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A Year in Review of Cruise Industry Consumer Trends and Preferences

CruiseCompete Releases CruiseTrends™ 2011 Annual Report

DETROIT (January 10, 2012) – CruiseCompete has today released its CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2011 Annual Report, which compiles data for the last 12 months to produce a snapshot of the most popular consumer trends in cruising.

WHO: CruiseCompete (www.CruiseCompete.com)

WHAT: The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2011 Annual Report provides information on consumer trends within the cruise industry over the past 12 months, for inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations.

WHEN: The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2011 Annual Report data is now available for review.

WHERE: The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ 2011 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™ 2011 Annual Report including the CruiseCompete Cruise Index™ , please visit CruiseCompete.com.

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About CruiseCompete, Where Travel Agents Compete to Offer Consumers the Best Cruise Deals:

Since 2003, over 700 travel agencies and 2700 cruise experts have provided 9 million quotes in response to more than 2 million consumer quote requests.

CruiseCompete continues to garner the highest praise from the media for its revolutionary premise that free-market competition provides the best pricing options for consumers.

The New York Times says "…independent travel agents compete to offer you the best deal," and follows similar praise from Kiplinger’s, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. 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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