CelebrationFlCruiser Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Cruise Passenger Demographic Statistics Data Average age of a cruise passenger 50 + Average household earnings $109,000 Percent of passengers who are college graduates 86 % Percent who are married and work full time 62 % Percent of people age 25+ with earnings of $40,000+ who have taken a cruise 44.6 % Percent of the total US population who have taken a cruise 19.9 % Average spent per person per week on their cruise $1,770 Average spent per person per week on a non-cruise vacation $1,200 Source: Source: American Association of Port Authorities, Florida-Caribbean Cruise AssociationResearch Date: March 3rd, 2015 _____________ This pretty much sums us up, as cruisers. I wonder if the weekly cruise price includes all ship spending (ie: drinks, photos, excursions, spa, casino, ect.)? I don't think that it does. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatMe Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I believe the $1770 includes all expenditures to the cruise line including excursions, spa, photo, etc. http://www.cruisemarketwatch.com/home/financial-breakdown-of-typical-cruiser/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Steve Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks for the statistics! I'm a little surprised by the 44.6% of 25+ with earnings over $44,000 having taken a cruise. I would have guessed much lower. Most people I talk to who haven't cruised have some pre-conceived notion that keep them from even considering cruising (too boring, norovirus on every ship, they'll get sick, etc.)… and I find it impossible to change their opinion with facts. i guess it either appeals to you or it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm surprised the average income is $109k/year. Seems high to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Matt, the average income is quite high and I wonder if it's skewed by including passengers who sail on the ultra luxury lines as the last US census suggests a much lower average income for the U.S. Unfortunately, when I read this in the paper, they did not disclose how they collected their data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Matt, the average income is quite high and I wonder if it's skewed by including passengers who sail on the ultra luxury lines as the last US census suggests a much lower average income for the U.S. Unfortunately, when I read this in the paper, they did not disclose how they collected their data. Ah, because my brain is focused on Royal Caribbean I assumed these stats were for RC cruisers. This makes more sense if we are talking the whole breadth of cruisers in US. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 This probably includes all cruise categories including the European river cruisers which would skew the cost WAY up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 They look like this, until they get the bill at the end of the cruise: NorCalJL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 yep if you include high end lines, I think $109,000 is closer, but still seems high to me toosince the majority of cruises booked in the US are on the Carnival, RCI, NCL type shipsVery interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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