American Cruises Lines (ACL) has announced plans to offer three new river itineraries, including the first-ever nine-day Arkansas River cruise between Tulsa, Okla., and Memphis, Tenn. Other itineraries will include… Read More
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Like the towboats moving along the nation’s rivers, American Cruise Lines (ACL) vessels are American owned, built and crewed. Cassandra Caldwell, ACL’s government affairs manager for the Mississippi River and… Read More
Construction began within the past few days on a riverboat excursion pier in Paducah, Ky., funded in part by a 2019 federal Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) grant. Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL) marked the Fourth of July earlier this month with the christening of its newest passenger cruise vessel, the American Patriot. The company held a christening ceremony… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the sixth largest U.S. cruise port and the only port in the country that offers both ocean-going and river cruising, set a new… Read More
Guilford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines (ACL) has announced a contract with Chesapeake Shipbuilding for four new vessels. In all, ACL will now accept delivery of 10 new vessels from Chesapeake… Read More
Maritime industry and waterway stakeholders will gather in San Antonio, Texas, November 13–15 for the 21st annual Waterways Symposium and meeting of the board of directors of Waterways Council Inc. Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL), a Guilford, Conn.-based operator of river and coastwise passenger vessels in the United States, has announced plans for three of the four vessels the company… Read More
American Cruise Lines has a bankruptcy court judge’s approval to buy the American Queen, American Empress, American Countess and American Duchess, according to a court filing. A… Read More
Before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the cruise industry around the world to a complete halt, cruise business in the Port of New Orleans was booming. In early 2020,… Read More


