American Cruise Lines News Coverage
American Cruise Lines is regularly covered in well-known national newspapers, travel magazines, and respected travel industry publications, and is often featured on local and national television. Please see below to read a selection of press coverage on American’s cruises, itineraries, awards, and new ships. American Cruise Lines explores more U.S. destinations than any other cruise company and is proud to be America’s #1 river and small ship cruise line.
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The Maritime Executive
Please use this link to read the full January-February 2025 issue of The Maritime Executive, which includes:
Cover feature on American Cruise Lines, Pioneering and Industry (page 42)
An interview with American’s President & CEO, Charles B. Robertson (page 54)
Plus, a firsthand account of American’s Lower Mississippi River cruise, Ol’ Man River (page 24)
Travel Agent Central
American Cruise Lines President/CEO Talks Trends, New Ships and More
Now on a lightning-fast fleet growth track, American Cruise Lines (ACL) will sail with 21 small ships along U.S. rivers and coastlines in 2025. That's the largest small-ship fleet in the country and among the top three largest globally. Just this month, ACL christened its newest coastal catamaran, the 100-passenger American Legend, now sailing Florida coastal waters. In June and October 2025, ACL will also launch its first two new, 125-passenger Patriot-class vessels—American Patriot and American Pioneer.
Forbes
The World’s Best River Cruises 2025, According To Experts
From Exploring Egypt’s ancient temples to spotting pink river dolphins leaping across the Amazon, here are 15 of the world’s best river cruises for 2025.
#5 The Mississippi: American Cruise Lines
NBC News 4: San Antonio Living
Cruising the Lower Mississippi River with American Cruise Lines
Travel Guru and Culture Vulture, Michelle Newman, talks to NBC host Shelly Miles about her most recent cruise adventure from Memphis to New Orleans.
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure Readers' 10 Favorite River Cruise Lines of 2025
Readers favored river cruise lines that offer the chance to see a destination from a new point of view in (Travel + Leisure’s) annual “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025.
River Cruise Advisor
A Week On The Columbia & Snake Rivers Changed My Mind About U.S. Cruises
Going into my first U.S. river cruise, I was a little nervous I wasn’t going to like it. Most of my river cruising experience has been in Europe, where the towns are impossibly old and there are castles and beautiful archetecture everywhere you look. I figured a U.S. river cruise would be… fine. Maybe a little slower. Maybe not quite as charming.
But after a week on the American Jazz, sailing from Clarkston to Stevenson, Washington, with stops in Astoria, Pendleton, Mt. St. Helens and a bunch of towns you’ve probably never heard of, I can tell you – I was wrong in the best way. It was beautiful and fun and easy, and it surprised me at almost every turn.