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CruiseCompete Releases August 2021 CruiseTrends™ Report

Cruise Requests for All Categories of Cruise Ships Robust for 2021 and 2022

DETROIT (Aug. 12, 2021) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month of August 2021. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for August 2021.

In addition, there is Downloadable Cruise Trend Comparison Chart offering 12 months of data. Please click here to obtain the data: https://www.cruisecompete.com/cruise_trends.php

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 for August 2021 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s press room or August 2021 to see the entire report for this month.

Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: American Cruise Lines

In second place is Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and Viking River Cruises for river. More...

 

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Celebrity Edge

2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2

3. River: American Queen

 

Next in popularity are Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury and Queen of the Mississippi for river. More...

 

Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each region)
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. 
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Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Amsterdam

Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, Papeete for luxury and Budapest for river. 
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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: Cozumel
2. Luxury: Bora Bora

3. River: Vienna

 

Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Santorini for luxury and Budapest 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: Greece
3. River: USA

 

Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Spain for luxury, Germany for river. More...

 

Most Popular Cabin Types
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Balcony
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony

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Number of Cabins Requested
(Based on most popular number of cabins per request)
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. 
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Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
(Based on most requested 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 8 nights for river.

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Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2021
2. Luxury: November 2021
3. River: September 2021

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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 236 days in advance
2. Luxury – booked 319 days in advance

3. River – booked 306 days in advance

Other data available at the August 2021 CruiseTrends™ report:

• Travel insurance requested
• Cruise line past passenger status requested

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Find CruiseCompete’s “Sea Tales 2021 Family Cruise Travel Planner” at www.cruisecompete.com/resources.php. To see consumer feedback click here. Also see links to high quality cruise shore excursions at substantially lower prices than the cruise lines. Enjoy a more intimate tour experience away from the crowds. See by port or by ship: https://www.cruisecompete.com/shore_excursions_by_port.php or https://www.cruisecompete.com/shore_excursions/

 

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About CruiseCompete

CruiseCompete has been the premier online cruise marketplace since 2003 (see media praises).

Consumers come to CruiseCompete to research and book cruise vacations. Over 1.5 million consumer users have generated close to 4 million requests, and member-advisors have delivered nearly 19 million quotes since 2003. They can compare offers from trusted travel advisors, see consumer reviews of advisors and agencies responding, then contact travel advisors directly for more information and to book cruises. CruiseCompete is a member of the Family Travel Association, the leading authority and resource for family travel information and is home to the Sea Tales 2021 Family Cruise Travel Planner at Travel Resources.

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