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CruiseCompete Publishes September 2011 CruiseTrends™ Report
Europe and the Caribbean Trending as Winter Cruise Hot Spots
DETROIT (October 1, 2011) -- CruiseCompete has mined its wealth of cruise data to report the latest trends in consumer behavior and purchasing decisions for cruise vacations. This valuable information and statistics are available in its CruiseTrends™report.
CruiseTrends™ reports are compiled based on actual consumer quote requests on CruiseCompete, the highly acclaimed website where travel agents compete to offer the best deal for consumer cruise business.
The following comprises a sampling of trends for September 2011. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s Press Room or click on September 2011 CruiseTrends™.
For purposes of the CruiseTrends™ report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary.
Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each particular line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival Cruise Line
2. Luxury: Oceania
3. River Cruises: Viking River
In second place are Royal Caribbean International for premium/contemporary, Cunard for luxury and Uniworld for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Ruby Princess (Changed from Oasis of the Seas last month)
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2 (Replacing Oceania Marina from last month)
3. River: SS Antoinette
Next in popularity are the Grand Princess for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury, and the Avalon Panorama for river. More…
Most Popular Cruise Regions
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each region)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Caribbean
2. Luxury: Europe (overtaking Mediterranean from last month)
3. River: Europe
Next in popularity are North America for premium/contemporary, Mediterranean for luxury, and Russia/Central for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale
2. Luxury: Fort Lauderdale (changed from Venice last month)
3. River: Amsterdam
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, New York for luxury, and Budapest for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each port visited during cruise itineraries, excluding departure ports)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Cozumel (replacing Nassau from last month)
2. Luxury: Kusadasi (Turkey)
3. River: Vienna (overtaking Cologne from last month)
Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary, Dubrovnik for luxury, and Cologne for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Countries Visited
(Ranked by 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: Germany
Second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury, and France for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Cabin Types
(Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
4. Premium/Contemporary: Inside Cabin
5. Luxury: Balcony Cabin
6. River: Balcony Cabin (overtaking Outside Cabin from last month)
More…
Hottest Months for Cruising
(Ranked by the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2011
2. Luxury: December 2011 (changed from November 2011 last month)
3. River: April 2012 (replacing October 2011 last month)
More…
Other interesting data available at the September 2011 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 travel writers. To see a full year of cruise trend data, please click here: Cruise Trends
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