Buenos Aires
Argentina
- Departures · 12 mo
- 122
- Cruise lines
- 16
South America
Cruise ports
HomeportPort of callExpeditionSize = ship calls
- Ports
- 77
- Countries
- 10
- Ship calls
- 1,622
- next 12 months
- Passengers
- 2.8M
- next 12 months
- Busiest months
- Dec – Mar
South America cruise ports
Ship calls in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
| Port | Type | Going ashore | Ship calls | Passengers | Busiest | Typical stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ushuaia, Argentina Argentina · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 217 | 116K | Feb | 10 h |
| Callao (Lima), Peru Peru · Homeport · stay 32 h | Homeport | Docks | 206 | 38K | Jan | 32 h |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina · Homeport · stay 11 h | Homeport | Docks | 178 | 317K | Jan | 11 h |
| Santos, Brazil Brazil · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 108 | 396K | Dec | 10 h |
| Buzios, Brazil Brazil · Port of call · stay 10 h | Port of call | 75 | 245K | Feb | 10 h | |
| Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 75 | 182K | Feb | 10 h |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 75 | 188K | Feb | 10 h |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador · Homeport · stay 11.5 h | Homeport | 59 | 8.9K | Nov | 11.5 h | |
| Punta Arenas, Chile Chile · Homeport · stay 12 h | Homeport | Docks or tenders | 59 | 61K | Jan | 12 h |
| Ilhabela, Brazil Brazil · Port of call · stay 9 h | Port of call | 51 | 150K | Jan | 9 h | |
| Stanley, Falkland Islands Falkland Islands · Port of call · stay 10 h | Port of call | Docks or tenders | 44 | 62K | Feb | 10 h |
| Punta del Este, Uruguay Uruguay · Port of call · tender · stay 9 h | Port of call | Tender | 43 | 124K | Feb | 9 h |
Showing 12 of 77 ports
When ships sail here
Ship calls per month across all 77 ports
47
145
270
347
352
299
74
21
21
25
21
17
Oct is in progress. Later months fill in as cruise lines publish itineraries.
- Busiest months
- December – March
- Quietest month
- Sep · 17 calls
- Busiest day
- Sun 28 Feb 2027 · 18 ships in 10 ports
Where cruises start
Homeports in the region, by cruises starting in the next 12 months
Santos
Brazil
- Departures · 12 mo
- 98
- Cruise lines
- 2
- Parking
- from BRL 90/day
Ushuaia
Argentina
- Departures · 12 mo
- 96
- Cruise lines
- 5
Callao (Lima)
Peru
- Departures · 12 mo
- 53
- Cruise lines
- 8
Cruise lines in South America
Ships and port calls in the next 12 months
- MSC Cruises5 ships391
- HX Expeditions4 ships343
- Costa Cruises2 ships166
- Holland America Line3 ships85
- Ponant Cruises3 ships60
- Seabourn3 ships60
- Viking Ocean2 ships57
- Aurora Expeditions3 ships55
- Quark Expeditions2 ships55
- Celebrity Cruises1 ship49
- Oceania Cruises1 ship40
- Silversea4 ships40
- Princess Cruises1 ship33
- Regent Seven Seas1 ship32
- Atlas Ocean Voyages2 ships30
- Phoenix Reisen3 ships29