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CruiseCompete Releases May 2021 CruiseTrends Report
DETROIT (May 7, 2021) - CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for May 2021
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
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: American Queen Steamboat Co.
In second place is Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Crystal 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: Celebrity Apex
2. Luxury: Crystal Serenity
3. River: American Queen
Next in popularity are Allure of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera 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: North America
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Caribbean for luxury and Europe for river.
Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: New Orleans
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, Lisbon for luxury and Memphis 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
2. Luxury: Castries
3. River: Natchez
Next in popularity are CocoCay for premium/contemporary; San Juan for luxury and Vicksburg 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: USA
Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury, Germany 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 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
(Based on most requested itinerary lengths)
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 10 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury and 8 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2021
2. Luxury: December 2021
3. River: June 2021
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 348 days in advance
2. Luxury - booked 418 days in advance
3. River - booked 386 days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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