American Queen Voyages ceased all operations February 20, terminating its employees and canceling all future cruises. Hornblower Group, parent company of American Queen Voyages, announced it was filing for Chapter… Read More
Passenger Vessels
The steamer Julia Belle Swain, which has been dormant in La Crosse, Wis., for a decade, was spotted southbound in the tow of the mv. Laura K with the former… Read More
The Coast Guard issued an interim rule September 1 as the first step to implement the statutorily-mandated requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels (informally known as duck boats). This statutory… Read More
In the summer of 1970, Alan Bernstein “fell in love with the river,” as he puts it, and unwittingly spawned a career on it that has lasted more than 50… Read More
Cruising is bouncing back following a near-total shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, with river cruising leading the way. Ellen Edmonds, spokeswoman for the American Automobile Association (AAA), said that through… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL), a Guilford, Conn.-based operator of inland and coastal passenger cruises in the United States, debuted two new vessels in its American riverboat line over the past… Read More
Cruise-goers in the Big Easy are partying like it’s pre-COVID, with the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) setting a monthly oceangoing and river cruise passenger record in March with… Read More
American Cruise Lines is offering the longest-ever domestic cruise itinerary, visiting 20 states in 60 days beginning in August 2024. The Great United States cruise spans all four U.S. time… Read More
The St. Louis Regional Freightway, a public agency founded in 2014 as an enterprise of Bi-State Development, announced April 1 that it is inviting students and educators to sign up… Read More
American Cruise Lines announced January 26 that its American Jazz, the newest of the company’s 10 riverboats, is repositioning from the Mississippi River to the West Coast for river cruises… Read More
