American Cruise Lines News Coverage
American Cruise Lines receives regular press coverage from national news outlets and respected travel industry publications. Article topics range from cruise reviews and awards, to features on our exclusive U.S. River and Coastal itineraries, new small ships, and riverboats. American Cruise Lines explores more U.S. destinations than any other cruise company and is proud to be America’s #1 river cruise line.
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PennLive: Patriot-News
Luxurious American cruise line provides a comfortable way to learn about U.S. history | Sandy Fenton
You don’t need to travel overseas to enjoy a river cruise vacation.
You might not be familiar with the name, but American Cruise Lines has been taking guests to America’s most popular rivers and coastal waters for over 50 years.
Splash Magazines
At American Cruise Lines, the Sky’s the Limit
American Cruise Lines continues to prove that when it comes to small ship cruising, America doesn’t take a backseat to any country.
Headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut and founded in 1991, ACL has tripled its fleet in the last five years, and just last week announced the next two ships in their Project Blue initiative: American Patriot and American Pioneer, both coming in 2025. Earlier this year, it was announced ACL acquired four paddle wheelers previously owned by American Queen Voyages, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year.
Travel Weekly
American Cruise Lines will introduce new class of coastal ships
American Cruise Lines said its fifth and sixth Project Blue coastal ships will arrive in 2025, and they will mark the introduction of the Patriot class.
The 125-passenger sister ships will be named American Patriot (coming in June 2025) and American Pioneer (arriving in November 2025).
Travelpulse
American Cruise Lines is Building Two New Ships, American Patriot and American Pioneer
The American Cruise Lines fleet is growing again: Less than a week after announcing it had purchased four former American Queen Voyages ships, American Cruise Lines has revealed that it’s building two additional ships.
The new-build vessels will be named American Patriot and American Pioneer. Both can accommodate up to 125 passengers in 56 staterooms—all with private balconies—and will sail up and down the East Coast.
The Points Guy
7 best Mississippi River cruises
On American Cruise Lines' eight-day New Orleans to New Orleans itinerary, cruisers can visit Vicksburg, Mississippi, where the National Military Park commemorates the campaign, siege and defense of Vicksburg in 1863. In Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge, a guided excursion explores critical locations in the Civil War's Battle of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson.
The Points Guy
7 best US river cruises
From Memphis blues and Elvis Presley's "Blue Suede Shoes" to Kentucky bluegrass and New Orleans jazz, American Cruise Lines' eight-night Music Cities Cruise sails you through a chronology of the U.S. music scene. You'll traverse three rivers (the Mississippi, Ohio and Cumberland) en route from Memphis to Nashville, or vice versa.
In Tennessee's two famous music cities, you'll have a chance to visit Elvis Presley's Graceland, stroll blues club-lined Beale Street and check out the Grand Ole Opry. You'll also visit Paducah, Kentucky, and Dover and Clarksville in Tennessee, where experiences include whiskey and bourbon tasting, tours of landmark art murals and, of course, Civil War history.
