New York topped the poll, ahead of Venice and Barcelona Photo: ALAMYNew York voted world's best cruise port
New York City has been voted the world’s best cruise port in a poll of British passengers.
One in five people opted for the US city, ahead of last year’s winner Venice, which was backed by 13 per cent of those questioned.
Barcelona, Singapore and Rome – which is accessible to cruise passengers via Civitavecchia – completed the top five.
The results of the survey, carried out by YouGov on behalf of the Passenger Shipping Association (PSA), were published to mark the beginning of National Cruise Week (September 18-25).
The PSA has predicted that a record 1.7 million Britons will go on a cruise this year, up from 1.62 million last year, 1.35 million in 2007 and less than 800,000 in 2001. Cruises now account for nearly 12 per cent of the overseas package holiday sector.
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According to the survey, the majority (57 per cent) of holidaymakers who favour cruises do so because of “the opportunity to visit a number of destinations in one trip”. The “all-inclusive nature of cruises” was an important factor to 36 per cent of respondents, and 17 per cent chose to take cruise holidays because of the on-board entertainment on offer.
The poll also asked British passengers which celebrities they would most like to see “walk the plank” during a cruise holiday. Katie Price, the glamour model, received the most votes, followed by coiffured pop twins Jedward, James Murdoch, Gordon Brown, Simon Cowell and Boris Johnson.
The actors Johnny Depp, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie were named as the celebrities that cruise passengers would most like to share a cabin with.
For more information on National Cruise Week, see discovercruises.co.uk
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