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American Cruise Lines kicks off Mississippi Season early

American Cruise Lines is kicking off the 2025 Mississippi Season early, with some special football fun this week. Big Game Travel has chartered two of American’s Mississippi riverboats to host its guests who purchased exclusive 3- and 4-night packages through the company for this weekend’s biggest game in New Orleans.

As we reported recently, the Port of New Orleans has been recording record cruise passenger movements and American’s riverboats regularly sail to and from Port NOLA. Several of the...

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American Cruise Lines takes delivery of its newest Coastal Cat

Guilford, Conn.-headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that its third new Coastal Cat, American Liberty, has passed its sea trials with flying colors and the company has accepted delivery of the 100-passenger small ship from Chesapeake Shipbuilding early.

American Liberty is the newest ship in American’s ongoing Project Blue series of 12 new small ships for river and coastal cruising. Several more ships in the series are already under construction, including the fourth Coastal Cat, American...

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | June 26 – US cruise ship orders and construction plus a new tour catamaran for Australia

A luxury cruise ship slated for a Swiss operator completes is final series of sea trials while construction continues on the fifth ship in a series ordered by a US cruise company. Orders have meanwhile been placed for sea-going and river cruise ships and a catamaran that will sail on excursions in...

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American Cruise Lines now has 7 new ships in the pipeline

With U.S. river and coastal cruises in growing demand, American Cruise Lines yesterday confirmed that it has seven new ships on order, all scheduled for delivery before the end of 2026. The new ships include six Project Blue series ships and a brand-new American Riverboat.

“The domestic cruise industry is the healthiest it has ever been. Demand for modern river products, new small ships, and unique exploration in the U.S.A. continues to grow,” said Charles B. Robertson, president & CEO of...

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Two new Project Blue ships set to join American Cruise Lines fleet

Two more new small ships will join the fleet of Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines
in 2025: American Patriot and American Pioneer. These 125-passenger sister ships will the fith and sixth ships in the company’s Project Blue series of 12 new small ships for the U.S. market. The ships will be built at the company’s affiliated shipyard, Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland.

American Patriot will begin sailing in June 2025, and American Pioneer in November 2025 and both new Project...

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American Cruise Lines christens its second Coastal Cat

Coastal Cat alongside

American Glory, the second Coastal Cat in American Cruise Lines’ new series of 100-passenger ships, was christened in Key West, Florida, Jan. 21. The vessel entered service in November last year after passing its sea trials at Chesapeake Shipbuilding with flying colors. It is currently sailing the company’s Florida Gulf Coast and Keys cruises, operating roundtrip from St. Petersburg, Fla., and the ceremony took place at Mallory Square where the ship docks when visiting Key Weston that...

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American Cruise Lines takes delivery of its second Coastal Cat

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that its second Coastal Cat, American Glory, has passed its sea trials with flying colors. American Cruise Lines accepted delivery of the 100-passenger small ship from Chesapeake Shipbuilding on-time as scheduled and it will start its inaugural cruise on November 28 from Maryland to Florida, where it will begin operating American’s new Florida Gulf Coast & Keys cruises from late December into the new year. In addition to the new...

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VESSEL REVIEW | American Eagle – American Cruise Lines welcomes coastal catamaran to fleet

American Cruise Lines (ACL) has taken delivery of its newest catamaran cruise ship, the 241- by 56-foot (73.4- by 17-metre) American Eagle. Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Maryland as the lead ship of ACL’s new Coastal Cat-class, the vessel was designed to offer the qualities of expedition...

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | August 29 – Newbuild US catamaran cruise ship, a Chinese electric tour boat and more

A new catamaran cruise ship has been delivered to a US operator while a Russian inland luxury liner enters its final leg of sea trials. A new sightseeing boat for the Chinese city of Fuzhou is launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Puerto Rico-based transit authority places an order...

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | March 24 – A Danish fast ferry, US catamaran cruise ship construction and more

A large catamaran Ro-Pax vessel has been delivered to an operator in Denmark as a new vehicle ferry enters service with a New York-based shipping company. Construction ha ..

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