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CruiseCompete Releases March 2012 CruiseTrends™ Report and 2012 Cruise Index™
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DETROIT (March 8, 2012) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ and Cruise Index™ reports for the month of March 2012. This report is sponsored by © EyeforTravel Ltd.
The CruiseTrends™ report for March 2012 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s Press Room or click here to see the entire March 2012 report.
The CruiseCompete Cruise Index™ for March was 145, a 0.7% increase from February 2012, and an increase of 6 points over March of 2011. Regional pricing indices saw an increase in all regions from February, except Europe and Alaska, which dipped slightly by 1.1% and 1.3%, respectively.
The CruiseCompete Cruise Index ™ is calculated based on the average daily per-passenger (double occupancy) cost for the lowest-priced oceanview cabin category on a seven-night cruise on the six largest North American cruise lines. See details and indices by region and Monthly Historical Cruise Prices.
Most Popular Cruise Lines
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cruise line in the given month)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival Cruise Line
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River Cruises: Viking River Cruises
In second place is Royal Caribbean International for premium/contemporary, Seabourn for luxury and Avalon Waterways for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Carnival Dream
2. Luxury: Oceania Marina
3. River: American Queen (Great American Steamboat Company)
Next in popularity are the Oasis of the Seas for premium/contemporary, Oceania Riviera for luxury, and the Viking Helvetia 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 cruises. 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: Instanbul, Turkey
3. River: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Next in popularity are Miami, FL for premium/contemporary, Venice, 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: Nassau, Bahamas
2. Luxury: Kusadasi, Turkey
3. River: Vienna, Austria (replacing Cologne, Germany from last month)
Next in popularity are Cozumel, Mexico for premium/contemporary, Dbrovnik, Croatia for luxury, and Regensburg, Germany for river cruises. 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: Greece
3. River: Germany
Second are Mexico for premium/contemporary, Italy for luxury, and Austria for river cruises. More…
Most Popular Cabin Types
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Inside Cabin
2. Luxury: Balcony Cabin
3. River: Outside Cabin
Hottest Months for Cruising
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: March 2012
2. Luxury: July 2012 (replacing March 2012 last month)
3. River: September 2012 (replacing May 2012 last month)
Other data available at the March 2012 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 financial analysts and travel writers. To see 12-months’ of cruise trend data, please click here:http://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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