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Data Shows Oceania Cruises Most Popular Luxury Cruise Line for Month of October

CruiseCompete Releases October 2021 CruiseTrends™ Report

DETROIT (Oct. 5, 2021) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month of October 2021. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for October 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 October 2021 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s press room or October 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 are Celebrity for premium/contemporary, Crystal Cruises for luxury and American Queen Voyages (formerly American Queen Steamboat Co.) for river. More...

 

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

2. Luxury: Crystal Symphony

3. River: American Queen

 

Next in popularity are Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Vista 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, Caribbean 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, Southampton for luxury and New Orleans 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: Sicily

3. River: Cologne

 

Next in popularity are Nassau for premium/contemporary; Kusadasi for luxury and Natchez 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: Italy
3. River: United States

 

Second most popular are Mexico for premium/contemporary, United States 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

 

Second are Inside for premium, Outside for luxury, and Outside for river. More...

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, 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: December 2021
2. Luxury: November 2021
3. River: October 2021

Second are October 2021 for premium, January 2022 for luxury, and June 2022 for river. More...

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 180 (vs 219) days in advance
2. Luxury – booked 315 days in advance

3. River – booked 291 (vs 269) days in advance

Other data available at the October 2021 CruiseTrends™ report:

• Travel insurance requested
• Cruise line past passenger status requested

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

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