Wave Season Predictions Recap

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This was an interesting chat

The topic: 2011 Wave Season Predictions

For starters I was tweeting from seat 13A on Virgin America flight VX89 from Washington (IAD) to Los Angeles (LAX). Since I was not certain about the technology available to me to facilitate the chat, I recruited my go-to #CruiseChat peeps: Doug (@CruiseRadio) and Tim (@CruiseLineFans) to act as co-hosts. A million thanks – these guys rock!

Since it is the beginning of 2011, the topic of Wave Season seemed appropriate. What became clear is that the topic of Wave Season is a little controversial. Who knew?

I noticed a lot of new people today that jumped in. Make sure to show your support and follow them, if you want. I think it is great that we got people talking about cruising and that is how we will be able to boost our cruise influencer numbers to carve out a niche in the online travel influencer rankings.

Let’s look at the numbers. Keep in mind though that these numbers reflect total tweets during the last 24 hour period.

#CRUISECHAT HashTracking.com Report

500 tweets generated 1,241,100 impressions, reaching an audience of 107,485 followers within the past 24 hours

Here are some more numbers:

cruiselinefans: 364,824
cruisebuzz: 222,092
shipsandtrips: 91,575
buycruises: 78,000
cruisesource: 77,392
girlsgetaway: 76,570
cruiseradio: 57,615
orlandochris: 33,352
cruisestravel: 26,908
cruisesforless: 20,750

cruiselinefans: 72
shipsandtrips: 55
cruisestravel: 31
cruisebuzz: 26
cruisesforless: 25
buycruises: 25
cruisegle: 24
cruiseradio: 23
cruisedivas: 17
cruisesource: 16

cruisebuzz: 8,542
orlandochris: 8,338
girlsgetaway: 7,657
myskinconcierge: 5,541
la_loquita: 5,409
traveldesigned: 5,244
cruiselinefans: 5,067
cruisesource: 4,837
musecrossing: 4,554
plan_it_alaska: 4,318

Tweet of the day:

@CruiseRadio HA! #cruisechat I just chortled my coffee.

More tweets:

A2 This should be Celebrity’s year:In a just and true world, they deserve the spotlight 4 their onboard programs#cruisechat
I agree, I know lots of people who’re bking European cruises RT @CruiseDivas: Q2 for us looks like Europe is the hot destination #cruisechat
@cruiseradio We’ve been happy to see more new faces on board with our recent 2-for-1 deals…. #cruisechat
RT @CruiseDivas: Q2 for us looks like Europe is the hot destination #cruisechat
A2 #cruisechat – We’ve been on a #RiverCruiseroll over here!
Q2. What do you predict as the “hot” cruise destination for 2011 #cruise season? #cruisechat < NOT Falmouth,Jamaica
A2. #CruiseChat The MED is still very popular with UK pax – In 2011 ex-uk cruising will be on the up as 2010 saw BA strikes and Ash Clouds..
@buycruises Cruise bookings more spread out 2day than ever B4. More competition for US focused brands by int’l passengers. #cruisechat
@buycruises agree wave season has flattened out, but I think still exists – just over 3 months, rather than 1 wk#cruisechat
In the hotel industry we call it “High Season”. Why not High-Tide Season? #cruisechat
#cruisechat I think it’s important we have a name to go along with this sales event for consumers,cruiselines and the media.
Deals are amazing for the Caribbean first quarter because there is so much inventory! Most ships are parked there for winter #CruiseChat
A1 a marketing concept developed by the cruise industry to entice sales during Jan-when most ppl are spending $#cruisechat
#CruiseChat – Well last year in the Uk it got going about week 3 in Jan – and Feb and Mar were good. A few years ago it used to start Jan 2
Hi all at #cruisechat just crawled to my computer
RT @CruiseRadio: I think wave season is an out dated term these days but serves the point. #cruisechat
@whitestarcruise Interesting. I love the subtle difference in UK vs US cruise/travel patterns. #cruisechat
RT @buycruises: I think because cruising is year round- wave season has changed- bookings more spread out.#cruisechat
@Cruiselinefans I think another reason for wave season is that everyone can start requesting time off for the new year. #CruiseChat
A1 Wave Season: like Black Friday but lasts from Jan-Mar, busiest cruise booking months of the year. #CruiseChat