Civil War Battlefields Cruise

35 Days/34 Nights
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May 3, 2024 –  June 6, 2024
New For 2024
  • 35 Days
  • 13 States
  • 3 Ships
May 3, 2024 –  June 6, 2024

Be a part of history on our comprehensive Civil War Battlefields cruise, the first and only cruise of its kind. Walk in the footsteps of Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and more.

Led by a dedicated onboard Civil War historian, you will travel from the banks of the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers to the hallowed grounds of the East Coast, exploring America’s major Civil War battlefields, places of remembrance and reflection. Along your journey, recognized authorities will share in-depth, untold stories of the people, places, and events that took place during this historic time when our nation was divided.

Cruise Fare Includes:

  • 35-Day exploration of America's Civil War Battlefields
  • Pre-Cruise hotel stay in New Orleans
  • Daily excursions and entertainment
  • All meals and beverages
  • WiFi powered by Starlink
  • All transportation between cruise segments
  • All hotels between cruise segments
  • All tips, gratuities, and port charges

Prices start at $24,700

Itinerary Overview

Cruise from New Orleans, LA to Memphis, TN aboard American Melody

Cruise from Nashville, TN to Chattanooga, TN aboard American Symphony

Days 15 to 17

Scorched Earth

Land Package following General Sherman’s March to the Sea

Cruise from Jacksonville, FL to Norfolk, VA aboard American Eagle

Cruise from Norfolk, VA to Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD aboard American Eagle. Upon disembarkation, travel from Baltimore to Sharpsburg, MD, for Antietam exploration

Days 34 to 35

Battle of Gettysburg: The Turning Point for the North

Land Package to Gettysburg, PA

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Your day by day itinerary.

  • Day 1 – Pre-Cruise Hotel Stay in New Orleans
  • Day 2 – Capture of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA
  • Day 3 – Houmas House, LA
  • Day 4 – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Day 5 – Siege of Port Hudson | St. Francisville, LA
  • Day 6 – Battle of Port Gibson | Natchez, MS
  • Day 7 – Siege of Vicksburg | Vicksburg, MS
  • Day 8 – The Anaconda Plan | Day of River Cruising
  • Day 9 – Memphis Naval Battle | Memphis, TN
  • Day 10 – Battle of Stones River | Nashville, TN
  • Day 11 – Battle of Fort Donelson | Clarksville, TN
  • Day 12 Paducah, KY
    Day 12 – Paducah, KY

     

     

  • Day 13 – Battle of Shiloh | Savannah, TN
  • Day 14 – Florence, AL
  • Day 15 – The Battles for Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN
  • Day 16 – Battle of Chickamauga | Atlanta, GA
  • Day 17 Sherman's March to the Sea | Atlanta to Jacksonville
    Day 17 – Sherman's March to the Sea | Atlanta to Jacksonville

     

  • Day 18 – Battle of Olustee | Jacksonville, FL
  • Day 19 – Brunswick, GA
  • Day 20 – Savannah, GA
  • Day 21 – Hilton Head, SC
  • Day 22 – Beaufort, SC
  • Day 23 – Day of Cruising
  • Day 24 – Fort Sumter | Charleston, SC
  • Day 25 – Beaufort, NC
  • Day 26 – Kitty Hawk, NC
  • Day 27 – Battle of the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac" | Norfolk, VA
  • Day 28 – The Peninsula Campaign | Yorktown, VA
  • Day 29 – Battle of Fredericksburg | Washington, D.C.
  • Day 30 Alexandria, VA
    Day 30 – Alexandria, VA


     

  • Day 31 – St. Michaels, MD
  • Day 32 – First Blood of the Civil War | Baltimore, MD
  • Day 33 – Antietam | Sharpsburg, MD
  • Day 34 – Battle of Gettysburg | Gettysburg, PA
  • Day 35 – Transfer to Airport from Gettysburg

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American Melody

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American Symphony

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American Eagle

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