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Big Apple knocks Venice off top spot
New York has replaced Venice as the favourite port among British cruisers.
A survey commissioned by the Passenger Shipping Association from YouGov found that after two years in the top slot, Venice had given way to the Big Apple.
One in five British adults named New York as their favourite cruise port in the survey, which has been published to mark National Cruise Week.
Thirteen percent voted for Venice and there was a three-way tie for third place between Barcelona, Rome and Singapore, with each gaining 7% of the votes.
The PSA said a record 1.7m Brits would go cruising this year. Of those who responded to the survey, 57% said the main attraction of cruising was the opportunity to visit a number of destinations in one trip while half said the main appeal was the convenience of having to unpack just
once.
Just over a third of respondents said the all-inclusive nature of cruising was a key feature, and 35% said they liked waking up in a new port every day.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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