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CruiseCompete Releases June 2014 CruiseTrends Reports Data - River Cruise Interest for 2015 and Multigenerational Cruising Trending

Consumer Trend Information for Ocean and River Cruises

DETROIT (June 3, 2014) - CruiseCompete has released its for the month.

We have mined our wealth of data to give you what's most popular among consumers, including the top ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising.

The CruiseTrends report for is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete's Press Room or click here to see the entire report.

Regional pricing indices saw decreases in the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Europe.

Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival Cruise Lines
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: Viking River Cruises

In second place is Royal Caribbean International for premium/contemporary, Cunard Line for luxury and AmaWaterways for river.

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean Princess (changed from Allure of the Seas last month)
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: Emerald Waterways Ships (changed from MS AmaPrima last month)

Next in popularity are Allure of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera for luxury and the MS AmaDolce for river.

Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Mediterranean (changed from Europe last month)
3. River: Europe

Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Europe for luxury and Mediterranean 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: Istanbul, Turkey
3. River: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Next in popularity are Miami, Fla., for premium/contemporary, Miami, Fla.,, for luxury and Budapest, Hungary 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: Santorini, Greece
3. River: Vienna, Austria

Next in popularity are Nassau, Bahamas for premium/contemporary, Mykonos, Greece, 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 Mexico for premium/contemporary, United States 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: Inside
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
Most requested itinerary lengths.
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 8 nights

Second are 4 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury and 15 nights for river.


Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: June 2014 (changed from May 2014 last month)
2. Luxury: August 2014 (changed from July 2014 last month)
3. River: May 2015 (changed from September 2014 last month)


Other data available at the June 2014 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.