Consumer trends in cruise ship travel

Online cruise marketplace CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month of September 2019, detailing consumer behaviour for cruise ship travel. The data gathered reveals the most popular cruise trends among consumers, including most requested cruise ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising.

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. American Cruise Lines

Most popular cruise ships

(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)

1. Premium/Contemporary: Symphony of the Seas
2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2
3. River: Queen of the Mississippi

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

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: United States
3. River: Germany

CruiseTrends reports are compiled based on actual consumer quote requests and transactions taking place via CruiseCompete.com. Consumers request an average of more than 25,000 cruise quotes per month via the CruiseCompete platform.