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CruiseCompete Releases CruiseTrends™ Report and Cruise Index™
04-04-2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CruiseCompete Releases April 2012 CruiseTrends™ Report and 2012 Cruise Index™
Variety of Embarkation Ports Shows Worldwide Popularity of Cruising Gaining Momentum
DETROIT (April 4, 2012) – CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ and Cruise Index™ reports for the month of April 2012. This report is sponsored by ©EyeforTravel Ltd.
The CruiseTrends™ report for April 2012 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s Press Room or click here to see the entire April 2012 report.
The CruiseCompete Cruise Index™ for April was 144, a 0.7% decrease from March 2012, and an increase of 6 points over April of 2011. Regional pricing indices saw an decrease in all regions, except Mexico, from March 2012.
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, Cunard 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: Oasis of the Seas (changed from Carnival Dream last month)
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2 (changed from Oceania Marina last month)
3. River: American Queen-Great American Steamboat Company
Next in popularity are the Carnival Dream for premium/contemporary, Oceania Marina for luxury, and the MS AmaLotus 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 Asia/Far East 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: Istanbul, Turkey
3. River: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Next in popularity are Miami, FL for premium/contemporary, Civitavecchia, 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
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: Balcony (changed from Outside Cabin last month)
Hottest Months for Cruising
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: April 2012
2. Luxury: August 2012 (replacing July 2012 last month)
3. River: July 2012 (replacing September 2012 last month)
Other data available at the April 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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About EyeforTravel Ltd, Our Sponsor:
EyeforTravel is a leading global media company specialising in business intelligence for the travel and tourism industries. Founded in 1997, EyeforTravel produces world leading conferences, reports, webinars and daily news for senior executives of the online travel industry.
With its international focus, www.eyefortravel.com publish cutting-edge travel news stories, updated daily from around the globe and run weekly newsletters that cater to the needs and interests of all online travel industry executives.
EyeforTravel Limited, a registered company in England and Wales - Registered Number 06286442. 7-9 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX, UK
About CruiseCompete, Where Travel Agents Compete to Offer Consumers the Best Cruise Deals:
Since 2003, over 700 travel agencies and 2,700 cruise experts have provided 9 million quotes in response to more than 2 million consumer cruise quote requests.
CruiseCompete continues to garner the highest praise from the media for its revolutionary premise that free-market competition provides the best pricing options for consumers.
The New York Times says, "…independent travel agents compete to offer you the best d
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