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CruiseCompete Releases November 2021 CruiseTrends Report
DETROIT (Nov. 9, 2021) - CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for November 2021.
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 River Cruises
In second place are Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ships
1. Premium/Contemporary: Oasis of the Seas
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: Emerald Waterways Ships
Next in popularity are Anthem of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Crystal Symphony for luxury and American Duchess 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, Caribbean 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, Southampton for luxury and Budapest for river.
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel
2. Luxury: Gustavia
3. River: Vienna
Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Philipsburg for luxury and Budapest for river.
Most Popular Countries Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas
2. Luxury: United States
3. River: Germany
Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Spain for luxury, Netherlands 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 4 nights for premium/contemporary, 10 nights for luxury, and 8 nights for river.
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2021
2. Luxury: December 2021
3. River: December 2021
Second are November 2021 for premium, November 2021 for luxury, and April 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 172 (vs 180) days in advance
2. Luxury - booked 303 (vs 313) days in advance
3. River - booked 171 (vs 291) days in advance
Other data available at the CruiseTrends report:
- Travel insurance requested
- Cruise line past passenger status requested
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