CruiseCompete Releases March 2014 CruiseTrends™ Reports Data – Oceania Cruises Dominates the Luxury Sector For a Second Month

Published on : Wednesday, March 5, 2014

CruiseCompeteCruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends™ and Cruise Index™reports for the month of March 2014. This report is sponsored by © EyeforTravel Ltd.

 

 

We have mined our wealth of data to give you what’s most popular among consumers, including the top ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising.
 
The CruiseTrends™ report for March 2014 is detailed below. To see more topics and data, please visit CruiseCompete’s Press Room or click here to see the entire March 2014 report.The CruiseCompete Cruise Index™ for March 2014 is 146, down two points from February 2014, and two points higher than March 2013. Regional pricing indices saw a decrease in Alaska, Bahamas, and Canada & NE.

 

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 Cruises
2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises
3. River: Viking River Cruises

In second place is Royal Caribbean for premium/contemporary, Silversea for luxury and
AmaWaterways for river.

 

Most Popular Cruise Ships
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Norwegian Getaway (changed from Ruby Princess last month)
2. Luxury: Oceania Riviera
3. River: MS AmaCerto (changed from Viking Delling last month)

Next in popularity are Norwegian Breakaway for premium/contemporary, Azamara Quest for luxury and the Avalon Panorama for river.
 
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.

 

Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2. Luxury: Venice, Italy (changed from Miami, FL last month)
3. River: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Next in popularity are Miami, Fla., for premium/contemporary, Miami, Fla., for luxury and Budapest, Hungary for river.

 

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: Kusadasi, Turkey
3. River: Vienna, Austria
Next in popularity are Nassau, Bahamas, for premium/contemporary, Dubrovnik, Croatia, for luxury and Cologne, Germany for river.

 

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.
Most Popular Cabin Types
(Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)
1. Premium/Contemporary: Inside
2. Luxury: Balcony
3. River: Balcony

Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
(Based on the most requested months)
1. Premium/Contemporary: March 2014
2. Luxury: July 2014 (changed from March 2014 last month)
3. River: September 2014 (changed from May 2014 last month)

Other data available at the March 2014 CruiseTrends™ report:
• Number of cabins requested
• Most popular cruise itinerary lengths
• Travel insurance requested
• Cruise line past passenger status requested
• Booking window of time
 

Source:- CruiseCompete

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