U.S. Cruise Market Essentials 2025
- Published:
- July 2025
- Research Type:
- Report
- Figures:
- 6
- Segment:
- Cruise
- Region:
- U.S. & Canada
Summary
The U.S. cruise market delivered robust growth in 2024, with gross bookings rising 12% over 2023 and momentum carrying into early 2025. Shorter itineraries on newer ships, expanded private-island offerings and rising interest from Millennials and Gen Z are shaping demand. Travel advisors remain the dominant sales channel, handling about 70% of revenue as itineraries and pricing grow more complex. While broader economic uncertainty lingers, the cruise segment is entering 2025 on solid footing with a diversified customer base.
New in 2025, this Essentials report delivers top-level takeaways for the U.S. cruise market, featuring charts and analysis on the key trends, segment highlights and market sizing datapoints that matter most.
Please note: The U.S. cruise Market Essentials 2025 is part of Phocuswright’s U.S. Travel Market Report 2025 series. With the single purchase of this series, the following reports (available now or publishing soon) are automatically included at no additional cost:
- U.S. Airline Market Essentials 2025
- U.S. Car Rental Market Brief 2025
- U.S. Cruise Market Essentials 2025
- U.S. Hotel & Lodging Market Essentials 2025
- U.S. Online Travel Agency Market Essentials 2025
- U.S. Packaged Travel Market Brief 2025
- U.S. Travel Market Report 2025
- U.S. Travel Market Data Sheet 2025 (subscriber only)
