One in every eight package holidays booked is now a cruise
UK cruise passenger numbers increased 5% and, with sales of Ultra
Luxury cruises rising 8%, total cruise sales spending topped £2.4bn
The average price paid rose less than 1% in 2011
More than four in every 10 cruises were bought for less than £1,000
Four out of every ten passengers were on their first-ever cruise
About 100,000 more UK passengers chose to start their cruise at
a UK port but higher flight costs saw a drop in flycruise numbers
Western Europe, Atlantic Islands, Norway and the Mediterranean
were the big cruise destination winners in 2011
An emerging trend for short cruises from UK ports meant that
nearly half of all cruises booked were of no more than seven nights
A second successive year of double digit growth in overseas and
UK passengers making a cruise visit at UK ports
Eight in ten passengers book cruises through travel agents
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