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CruiseCompete Mines Its Wealth of Data to Find Current Cruise Trends
CruiseCompete Releases May 2023 CruiseTrends Report Based on Consumer Behavior
DETROIT (May 3, 2023) - 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: Viking
In second place are Norwegian Cruise Line for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and Viking for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas
Luxury: Queen Elizabeth
River: Avalon Impression
Next in popularity are Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury and American Queen for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
Luxury: North America
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: Vancouver
River: Budapest
Next in popularity are Port Canaveral for premium/contemporary, Southampton for luxury and Amsterdam for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
Premium/Contemporary: CocoCay
Luxury: Ketchikan
River: Vienna
Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Sitka for luxury and Budapest for river.
Most Popular Countries Visited
Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
Luxury: USA
River: Germany
Second most popular are USA for premium/contemporary, Spain for luxury, Austria 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 8 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
Premium/Contemporary: July 2023
Luxury: September 2023
River: August 2023
Second are May 2023 for premium, August 2023 for luxury, and September 2023 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 211 days in advance
Luxury - booked 215 days in advance
River - booked 295 days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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