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CruiseCompete CruiseTrends™
May 2011

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CruiseTrends™ reports are compiled based on actual consumer quote requests and transactions taking place via CruiseCompete.com, the premier online cruise marketplace since 2003. Consumers request an average of more than 25,000 cruise quotes per month via CruiseCompete.

Most Popular Cruise Lines
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each particular line in the given month.

Contemporary/Premium
Carnival Cruises
Royal Caribbean
Princess Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line
Holland America
Celebrity Cruises
Disney Cruises
MSC Italian
Costa Cruises
P & O Cruises

Luxury
Oceania Cruises
Cunard
Seabourn
Silversea
Crystal Cruises
Regent Seven Seas
Azamara Club Cruises
Windstar Cruises
Paul Gauguin
Star Clippers

River
Viking River
Uniworld
Avalon Waterways
AmaWaterways
Imperial River Cruises
Pandaw River Cruises

Most Popular Cruise Ships
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each ship.

Contemporary/Premium
Caribbean Princess
Carnival Paradise
Allure of the Seas
Carnival Dream
Oasis of the Seas
Carnival Conquest
Norwegian Gem
Freedom of the Seas
Carnival Liberty
Majesty of the Seas

Luxury
Queen Mary 2
Oceania Marina
Oceania Nautica
Oceania Regatta
Crystal Symphony
Oceania Insignia
Azamara Journey
MS Paul Gauguin
Seven Seas Mariner
Queen Victoria

River
SS Antoinette
MS AmaCello
Avalon Felicity
Viking Lomonosov
Avalon Luminary
Avalon Affinity
Viking Sun
Viking Helvetia
Lord of the Glens
Avalon Panorama

Most Popular Cruise Regions
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each region.

Contemporary/Premium
Caribbean
North America
Mediterranean
Central America
Europe
South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
South America
Scandinavia
Russia/Central Asia
Asia/Far East

Luxury
Mediterranean
Europe
North America
Caribbean
South America
Scandinavia
Asia/Far East
Russia/Central Asia
South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
Africa

River
Europe
Russia/Central Asia
Asia/Far East
Mediterranean
South America

Most Popular Cruise Departure Ports
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each departure port.

Contemporary/Premium
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Port Canaveral
New York
Los Angeles
Seattle
Galveston
Barcelona
New Orleans
Tampa

Luxury
New York
Southampton
Venice
Istanbul
Piraeus
Civitavecchia
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
San Francisco
Papeete

River
Amsterdam
Budapest
Basel
Paris
Moscow
Zurich
Kiev
Vienna
New York
Prague

Most Popular Cruise Ports Visited
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each port visited during cruise itineraries. (Excludes departure ports).

Contemporary/Premium
Nassau
Cozumel
St Thomas
Grand Cayman Island
Philipsburg
Juneau
Ketchikan
San Juan
Grand Turk
Skagway

Luxury
Kusadasi
Dubrovnik
Santorini
Mykonos
Rhodes
Corfu
Kotor
Livorno
St Petersburg
Gustavia

River
Cologne
Rudesheim
Strasbourg
Koblenz
Vienna
Regensburg
Nuremberg
Wurzburg
Passau
Bamberg

Most Popular Countries Visited
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each country visited during cruise itineraries. (Excludes countries of departure).

Contemporary/Premium
Bahamas
Mexico
United States
Virgin Islands (US)
Netherlands Antilles
Cayman Islands
Italy
Canada
Jamaica
Bermuda

Luxury
Greece
Turkey
United States
Italy
Croatia / Hrvatska
France
Spain
Montenegro
Russia
Netherlands Antilles

River
Germany
France
Austria
Slovak Republic / Slovakia
Netherlands
Russia
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Romania
Serbia

Most Popular Cabin Types
Ranked by the total number of quote requests for each cabin type.

Contemporary/Premium
Inside
Balcony
Outside
JR Suite
Suite

Luxury
Balcony
Outside
Inside
JR Suite
Suite

River
Outside
Balcony
Inside
Suite
JR Suite

Number of Cabins Requested
Most popular numbers of cabins per request.

Contemporary/Premium
1 Cabin
2 Cabins
3 Cabins
4 Cabins
5 Cabins
6 Cabins
8 Cabins
7 Cabins
10 Cabins
12 Cabins

Luxury
1 Cabin
2 Cabins
3 Cabins
4 Cabins
5 Cabins
12 Cabins
7 Cabins

River
1 Cabin
2 Cabins
20 Cabins
4 Cabins
3 Cabins

Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths
Most requested itinerary lengths.

Contemporary/Premium
7 Nights
4 Nights
5 Nights
3 Nights
12 Nights
9 Nights
14 Nights
10 Nights
8 Nights
6 Nights

Luxury
7 Nights
12 Nights
10 Nights
14 Nights
11 Nights
9 Nights
16 Nights
15 Nights
8 Nights
18 Nights

River
8 Nights
15 Nights
13 Nights
12 Nights
14 Nights
11 Nights
9 Nights
10 Nights
16 Nights
7 Nights

Most Popular Sailing Months Requested
Most requested months for consumer travel.

Contemporary/Premium
July 2011
June 2011
August 2011
September 2011
October 2011
December 2011
November 2011
May 2011
January 2012
April 2012

Luxury
July 2011
August 2011
October 2011
December 2011
November 2011
September 2011
June 2011
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012

River
July 2011
August 2011
September 2011
October 2011
June 2011
December 2011
September 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012

Requested Travel Insurance
Percentage of consumers indicating they would like to purchase travel insurance.

Contemporary/Premium
No	78%
Yes	22%

Luxury
No	74%
Yes	26%

River
No	69%
Yes	31%

Past Passenger on Line Requested
The percentage of consumers indicating past-passenger status on the cruise line they are requesting

Contemporary/Premium
No	52%
Yes	48%

Luxury
No	77%
Yes	23%

River
No	93%
Yes	7%

Booking Window
The average number of days between the date the cruise was booked and the date it sails.

Contemporary/Premium
153

Luxury
199

River
219

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Consider the reasons so many travelers use CruiseCompete when planning cruise vacations:

1. CruiseCompete’s specialists have "insider information" on deals, incentives and add-ons not typically available to the public.

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3. CruiseCompete is the only place on the Web where you can find customer reviews/ratings of cruise travel agencies.

4. CruiseCompete’s "suggest similar sailings" feature suggests alternate cruise options that meet the consumer’s preferred requirements.

5. CruiseCompete helps cruise travel buyers compare pricing and get the best value when buying a cruise--a substantial purchase.

6. CruiseCompete is seeing a marked increase in travel shopping, particularly for the ultra-luxury lines, river cruise lines and adventure cruise lines.

7. Agencies aren't allowed to advertise anything but standard retail prices on their websites. CruiseCompete allows the consumer to review several agents offerings with one easy request.

CruiseCompete was named by The Wall Street Journal as The Best in Travel and has been a repeat on Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's Best List for Cruises in its travel category. Since 2003, over 1,500 cruise experts have provided almost 7 million quotes in response to approximately 2 million quote requests.