CruiseCompete Releases January 2013 CruiseTrends™ Report and 2013 Cruise Index™

DETROIT (Jan. 3, 2013) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™and Cruise Index™ reports for the month of January 2013. This report is sponsored by © EyeforTravel Ltd.

The CruiseTrends™ report for January 2013is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s Press Room or click here to see the entire January 2013 report.

The CruiseCompete Cruise Index™ for January 2013 was 146, the same as December 2012, and up four points from January 2012. Regional pricing indices saw an increase in all regions, except Alaska, Canada / the Northeast and Europe, from December 2012.

The CruiseCompete Cruise Index ™ is calculated based on the average daily per-passenger (double occupancy) cost for the lowest-priced oceanview cabin category on a seven-night cruise on the six largest North American cruise lines. See details and indices by region and Monthly Historical Cruise Prices.

Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival
2. Luxury: Cunard
3. River: Viking River

In second place is Royal Caribbean for premium/contemporary, Oceania for luxury and AmaWaterways for river. More…

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean Princess
2. Luxury: Queen Victoria (changed from Queen Mary 2 last month)
3. River: Avalon Angkor (changed from American Queen last month)

Next in popularity are the Carnival Breeze for premium/contemporary, Queen Mary 2 for luxury and the AmaWaterways MS AmaCello for river. More…

Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Caribbean
3. River: Europe

Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Caribbean for luxury and Asia/Far East for river. More…

Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2. Luxury: Miami, Fla. (changed from Southampton, U.K., last month)
3. River: Budapest, Hungary (changed from Amsterdam, Netherlands, last month)

Next in popularity are Miami, Fla. for premium/contemporary, Southampton, U.K. for luxury and Amsterdam, Netherlands, for river. More…

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: Nassau, Bahamas
2. Luxury: Gustavia, St. Barts
3. River: Vienna, Austria

Next in popularity are Cozumel, Mexico, for premium/contemporary, Panama Canal for luxury and Regensburg, Germany, for river. More…

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: Bahamas
2. Luxury: United States
3. River: Germany

Second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury and Austria for river. More…

Most Popular Cabin Types
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Inside
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony (changed from Outside last month)
More…

Hottest Months for Cruising
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: March 2013 (changed from December 2012 last month)
2. Luxury: January 2013
3. River: July 2013 (changed from September 2013 last month)
More…

Other data available at the January 2013 CruiseTrends™ report:
• Number of cabins requested
• Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
• Travel insurance requested
• Cruise line past passenger status requested
• Booking window of time

This cruise trend information is available monthly from CruiseCompete and can be insightful, especially for financial analysts and travel writers. To see 12-months’ of cruise trend data, please click here: /cruise_trends.php.

For purposes of the CruiseTrends™ report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary. The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ report is sponsored by EyeForTravel Ltd.

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