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CruiseCompete Publishes August 2011 CruiseTrends Report

Cruise Booking Trends Reflect Popularity of Oceania Marina

DETROIT (September 2, 2011) -- CruiseCompete has mined its wealth of cruise data to report the latest trends in consumer behavior and purchasing decisions for cruise vacations. This valuable information and statistics are available in its CruiseTrendsreport.
CruiseTrends reports are compiled based on actual consumer quote requests on CruiseCompete, the highly acclaimed website where travel agents compete to offer the best deal for consumer cruise business.

For purposes of the CruiseTrends report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary.

Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each particular line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival Cruise Line
2. Luxury: Oceania
3. River Cruises: Viking River
In second place are Royal Caribbean International for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and AmaWaterways for river cruises.

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Oasis of the Seas
2. Luxury: Oceania Marina (overtaking Queen Mary 2 from last month)
3. River: SS Antoinette (overtaking Viking Helvetia from last month)
Next in popularity are Carnival Dream for premium/contemporary, Queen Mary 2 for luxury, and the Viking Sun for river.

Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Mediterranean
3. River: Europe
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Europe for luxury, and Asia/Far East for river cruises.

Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Venice (changed from Istanbul last month)
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, New York for luxury, and Paris for river cruises.

Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each port visited during cruise itineraries, excluding departure ports)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Nassau
2. Luxury: Kusadasi (Turkey)
3. River: Cologne
Next in popularity are Cozumel for premium/contemporary, Mykonos for luxury, and Vienna for river cruises.

Most Popular Countries Visited
(Ranked by 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, Italy for luxury, and France for river cruises.

Most Popular Cabin Types
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
4. Premium/Contemporary: Inside Cabin
5. Luxury: Balcony Cabin
6. River: Outside Cabin


Hottest Months for Cruising
(Ranked by the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2011 (Changed from August 2011 last month)
2. Luxury: November 2011 (Changed from October 2011 last month)
3. River: October 2011


Other interesting data available at the
- 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 travel writers. To see a full year of cruise trend data, please click here: Cruise Trends