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Cruise Compete Mines Wealth of Data Regarding Cruise Travel Trends
September 2022 CruiseTrends Report Released
DETROIT (Sept. 7, 2022) - CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for .
CruiseCompete CruiseTrends offers an inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations based on their requests. 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
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: American Cruise Lines
In second place are Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and American Queen Voyages for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
1. Premium/Contemporary: Oasis of the Seas
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: Emerald Waterways
Next in popularity are Allure of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera for luxury and American Countess for river.
Most Popular Cruise Regions
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
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, Civitavecchia (Rome) for luxury and Budapest for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel
2. Luxury: Barcelona
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Kusadasi for luxury and Paducah for river.
Most Popular Countries Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
2. Luxury: Spain
3. River: USA
Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Greece for luxury, Germany for river.
Most Popular Cabin Types
1. Premium/Contemporary: Balcony
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony
Second are Inside for premium, Outside for luxury, and Outside for river.
Number of Cabins Requested
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
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights
Second are 7 nights for premium/contemporary, 7 nights for luxury, and 7 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: September 2022
2. Luxury: October 2022
3. River: September 2022
Second are September 2022 for premium, September 2022 for luxury, and October 2022 for river.
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 180 (vs 171) days in advance
2. Luxury - booked 279 (vs 264) days in advance
3. River - booked 357 (vs 310) days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
