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Cruise Trips have become extremely popular!
The results are in for 2004. The number of people looking
for travel deals has reached record levels for cruise trips. 10.5 million
cruise passengers got on board cruise ships last year.
According to the 19 cruise line members of the Cruise Lines International
Association (CLIA) this was a new record for cruise vacations. The
Association expects that number to increase in 2005 to over 11 million.
Most of the cruisers included in these numbers are from North America,
totaling about 8.8 million. Many of these vacationers are looking for travel
deals for cruises only. Cruise vacations have become so popular that cruise
lines are recommending that potential cruisers book their cruise packages at
least 6 months in advance. Even this does not assure that you will be able
to get your preferred cruise destination and itinerary aboard your preferred
cruise ship in your preferred stateroom category.
CLIA is the cruise industry's chief marketing organization and the largest
travel industry association based on agency membership in North America. The
president and CEO of the association says that cruise vacation bookings are
coming in "fast and furious". Consumer demand on cruise ship trips continues
to rise and cruisers are looking to farther destinations like Europe and the
Asia.
Even though there are more cruise vacation departures and more cruise ships
and itineraries than ever before, the cruise lines' ships are operating at
capacity. A total of 68 new cruise ships will have debuted between 2000 and
the end of 2005!
Since 1975 when CLIA was formed, there is about three times the number of
home ports in North America. With 30 home ports, North American cruisers
have more choices to start their cruise vacation trips from.
For more information on cruise vacation trips, visit some of our other
interesting and informative articles. To check out the best deals on-line
for cruise vacations, visit our cruise discount home page. Click on the
merchants links that you will find there. Compare the values and choose the
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