The Most Popular Cruise Destinations This December

The Caribbean and Europe have some of the most sought after cruise destinations.

CruiseCompete.com has released a monthly report based on thousands of cruise quote requests and transactions. The December iteration shows that destinations in the Caribbean and Europe are in high demand.

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The Caribbean is the most popular cruise region for both premium and luxury travelers, while Europe is the second most popular region for luxury travelers.

Premium guests are more likely to visit the popular cruise ports of San Juan, San Francisco, Philipsburg, Costa Maya, Nassau, and St. Thomas.

The luxury and river segments have the same trends. Among luxury travelers, Gustavia, Basseterre, Bridgetown, Philipsburg, Roseau, Monte Carlo, Ketchikan, San Juan, Bora Bora and Castries are the most sought-after cruise ports.

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The most popular countries for premium cruise passengers to visit are the Bahamas and Mexico, followed by Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, the Netherlands Antilles, the British Virgin Islands and France.

The U.S. is the only country that doesn't offer river cruises. Germany, the U.S., the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, France, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia are on the December wish list.

The final CruiseTrends report is available at CruiseCompete.com.