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CruiseCompete Releases October 2019 CruiseTrends Reports Data

DETROIT (October 2, 2019) - CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month of October 2019. This report details a picture of consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for October 2019 and is sponsored by Eye fortravel Ltd.

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.

Booking window of time
The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.
1. Contemporary/Premium - 182
2. Luxury - 296
3. River - 290

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: American Cruise Lines
In second place is Norwegian Cruise Line for premium/contemporary, Azamara Club Cruises for luxury and Viking River Cruises for river.

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Harmony of the Seas
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: Queen of the Mississippi

Next in popularity are Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Sirena for luxury and America 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, North America 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, FL
2. Luxury: Miami, FL
3. River: Budapest, Hungary

Next in popularity are Miami, FL for premium/contemporary, Southampton, U.K. for luxury and New Orleans, Louisiana 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: Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy
3. River: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Next in popularity are Nassau, Bahamas for premium/contemporary Cartagena, Spain for luxury and Natchez, MS 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: Mexico
2. Luxury: United States
3. River: United States
Second are Bahamas for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury and 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
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
(Based on most requested itinerary lengths)
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights

Second are 5 nights for premium/contemporary, 14 nights for luxury and 10 nights for river.


Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2019
2. Luxury: December 2019
3. River: April 2020


Other data available at the October 2019 CruiseTrends report:
- Number of cabins requested
- Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested


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