CruiseCompete has released its September 2016 CruiseTrends Reports Data providing insight Into “What is Trending” with consumers for ocean and river cruises. The report offers considerable - and interesting - data and information on the most popular cruise trends among consumers, including the top ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising.

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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 (changed from Carnival Cruise Lines last month)

2. Luxury: Oceania Cruises3. River: Viking River Cruises

Most Popular Cruise Ships (Based on the total number of quote requests for each ship)

1. Premium/Contemporary: Anthem of the Seas (changed from Oasis of the Seas last month)

2. Luxury: Queen Mary 2 (changed from Oceania Riviera last month)

3. River: Scenic Cruises Europe (changed from Queen of the Mississippi last month)
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 Cruise Departure Ports (Based on the total number of quote requests for each departure port)

1. Premium/Contemporary: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (changed from Miami, Fla. last month)

2. Luxury: Miami, Fla.

3. River: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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 (changed from Nassau, Bahamas last month)2. Luxury: Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy3. River: Vienna, Austria (changed from Cologne, Germany last month)
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: Mexico

2. Luxury: United States

3. River: Germany
Most Popular Cabin Types (Based on the total number of quote requests for each cabin type)

1. Premium/Contemporary: Balcony

2. Luxury: Balcony

3. River: Outside (changed from Balcony last month)
Number of Cabins Requested (Based on most popular number of cabins per request)

1. Premium/Contemporary: 12. Luxury: 13. River: 1
Most Popular Cruise Itinerary Lengths (Based on most requested itinerary lengths)1. Premium/Contemporary: 7 nights

2. Luxury: 7 nights3. River: 8 nights
Most Popular Sailing Months Requested (Based on the most requested months)

1. Premium/Contemporary: December 2016 (changed from August 2016 last month)

2. Luxury: November 20163. River: October 2016 (changed from September 2016 last month)