For Immediate Release
CruiseCompete Releases September 2020 CruiseTrends Reports Data
DETROIT (Sept. 3, 2020) - CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for September 2020
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 Celebrity Cruises for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and American Cruise Line 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: Queen Mary 2
3. River: American Duchess
Next in popularity are Enchanted Princess for premium/contemporary, Oceania Insignia for luxury and American Queen 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, Mediterranean 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: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, Southampton (England), for luxury and Budapest 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: Cartagena
3. River: Budapest
Next in popularity are CocoCay (The Bahamas) for premium/contemporary; Lisbon for luxury and Vienna 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: The Bahamas
2. Luxury: Spain
3. River: Germany
Second are United Sates for premium/contemporary, Portugal for luxury and Hungary 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: 14 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 10 nights for premium/contemporary, 7 nights for luxury and 10 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: April 2021
2. Luxury: July 2021
3. River: December 2020
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 349 days in advance (versus 334)
2. Luxury - booked 361 days in advance (versus 369)
3. River - booked 292 days in advance (versus 684)
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Number of cabins requested
- Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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