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What's Trending With Cruise Travelers, Spring 2019?
CruiseCompete Releases May 2019 CruiseTrends Reports Data
DETROIT (May 7, 2019) - CruiseCompete has released its report for the month of May 2019. This report details a picture of consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for May 2019.
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.
Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean International
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: Viking River Cruises
In second place is Norwegian Cruise Line for premium/contemporary, Cunard Line for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Symphony of the Seas
2. Luxury: Crystal Symphony
3. River: Queen of the Symphony
Next in popularity are Harmony of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Queen Mary 2 for luxury and American Duchess for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Europe
3. River: Europe
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, North America for luxury and North America for river.
Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Miami, Florida
2. Luxury: Miami, Florida
3. River: Budapest, Hungary
Next in popularity are Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for premium/contemporary, Barcelona, Spain, 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: Cozumel, Mexico
2. Luxury: Cartagena, Spain
3. River: Vienna, Austria
Next in popularity are Nassau, Bahamas, for premium/contemporary Juneau, Alaska, for luxury and Passau, 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: United States
3. River: Germany
Second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Spain 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
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony
Number of Cabins Requested
(Based on most popular number of cabins per request)
1. Premium/Contemporary: 1
2. Luxury: 1
3. River: 1
Second are 2 cabins for premium/contemporary, 2 cabins for luxury and 2 cabins for river.
Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
(Based on most requested itinerary lengths)
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 4 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury and 10 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: June 2019
2. Luxury: November 2019
3. River: July 2019
Booking window of time
The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.
- Number of cabins requested
- Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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:
For purposes of the CruiseTrends report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary.
What's Trending With Cruise Travelers, Spring 2019?
CruiseCompete Releases May 2019 CruiseTrends Reports Data
DETROIT (May 7, 2019) - CruiseCompete has released its report for the month of May 2019. This report details a picture of consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for May 2019.
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.
Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean International
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: Viking River Cruises
In second place is Norwegian Cruise Line for premium/contemporary, Cunard Line for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Symphony of the Seas
2. Luxury: Crystal Symphony
3. River: Queen of the Symphony
Next in popularity are Harmony of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Queen Mary 2 for luxury and American Duchess for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Europe
3. River: Europe
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, North America for luxury and North America for river.
Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Miami, Florida
2. Luxury: Miami, Florida
3. River: Budapest, Hungary
Next in popularity are Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for premium/contemporary, Barcelona, Spain, 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: Cozumel, Mexico
2. Luxury: Cartagena, Spain
3. River: Vienna, Austria
Next in popularity are Nassau, Bahamas, for premium/contemporary Juneau, Alaska, for luxury and Passau, 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: United States
3. River: Germany
Second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Spain 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
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony
Number of Cabins Requested
(Based on most popular number of cabins per request)
1. Premium/Contemporary: 1
2. Luxury: 1
3. River: 1
Second are 2 cabins for premium/contemporary, 2 cabins for luxury and 2 cabins for river.
Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
(Based on most requested itinerary lengths)
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 4 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury and 10 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: June 2019
2. Luxury: November 2019
3. River: July 2019
Booking window of time
The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.
- Contemporary/Premium - 190
- Luxury - 223
- River - 250
- Number of cabins requested
- Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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:
For purposes of the CruiseTrends report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary.
