About Us
Since its creation in 1999, Cruise Addicts has established itself as a premier online community for those who love cruise travel. Cruise Addicts reaches new and seasoned cruise traveler’s from all over the world. Our aim is to help bring our readers up-close with the ever-changing choice of cruises. We provide industry news, travel tips, ship reviews, and destination stories to share. Our users want to keep up with the latest news and industry trends. Cruise Addicts founder and editor, John Shallo has been quoted in the New York Times, Travel Pulse and on the Porthole Cruise Magazine website. He has also been featured on Cruise Radio and Travel With Rick. Cruise Addicts is regularly listed as one of the top cruise travel blogs and publications on sites like CruisePortAdvisor.com, FeedSpot.com, CruiseLawNews.com, and Cariloha.com.
Our Readership
TOP FIVE COUNTRIES
United States: 73.8%
Canada: 8.10%
United Kingdom: 5.63%
Australia: 2.79%
Finland: 0.81%
GENDER
Male: 42.97%
Female: 57.03%
AGE RANGE
18-24: 12.52%
25-34: 21.53%
35-44: 19.45%
45-54: 16.70%
55-64: 16.36%
65+? : 13.44%
Our Social Media Overview
Twitter followers: 24.8 K
Facebook fans: 24.5 K
Instagram followers: 2.4 K
Pinterest 40.7K monthly viewers
Recent Ship Reviews
Carnival Mardi Gras – Ship Review & Tour
Empires of the Mediterranean – Viking Sea Ship Review
MSC Divina – Ship Review – MSC Cruises
Recent Interviews
Lee Mason Interview – Cruise Director with Carnival Cruise Line
Press Trips and Partnerships
Cruise Addicts features professional journalists and videographers. We have worked with a large number of top brands across the globe, a selection of which are shown below. We are available for press trips, tailored experience reviews, and ambassadorship.
Reviews
Cruise Addicts would be interested in hearing about opportunities to review:
• Pre/Post cruise accommodations
• Port destinations, restaurants, food tours, activities and excursions
• Family-focused cruising
• Clothing and equipment relevant to cruise travel and excursions
• New and updated ships and destinations
• Travel-related products, such as comparison smartphone applications, sites, insurance, booking tools, etc. All reviews are unbiased, honest opinions and will include a disclaimer for reader transparency.
Paid Advertising
• ‘Partnership Brands’ sidebar advertising, to appear on content pages, including the homepage
• Sponsored Email Advertising and Promotion
• Unbiased and relevant guest articles featuring one commercial link and a disclaimer that the article was written in conjunction with your brand
• Competition hosting, using interactive advertising on social media to reach a large, targeted customer base
• Inclusion in the Travel Gear section of the site, following a review of your product
Advertising rates are competitive but flexible
CONTACT
Email us at John@cruiseaddicts.com