FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Follow Current Trends in Cruise Bookings in CruiseCompete's November 2022 CruiseTrends Report
Caribbean for Ocean, Europe for Luxury and River, Remain Most Popular Cruise Regions
DETROIT (Nov. 4, 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: Viking
In second place are Norwegian for premium/contemporary, Azamara for luxury and American Queen Voyages for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
1. Premium/Contemporary: Oasis of the Seas
2. Luxury: Azamara Pursuit
3. River: Emerald Waterways
Next in popularity are Wonder of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera for luxury and AmaDahlia 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: Miami
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Fort Lauderdale for premium/contemporary, Piraeus for luxury and Budapest for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel
2. Luxury: Kusadasi
3. River: Cologne
Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Santorini for luxury and Strasbourg for river.
Most Popular Countries Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
2. Luxury: Greece
3. River: Germany
Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Spain for luxury, France 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 5 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury, and 10 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2022
2. Luxury: December 2022
3. River: May 2023
Second are November 2022 for premium, January 2023 for luxury, and December 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 159 (vs 169) days in advance
2. Luxury - booked 261 (vs 276) days in advance
3. River - booked 159 (vs 261) days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
CruiseCompete and its member travel advisors provide many curated cruise deals, offers and amenities on over 50 cruise lines with over 500 cruise ships sailing all around the world. Browse Cruise Ships and Cruise Lines.
CruiseCompete member-advisors are the most well-educated, forward-thinking and trusted cruise specialists in the industry. It's simple to use: Find the desired cruise. Request quotes. Compare personalized offers, prices, upgrades, cabin credits and more. Contact member-advisors with questions and to book. CruiseCompete offers higher quality cruise shore excursions at substantially lower prices.
