208:
623:
1014:
356:. These 100-passenger Coastal Cats are part of the company's Project Blue series of twelve new small ships being built in the United States. The company's Project Blue ships are meant for exploring U.S. coastal waters in the same manner as the company's riverboats, sailing close to home and visiting only U.S. ports of call. In 2024, American Cruise Lines will launch the third and fourth ships in the series, Coastal Cats,
986:
373:
471:
1000:
296:
All
American Cruise Lines' riverboats and small ships cruise only in the United States following 100% U.S. itineraries along U.S. rivers as well as the protected coastal waters along the East and West coasts (all the company's itineraries visit only U.S. ports of call).
38:
879:
245:; the first and second ships in the company's newest series of twelve small ships for the U.S. market (both are namesakes of original company vessels that have since been retired). The company operates both classic
321:
has four decks, is 345 feet (105 m) long, carries 180 passengers, and offers 100% private balcony accommodations. Since 2018, American Cruise Lines has launched five more modern riverboats:
345:
of 2023). All the company's new modern riverboats feature state-of-the-art amenities like private balconies, largest-in-class cabins (singles, doubles & suites), and en-suite bathrooms.
959:
1071:
364:. American Cruise Lines has announced more riverboats and small ships, already under construction, set to launch in 2025. More newbuilds through 2026 were announced in June 2024.
886:
217:
American Cruise Lines was incorporated in 1991. The company operates the largest and only 100% U.S.-flagged fleet of riverboats and small cruise ships in the world, with 19 new
762:
1061:
1051:
693:
925:
793:
1056:
827:
903:
736:
951:
508:
260:'s "World's Greatest Places" in 2019. American's four classic paddlewheel riverboats were redesigned and renamed in 2022. Paddlewheelers
724:
769:
797:
288:
retained its original name). In 2017 and 2018, American Cruise Lines launched two new small coastal cruise ships, the 170-passenger
157:
1066:
858:
176:
164:
667:
207:
700:
313:
in a new class of riverboats for the United States. Unlike more traditional paddle-wheel riverboats the company's new
113:
Charles B. Robertson, President & CEO (2019-Present); Charles A. Robertson, Founder, Chairman & CEO (1973-2019)
405:
456:
819:
639:
348:
In 2023, American Cruise Lines launched two new boats in another new series of small coastal cruise ships,
1046:
380:
153:
90:
317:
is more modern, offering contemporary design like riverboats more commonly found on
European rivers.
725:
http://www.americancruiselines.com/admin/includes/uploadpdf/Alaska_Shore_Excursions_FINAL_2_2_12.pdf
740:
622:
121:
991:
880:"America's Only 100% U.S. Fleet Grows to 15 Small Ships and Takes All-American Names for 2022"
517:
226:
184:
1019:
1005:
249:
and a fleet of new modern riverboats, including the first modern riverboat in the country,
1013:
254:
48:
694:"Cruise News – New Sternwheeler Named Queen of the Mississippi by American Cruise Lines"
372:
230:
192:
172:
649:(built 2002) - scuttled off coast of Delaware on November 4, 2019 for artificial reef'
37:
1040:
246:
17:
850:
642:
as housing for contractors. It has since been sold for scrap in
Baltimore, Maryland.
27:
Small-ship cruise line with its headquarters in
Guilford, Connecticut, United States
470:
168:
671:
237:
rivers. In 2023, American Cruise Lines launched two 100-passenger
Coastal Cats,
234:
222:
196:
180:
160:
149:
62:
981:
188:
926:"American Cruise Lines Announces 3 More Newbuilds: Confirms 7 Ships on Order"
904:"American Cruise Lines Announces 3 More Newbuilds Confirms 7 Ships on Order"
218:
794:"American Cruise Lines Announces Construction of a New Coastal Cruise Ship"
310:
132:
1029:
225:
exploring around the United States, including five riverboats on the
58:
763:""America" - American Cruise Lines' Brand New Mississippi Riverboat"
851:"American Cruise Lines Announces Name for 2018 Coastal Cruise Ship"
621:
469:
371:
206:
952:"Video: Small Cruise Ship Sunk as Artificial Reef Off Delaware"
885:(Press release). American Cruise Lines. Archived from
768:(Press release). American Cruise Lines. Archived from
699:(Press release). American Cruise Lines. Archived from
906:(Press release). American Cruise Lines. June 12, 2024
127:
117:
107:
97:
86:
68:
54:
44:
305:On March 1, 2017, American Cruise Lines announced
152:in the United States with its headquarters in
1072:Privately held companies based in Connecticut
8:
253:which debuted in 2018, and was named one of
30:
191:, Cumberland, and Tennessee Rivers and the
29:
387:Coastal ships U.S. East & West Coasts
796:(Press release). American Cruise Lines.
1062:Transport companies established in 1991
670:. American Cruise Lines. Archived from
659:
1052:American companies established in 1991
800:from the original on 27 November 2015
7:
830:from the original on 1 February 2018
820:"American Constellation Cruise Ship"
301:Modern riverboats & Coastal Cats
148:is the largest river and small-ship
199:river system in the United States.
156:. The line operates nineteen small
1057:1991 establishments in Connecticut
739:. Altius Directory. Archived from
25:
1012:
998:
984:
36:
962:from the original on 2019-11-08
861:from the original on 2017-03-31
450:Columbia & Snake riverboats
341:in 2023 (named Cruise Critic's
1:
638:(built 2000) - was moored at
74:; 51 years ago
1088:
343:Best New River Cruise Ship
35:
262:Queen of the Mississippi
737:"American Cruise Lines"
645:The company's original
640:Chesapeake Shipbuilding
634:The company's original
368:100% U.S.-flagged fleet
1067:River cruise companies
956:The Maritime Executive
630:
503:Mississippi riverboats
479:
413:American Constellation
383:
294:American Constitution.
290:American Constellation
214:
179:(including Alaska and
668:"General Information"
625:
473:
419:American Constitution
406:American Independence
381:Jacksonville, Florida
375:
210:
154:Guilford, Connecticut
146:American Cruise Lines
91:Guilford, Connecticut
31:American Cruise Lines
18:American Glory (ship)
930:Cruise Industry News
892:on 22 December 2021.
706:on November 23, 2011
135:.americancruiselines
849:Gray Faust, Chris.
808:– via PR Web.
167:(Maine to Florida,
32:
992:Connecticut portal
743:on 17 January 2012
631:
480:
384:
215:
580:American Serenade
574:American Symphony
544:Modern riverboats
537:American Serenade
531:American Symphony
518:American Splendor
510:American Heritage
474:Coastal Cat ship
339:American Serenade
335:American Symphony
282:American Splendor
274:American Heritage
266:Queen of the West
227:Mississippi River
183:) as well as the
143:
142:
16:(Redirected from
1079:
1033:
1032:
1030:Official website
1022:
1020:Transport portal
1017:
1016:
1008:
1006:Companies portal
1003:
1002:
1001:
994:
989:
988:
987:
971:
970:
968:
967:
948:
942:
941:
939:
937:
922:
916:
915:
913:
911:
900:
894:
893:
891:
884:
876:
870:
869:
867:
866:
846:
840:
839:
837:
835:
816:
810:
809:
807:
805:
790:
784:
783:
781:
780:
774:
767:
759:
753:
752:
750:
748:
733:
727:
722:
716:
715:
713:
711:
705:
698:
690:
684:
683:
681:
679:
664:
605:American Liberty
556:American Harmony
490:American Harmony
437:American Liberty
358:American Liberty
323:American Harmony
229:and five on the
177:Western Seaboard
165:Eastern Seaboard
139:
136:
134:
82:
80:
75:
40:
33:
21:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1077:
1076:
1037:
1036:
1028:
1027:
1018:
1011:
1004:
999:
997:
990:
985:
983:
980:
975:
974:
965:
963:
950:
949:
945:
935:
933:
932:. June 12, 2024
924:
923:
919:
909:
907:
902:
901:
897:
889:
882:
878:
877:
873:
864:
862:
848:
847:
843:
833:
831:
824:Ship Technology
818:
817:
813:
803:
801:
792:
791:
787:
778:
776:
772:
765:
761:
760:
756:
746:
744:
735:
734:
730:
723:
719:
709:
707:
703:
696:
692:
691:
687:
677:
675:
666:
665:
661:
656:
620:
611:American Legend
589:
568:American Melody
546:
525:American Melody
505:
452:
443:American Legend
393:American Spirit
389:
370:
362:American Legend
331:American Melody
303:
212:American Spirit
205:
131:
110:
100:
78:
76:
73:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1085:
1083:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1024:
1023:
1009:
995:
979:
978:External links
976:
973:
972:
943:
917:
895:
871:
841:
811:
785:
754:
728:
717:
685:
658:
657:
655:
652:
651:
650:
647:American Glory
643:
636:American Eagle
628:American Glory
619:
616:
615:
614:
608:
602:
599:American Glory
596:
593:American Eagle
588:
585:
584:
583:
577:
571:
565:
559:
553:
545:
542:
541:
540:
534:
528:
522:
514:
504:
501:
500:
499:
493:
487:
476:American Eagle
468:
467:
464:American Pride
461:
451:
448:
447:
446:
440:
434:
431:American Glory
428:
425:American Eagle
422:
416:
410:
402:
396:
388:
385:
369:
366:
354:American Glory
350:American Eagle
302:
299:
286:American Pride
251:American Song,
247:paddlewheelers
243:American Glory
239:American Eagle
204:
201:
173:Chesapeake Bay
141:
140:
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
111:
108:
105:
104:
101:
98:
95:
94:
88:
84:
83:
70:
66:
65:
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1084:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1031:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1015:
1010:
1007:
996:
993:
982:
977:
961:
957:
953:
947:
944:
931:
927:
921:
918:
905:
899:
896:
888:
881:
875:
872:
860:
856:
855:Cruise Critic
852:
845:
842:
829:
825:
821:
815:
812:
799:
795:
789:
786:
775:on 2015-07-14
771:
764:
758:
755:
742:
738:
732:
729:
726:
721:
718:
702:
695:
689:
686:
674:on 2012-01-21
673:
669:
663:
660:
653:
648:
644:
641:
637:
633:
632:
629:
624:
617:
612:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
590:
586:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
562:American Jazz
560:
557:
554:
551:
550:American Song
548:
547:
543:
538:
535:
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
519:
515:
512:
511:
507:
506:
502:
497:
496:American Jazz
494:
491:
488:
485:
484:American Song
482:
481:
477:
472:
465:
462:
459:
458:
457:American West
454:
453:
449:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
407:
403:
400:
399:American Star
397:
394:
391:
390:
386:
382:
378:
377:American Star
374:
367:
365:
363:
359:
355:
351:
346:
344:
340:
337:in 2022; and
336:
332:
328:
327:American Jazz
324:
320:
319:American Song
316:
315:American Song
312:
308:
307:American Song
300:
298:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
278:American West
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
257:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
213:
209:
202:
200:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
159:
155:
151:
147:
138:
130:
126:
123:
120:
116:
112:
106:
103:United States
102:
96:
92:
89:
85:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57:
53:
50:
47:
43:
39:
34:
19:
1047:Cruise lines
964:. Retrieved
955:
946:
934:. Retrieved
929:
920:
908:. Retrieved
898:
887:the original
874:
863:. Retrieved
854:
844:
832:. Retrieved
823:
814:
802:. Retrieved
788:
777:. Retrieved
770:the original
757:
745:. Retrieved
741:the original
731:
720:
708:. Retrieved
701:the original
688:
676:. Retrieved
672:the original
662:
646:
635:
627:
610:
604:
598:
592:
587:Coastal Cats
579:
573:
567:
561:
555:
549:
536:
530:
524:
516:
509:
495:
489:
483:
475:
463:
455:
442:
436:
430:
424:
418:
412:
404:
398:
392:
376:
361:
357:
353:
349:
347:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
306:
304:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
255:
250:
242:
238:
223:cruise ships
216:
211:
169:Hudson River
161:cruise ships
158:U.S.-flagged
145:
144:
87:Headquarters
45:Company type
710:January 15,
185:Mississippi
181:Puget Sound
150:cruise line
99:Area served
63:Hospitality
1041:Categories
966:2019-11-08
936:August 27,
910:August 27,
865:2017-03-30
834:31 January
804:24 October
779:2015-07-14
747:28 January
678:August 27,
654:References
379:docked at
221:and small
219:riverboats
163:along the
109:Key people
478:at Boston
333:in 2021;
329:in 2020;
325:in 2019;
960:Archived
859:Archived
828:Archived
798:Archived
311:flagship
258:magazine
231:Columbia
193:Columbia
118:Products
55:Industry
626:Former
618:Retired
272:became
270:America
203:History
128:Website
122:Cruises
77: (
69:Founded
49:Private
613:(2024)
607:(2024)
601:(2023)
595:(2023)
582:(2023)
576:(2022)
570:(2021)
564:(2020)
558:(2019)
552:(2018)
539:(2023)
533:(2022)
527:(2021)
521:(2016)
513:(2015)
498:(2020)
492:(2019)
486:(2018)
466:(2012)
460:(1995)
445:(2024)
439:(2024)
433:(2023)
427:(2023)
421:(2018)
415:(2017)
409:(2010)
401:(2007)
395:(2005)
309:, the
280:, and
268:, and
175:) and
171:, and
93:, U.S.
59:Travel
890:(PDF)
883:(PDF)
773:(PDF)
766:(PDF)
704:(PDF)
697:(PDF)
235:Snake
197:Snake
938:2024
912:2024
836:2018
806:2015
749:2012
712:2012
680:2024
360:and
352:and
292:and
256:Time
241:and
233:and
189:Ohio
137:.com
79:1973
72:1973
61:and
133:www
1043::
958:.
954:.
928:.
857:.
853:.
826:.
822:.
276:,
264:,
187:,
969:.
940:.
914:.
868:.
838:.
782:.
751:.
714:.
682:.
284:(
195:-
81:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
