The passenger cruise industry has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. In its early days, several outbreaks aboard ocean passenger liners were highly publicized on social… Read More
American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines announced August 31 that the American Jazz has passed sea trials. Following the successful trials, the company accepted delivery of the riverboat from Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury,… Read More
Two American river cruise passenger companies have announced their cruise schedules for summer 2020. American Cruise Lines will be first out of the gate, with cruises on its vessel American… Read More
The Passenger Vessel Association, which represents inland cruise operators, sent the White House a letter asking that they be included in the administration’s economic relief plans in response to the… Read More
The inland cruise vessel industry is feeling the effects of the coronavirus emergency: American Cruise Lines is halting cruises until April 5 and the American Queen Steamboat Company is shutting down until April… Read More
River cruising in the United States has a long and storied history, from the endearing accounts of Mark Twain in the late 1800s to the fabled steamboat races of the… Read More
The American Harmony departed New Orleans August 17 on its inaugural Mississippi River cruise. The 190-passenger vessel, at 100 percent capacity, embarked on an eight-day, Lower Mississippi River cruise. The… Read More
For the fifth year in a row, the Port of New Orleans topped 1 million cruise passenger movements in 2018, according to end-of-the-year statistics the port released last week. With… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Nola) has been making cruise headlines this past month with the maiden voyage of what the port deemed the country’s “first modern riverboat” and the… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL) announced the debut this fall of the American Song, the first of five passenger vessels to be built in its Modern Riverboat series. The American Song… Read More
