1.12 million South Americans sailed on an ocean-going cruise in 2025, a 4.2% increase from the 1.075 million in 2024. This represented more moderate growth than the prior year’s 7.8% increase from 997,000 in 2023. Both average ages and average durations declined year over year, from 45.8 to 45.2 years of age and from 6.8 days to 6.3 days, respectively. Overall, guests were slightly younger and took slightly shorter cruises than in the prior year.