Travel insurance provider InsureMyTrip has ranked the top cruise destinations for travellers, month by month, based on travel insurance purchases sold for cruise vacations.
According to the data, the Caribbean remains the top place to visit year-round with the Bahamas, Mexico, Italy, Alaska, Canada, and Spain also making the list. Italy is most popular in July, Alaska is most popular in April, while September, October and November are the preferred months to go sailing to Mexico.
The list ranks the top cruise destinations travellers prefer to visit month by month:
- January: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Italy, Alaska
- February: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Italy
- March: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Italy
- April: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Italy
- May: Caribbean, Bahamas, Alaska, Italy, Mexico
- June: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Italy, Canada
- July: Caribbean, Bahamas, Italy, Mexico, Canada
- August: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Italy, Canada
- September: Caribbean, Mexico, Bahamas, Italy, Spain
- October: Caribbean, Mexico, Bahamas, Italy, Spain
- November: Caribbean, Mexico, Bahamas, Italy, Spain
- December: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Italy, Spain
2019 Top Cruise Destinations
InsureMyTrip also noted that 70% of cruise customers choose a comprehensive travel insurance policy for trips at sea. Comprehensive travel insurance provides a variety of benefits including trip cancellation, trip interruption, emergency medical coverage, emergency medical evacuation, 24/7 emergency assistance, travel delay and baggage protection.
