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CruiseCompete Releases October 2020 CruiseTrends™ Reports Data
DETROIT (Oct. 2, 2020) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ report for the month of October 2020. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for October 2020 and is sponsored by ©EyeforTravel Ltd.
In addition, there is a New 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 October 2020 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s press room or October 2020 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 International
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: American Cruise Lines
In second place is Carnival Cruise Lines 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: Queen of the Mississippi
Next in popularity are Symphony of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Insignia for luxury and America 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, Caribbean for luxury and North America 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
2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Saint Louis
Next in popularity are Miami for premium/contemporary, New York for luxury and New Orleans 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: Cozumel
2. Luxury: Lisbon
3. River: Vienna
Next in popularity are CocoCay (The Bahamas) for premium/contemporary; Sydney 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: The Bahamas
2. Luxury: Spain
3. River: USA
Second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, USA for luxury and 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. More...
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, 14 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: April 2021
2. Luxury: December 2021
3. River: July 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 305 days in advance (versus 349)
2. Luxury – booked 356 days in advance (versus 361)
3. River – booked 336 days in advance (versus 292)
Other data available at the October 2020 CruiseTrends™ report:
• Number of cabins requested
• Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
• Travel insurance requested
• Cruise line past passenger status requested
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About CruiseCompete
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Consumers come to CruiseCompete to research and book cruise vacations. Almost 2 million users have generated close to 4 million requests from consumers, and member-advisors have delivered nearly 18 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 2020 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.
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