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Follow Current Trends in Cruise Bookings in CruiseCompete’s December 2022 CruiseTrends™ Report

DETROIT (Dec. 6, 2022) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ report for the month of December 2022. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for December 2022.

After serving up close to 19 million cruise quotes, CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™ offers an inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations based on their requests. 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.

See the downloadable CruiseTrends Comparison Chart offering 12 months of data. Please click here to obtain the data: https://www.cruisecompete.com/cruise_trends.php

The CruiseTrends™ report for December 2022 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s press room or December 2022 to see the entire report for this month.

Most Popular Cruise Lines
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: Viking

 

In second place are Norwegian for premium/contemporary, Azamara for luxury and American Cruise Lines for river. More...
 

Most Popular Cruise Ships
1. Premium/Contemporary: Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas

2. Luxury: Oceania Riviera

3. River: American Countess

 

Next in popularity are Celebrity Reflection for premium/contemporary, Queen Mary 2 for luxury and American Cruise Lines American Jazz for river. More...
 

Most Popular Cruise Regions
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
1. Premium/Contemporary: Miami

2. Luxury: Miami
3. River: Amsterdam

Next in popularity are Fort Lauderdale for premium/contemporary, Southampton for luxury and Basel for river. 
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Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Nassau

2. Luxury: Gustavia

3. River: Strasbourg

 

Next in popularity are Cozumel for premium/contemporary; San Juan for luxury and Cologne for river. More...
 

Most Popular Countries Visited
1. Premium/Contemporary: Bahamas

2. Luxury: USA

3. River: Germany

 

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

Most Popular Cabin Types
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
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
1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights
2. Luxury: 7 nights
3. River: 7 nights

Second are 7 nights for premium/contemporary, 7 nights for luxury, and 7 nights for river. 
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Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2022
2. Luxury: January 2023
3. River: April 2023

 

Second are January 2023 for premium, December 2023 for luxury, and May 2023 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 174 vs 159 days in advance last month
2. Luxury – booked 300 vs 261 days in advance last month

3. River – booked 177 vs 159 days in advance last month

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Other data available at the December 2022 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.

CruiseCompete now celebrates 19 years in business with 19 million quotes, where consumers come to CruiseCompete to research and book cruise vacations. 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 2023 Family Cruise Travel Planner at Travel Resources.

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