Record 19 million Americans expected to cruise in 2025

19 million Americans to take cruises in 2025, AAA projects
AAA has released its first-ever "Cruise Travel Forecast." It projects that 19 million Americans plan to take cruises this year, with the majority of vessels heading to the Caribbean.
19M Americans are projected to cruise this year. See AAA breakdown, most popular ports.
The membership organization projected that 19 million Americans will set sail in 2025 in its first-ever cruise industry forecast. That figure is up from 18.2 million last year and 16.9 in 2023. AAA worked with Tourism Economics on the forecast, which is based on ocean cruises.
Record 19 million Americans expected to cruise in 2025: AAA
This could be the third straight year of record cruise passenger volume. AAA's projection reflects a 4.5% increase over 2024, when 18.2 million Americans cruised.
19 million Americans expected to cruise in 2025, and Florida has the 3 busiest cruise ports
"AAA forecasts 19 million Americans will go on ocean cruises in 2025," the company said in a release Sunday. "This is a 4.5% increase over 2024 when 18.2 million Americans went on cruise vacations. It’s also 34% more than the pre-pandemic peak of 14.2 million in 2019."
The list of busiest cruise ports looks very different this year
"The Caribbean’s dominance this year is on par with its pre-pandemic numbers in 2018 and 2019," the AAA writes. "The Caribbean’s share dipped to 68% in 2022-23 as cruises to Alaska and the Mediterranean surged, but destination shares have returned to pre-pandemic norms over the past year.
AAA Texas: 19 million expected to vacation by cruise in 2025
TEXAS (KAUZ) - AAA Texas estimates that nearly 19 million Americans will go on ocean cruises this year. This estimate is a 4.5% increase over 2024 when 18.2 million Americans went on cruise vacations. 2025 is expected to be the third straight year of record cruise passenger volume, according to AAA Texas.
This Texas city ranked as one of the busiest cruise ports in 2024
Galveston was the world’s fourth busiest cruise port amid the post-pandemic record-breaking passenger volume in 2024.
US cruise passenger growth expected to slow in 2025, says AAA
Travel group AAA forecast on Monday (January 27) that passenger growth is likely to cool off to 4.5% in 2025 after a post-pandemic boom. Nearly 19 million Americans are expected to go on a cruise vacation this year.
19 million Americans are expected to set sale in 2025, according to AAA
AAA released its first ever cruise forecast on Tuesday, providing Americans with a variety of statistics and predictions related to cruising.
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