Cruise news (American Cruise Lines-tagged)

Alton Illinois plans vote on revised American Cruise Lines pact
Alton Illinois aldermen will meet at 6 PM on Monday (July 20) as a committee of the whole for a teleconference to consider an ordinance authorizing...
July 20, 2020
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Bar Harbor bans cruise ships for the rest of 2020
Bar Harbor (Maine USA) closes its seaports to cruise vessels for the remainder of 2020 due to the progressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the...
July 9, 2020
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American Cruise Lines may not sail to Skagway in 2020
ACL-American Cruise Lines (the largest USA-flagged cruise company) intends to operate small ship cruises through Southeast Alaska starting in late...
July 6, 2020
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US river lines push back plans to resume cruises
USA's river cruise companies continue to push back plans to resume sailings. On Tuesday, June 30, AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company said its...
July 2, 2020
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Rule changes force ACL-American Cruise Lines to cancel June 20 sailing
ACL-American Cruise Lines, which planned to restart passenger shipping services in the USA on June 20th, announced that a last-minute change in...
June 19, 2020
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German river cruise company starts voyages with nickoVISION ship
A German river cruise shipping company restarted operations, also giving the world a sneak peek into what ship cruising might look like following the...
June 9, 2020
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American Cruise Lines resumes sailings on June 20
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it restarts riverboat cruising operations in late-June 2020. The ship American Song starts Snake and...
May 23, 2020
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American Cruise Lines announces strong increase in demand
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced a strong increase in demand across the company's domestic portfolio of coastal and river cruises. ACL cites...
May 4, 2020
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American Cruise Lines Adds Another Riverboat to Columbia and Snake Rivers
ACL-American Cruise Lines will add another Modern-series new riverboat on Columbia and Snake Rivers (USA) in 2021. During the past few years, the...
February 24, 2020
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American Cruise Lines Signs Docking Agreement with Vicksburg MS
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it had signed a 20-year docking agreement with Vicksburg MS. The agreement was finalized by City officials and...
February 18, 2020
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American Glory Adds to Artificial Reef Hull
On November 4, the 200-foot cruise ship American Glory was sunk by a contractor thus adding to the artificial reefs that went down off Delaware bay...
November 9, 2019
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American Jazz Launched Ahead of Schedule
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that it had launched American Jazz at Chesapeake Shipbuilding (Salisbury MD) on October 13, 5 weeks ahead of...
October 16, 2019
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American Cruise Lines Stops Sailings into Northern Mississippi
Due to high waters on Mississippi River, ACL-American Cruise Lines halted all of the fleet's Upper Mississippi itineraries. The company adds it is...
October 6, 2019
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American Harmony Departs on Inaugural Mississippi River Cruise
American Cruise Lines' American Harmony departed from New Orleans on Saturday, August 17, along her inaugural Mississippi River cruise. The newest...
August 20, 2019
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American Cruise Lines to Name Fourth Modern Riverboat American Melody
American Cruise Lines (ACL) announced it will name its 4th newbuild (from the Modern Riverboat series) American Melody. The new river cruise ship is...
August 14, 2019
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