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CruiseCompete Releases November 2019 CruiseTrends™ Reports Data
DETROIT (Nov. 6, 2019) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ report for the month of November 2019. This report details a picture of consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for November 2019 and is sponsored by ©EyeforTravel Ltd.
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 November 2019 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s press room or November 2019 to see the entire November 2019 report.
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: Viking River Cruises
In second place is Norwegian Cruise Line for premium/contemporary, Cunard Line for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river. More...
Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Harmony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2. Cunard, Ltd.
3. River: Queen of the Mississippi, American Cruise Lines
Next in popularity are Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera for luxury and Emerald Waterways Ships 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. More...
Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale, FL
2. Luxury: Miami, FL
3. River: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Next in popularity are Miami, FL for premium/contemporary, Barcelona, Italy. for luxury and Budapest, Hungary 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, Mexico
2. Luxury: Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy
3. River: Cologne, Germany
Next in popularity are Nassau, Bahamas for premium/contemporary Castries, St. Lucia for luxury and Vienna, Austria 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: Mexico
2. Luxury: United States
3. River: Germany
Second are Bahamas for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury and France 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
2. Luxury: 1
3. River: 1
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, 10 nights for luxury and 9 nights for river.
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Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2019
2. Luxury: December 2019
3. River: June 2020
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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.
- Contemporary/Premium - 163
- Luxury - 247
- River - 256
• Number of cabins requested
• Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
• Travel insurance requested
• Cruise line past passenger status requested
This cruise trend information is available monthly from CruiseCompete and can be insightful, especially for financial analysts and travel writers. To see 12 months of cruise trend data, please click here: https://www.cruisecompete.com/cruise_trends.php.
For purposes of the CruiseTrends™ report, cruise lines recognized as premium or contemporary are grouped together as premium/contemporary. The CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ report is sponsored by ©EyeforTravel Ltd.
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About CruiseCompete
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Consumers come to CruiseCompete to research and book cruise vacations. More than 1.5 million users have generated close to 4 million requests from consumers, and agents have delivered almost 17 million quotes since 2003. They can compare offers from trusted travel agents, see consumer reviews of agents and agencies responding, then contact travel agents 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 2019 Family Cruise Travel Planner at Travel Resources.
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