"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 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.

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.

Galveston was the world’s fourth busiest cruise port amid the post-pandemic record-breaking passenger volume in 2024.

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.

AAA released its first ever cruise forecast on Tuesday, providing Americans with a variety of statistics and predictions related to cruising.