want in cruise vacations.
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 Carnival for premium/contemporary, Azamara for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
1. Premium/Contemporary: Oasis of the Seas
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: Emerald Waterways Ships
Next in popularity are Harmony of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Azamara Onward for luxury and American Duchess for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: North America
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: Miami
2. Luxury: Miama
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Port Canaveral for premium/contemporary, Barcelona for luxury and Budapest for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel
2. Luxury: Ketchikan
3. River: Cologne
Next in popularity are CocoCay for premium/contemporary; Sitka for luxury and Koblenz for river.
Most Popular Countries Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
2. Luxury: USA
3. River: Germany
Second most popular are USA for premium/contemporary, Canada for luxury, Netherlands 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 2 cabins for river.
Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 5 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury, and 8 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: July 2022
2. Luxury: October 2022
3. River: May 2022
Second are May 2022 for premium, July 2022 for luxury, and June 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 194 (vs 192) days in advance
2. Luxury - booked (216 vs 260) days in advance
3. River - booked (208 vs 269) days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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