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title: "Cruise Milford: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Cruise Milford runs cruises on Milford Sound. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/cruise-milford"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Cruise Milford: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Cruise Milford runs cruises on Milford Sound. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Cruise Milford
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among milford sound cruises**: 30.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milford Sound cruises | 2 | 30.3% | 2K |

- [Milford Sound cruises](/demand/nz/categories/nz-milford-sound-cruises)

## How has branded search demand for Cruise Milford changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Cruise Milford in New Zealand fell from 3.5K to 2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cruise Milford’s estimated Share of Search among milford sound cruises in New Zealand decreased from 35.7% to 30.3%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cruise Milford’s estimated Share of Search among milford sound cruises in New Zealand peaked at 35.7% in October 2025 and was lowest at 26% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cruise Milford fell from 1st to 2nd among milford sound cruises in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand milford sound cruises in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Southern Discoveries overtook Cruise Milford to take the highest estimated Share of Search among milford sound cruises in New Zealand, at 38.5%.
- In August 2026, Mitre Peak Cruises lost estimated Share of Search among milford sound cruises in New Zealand, from 21.8% to 16.1%.
- In August 2026, Cruise Milford lost estimated Share of Search among milford sound cruises in New Zealand, from 34.7% to 30.3%.
- In August 2026, Pure Milford lost estimated Share of Search among milford sound cruises in New Zealand, from 15.3% to 14.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Jucy Cruize in New Zealand fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 40 to 20 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Milford Sound cruises | 3.5K | 35.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Milford Sound cruises | 3.9K | 31.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Milford Sound cruises | 3.7K | 28% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 3.7K | 30.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 3K | 28.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 3K | 26% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 2.5K | 26.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 2K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 1.7K | 29.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 2.2K | 34.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | 2K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Milford Sound cruises | — | — | — |

## How is Cruise Milford measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cruise Milford’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “boat cruise milford sound”
- “cruise milford”
- “nature cruise milford sound”

## Which milford sound cruises compete with Cruise Milford?

- [Southern Discoveries](/demand/nz/brands/southern-discoveries): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cruise-milford-vs-southern-discoveries
- [Mitre Peak Cruises](/demand/nz/brands/mitre-peak-cruises): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cruise-milford-vs-mitre-peak-cruises
- [Pure Milford](/demand/nz/brands/pure-milford): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cruise-milford-vs-pure-milford
- [Jucy Cruize](/demand/nz/brands/jucy-cruize): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cruise-milford-vs-jucy-cruize

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Cruise Milford: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/cruise-milford

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