Buenos Aires
Argentina
- Departures · 12 mo
- 120
- Cruise lines
- 16
South America
Cruise ports
HomeportPort of callExpeditionSize = ship calls
- Ports
- 78
- Countries
- 9
- Ship calls
- 1,614
- next 12 months
- Passengers
- 2.8M
- next 12 months
- Busiest months
- Dec – Mar
South America cruise ports
Ship calls in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
| Port | Type | Going ashore | Ship calls | Passengers | Busiest | Typical stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ushuaia, Argentina Argentina · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 214 | 115K | Feb | 10 h |
| Callao (Lima), Peru Peru · Homeport · stay 33 h | Homeport | Docks | 200 | 39K | Jan | 33 h |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina · Homeport · stay 11 h | Homeport | Docks | 174 | 315K | Jan | 11 h |
| Santos, Brazil Brazil · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 108 | 396K | Dec | 10 h |
| Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 76 | 182K | Feb | 10 h |
| Buzios, Brazil Brazil · Port of call · tender · stay 10 h | Port of call | Tender | 75 | 245K | Feb | 10 h |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil · Homeport · stay 10 h | Homeport | Docks | 74 | 188K | Feb | 10 h |
| Punta Arenas, Chile Chile · Homeport · stay 12 h | Homeport | Docks or tenders | 59 | 61K | Jan | 12 h |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador · Homeport · stay 11.5 h | Homeport | 55 | 8.6K | Nov | 11.5 h | |
| Ilhabela, Brazil Brazil · Port of call · stay 9 h | Port of call | 51 | 150K | Jan | 9 h | |
| Punta del Este, Uruguay Uruguay · Port of call · tender · stay 9 h | Port of call | Tender | 43 | 124K | Feb | 9 h |
| Stanley, Falkland Islands Falkland Islands · Port of call · stay 10 h | Port of call | Docks or tenders | 43 | 62K | Feb | 10 h |
Showing 12 of 78 ports
When ships sail here
Ship calls per month across all 78 ports
Nov 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
- 97
- Cruise lines
- 5
Callao (Lima)
Peru
- Departures · 12 mo
- 52
- Cruise lines
- 7
Cruise lines in South America
Ships and port calls in the next 12 months
- MSC Cruises5 ships391
- HX Expeditions4 ships327
- Costa Cruises2 ships166
- Holland America Line4 ships91
- Aurora Expeditions3 ships59
- Seabourn3 ships59
- Viking Ocean2 ships57
- Quark Expeditions2 ships55
- Ponant Cruises4 ships54
- Celebrity Cruises1 ship49
- Oceania Cruises1 ship42
- Silversea4 ships39
- Regent Seven Seas2 ships34
- Princess Cruises1 ship33
- Atlas Ocean Voyages2 ships30
- Phoenix Reisen3 ships29