MEDIA ADVISORY

A Year in Review of Cruise Industry Consumer Trends and Preferences

CruiseCompete Releases CruiseTrends™ 2012 Annual Report

DETROIT (Jan. 3, 2013) – CruiseCompete today released its CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2012 Annual Report, which compiles data for the last 12 months to produce a snapshot of the most popular consumer trends in cruising.

WHAT: The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2012 Annual Report provides information on consumer trends within the cruise industry over the past 12 months, for an inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations.

WHO: CruiseCompete (www.CruiseCompete.com)

WHEN: The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2012 Annual Report data is now available for review.

WHERE: The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2012 Annual Report can be viewed online at CruiseCompete.com.

CruiseCompete’s goal is to share timely information on consumer trends and pricing statistics as they relate to the cruise industry. Cruise trend information is available monthly from CruiseCompete and can be insightful, especially for financial analysts and travel writers.

To view the CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2012 Annual Report, including the CruiseCompete Cruise Index™ , please visit CruiseCompete.com.

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Note to Editors:

CruiseCompete has been the premier online cruise marketplace since 2003 (see media praises). Consumers compare competing offers from trusted travel agents, are able to see consumer reviews of agents and agencies responding, and then contact travel agents directly for more information and to book a cruise.

CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ offers monthly stats for an inside look at consumer trends and what consumers want in cruise vacations.

CruiseCompete takes top honors in Travel + Leisure Magazine's “Top 60 Best Apps and Websites for Travelers” (September 2012) with an honorable mention. The Wall Street Journal praised CruiseCompete as “Best Cruise Travel Site,” The New York Times says, “… independent travel agents compete to offer you the best deal," and follows similar praise from Travel + Leisure, Kiplinger’s and The Washington Post. The Street says, “Score luxury cruises at bargain prices.”

For more information, please visit CruiseCompete.com or Cruise Compete Groups.

CruiseCompete is an Iowa limited liability company and is not a travel agency or owned by a travel agency.

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