The State of Marine Booking finds that prepaid reservations cancel at half the rate of those paid later
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Â More than half of U.S. boaters (56%) gave up on a booking in the past year because they couldn't reach anyone or couldn't complete the reservation online, according to The State of Marine Booking, a new report from Storable Marine. More than four in ten (44%) said they would book with a competitor after a single unanswered call when there was no way to book online.
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