Passenger Vessels

American first introduced the series in 2018, with the American Song, the first modern riverboat in the U.S., according to ACL. Since then, the company has rapidly expanded the popular series, introducing six of these new ships in just four years. American Cruise Lines photo

American Cruise Lines accepts delivery of new riverboat

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Delivered by China Merchants Heavy Industries (Jiangsu), Ocean Victory is owned by Sunstone Ships and will be chartered by Victory Cruise Lines for expedition cruising beginning in May 2022. Victory Cruise Lines photo

Victory Cruise Lines sets sights on exploring Alaska up close

Ken Hocke

National Geographic Sea Lion. Lindblad Expeditions photo

Lindblad Expeditions reports second quarter results

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Passenger vessel operators face uncertainty over the Delta variant, supply chain problems for everything from napkins to engine parts, and the hard time they’re having finding employees — licensed and otherwise. David Krapf photo

Passenger vessel owners facing biggest threat — uncertainty

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Stena RoRo has ordered its 10th E-Flexer vessel from the CMI Jinling (Weihai) shipyard. Stena image

Stena orders another large RoPax ferry

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Cruise_ships_docked_at_Interbay_near_downtown_Seattle_on_Puget_Sounds_Elliott_Bay_CC_Chuck_Taylor — A tug passes before docked cruise ships on Puget Sound's Elliott Bay. Creative Commons photo by Chuck Taylor.

Canada to restart cruise ship season in November

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Guests will no longer be required to wear masks on board or receive pre-cruise testing. American Queen Steamboat photo

American Queen lifts mask mandate, Covid-19 testing for fully vaccinated

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The main cabin has luxury Freedman seating for 26 passengers, centerline dinettes for 12 passengers, a barista station, and direct glazed windows throughout for enhanced visibility and natural light. ACI Boats photo

ACI Boats delivers passenger cat to Alaska

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The NPS named the all-steel passenger/utility vessel Annie Moore after the first immigrant, a 15-year-old Irish girl, who signed the Ellis Island register. TAI Engineers photo

TAI Engineers, Aluma Marine deliver new passenger/utility boat to New York

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On June 12, the 175-passenger American Constellation was the first cruise ship to dock in Haines in 622 days. ACL photo

ACL docks first passenger vessel in Haines, Alaska, in 622 days

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American Cruise Lines has more than doubled in size since 2017. American Cruise Lines photo

American Cruise Lines to build two more modern riverboats

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CDC recommended to the Coast Guard and other federal agencies that they no longer enforce mandatory mask wearing in outdoor spaces. David Krapf photo

CDC relaxes mask mandate for outdoor spaces on passenger vessels

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Wilderness Adventurer crew bow wearing masks — Crew of the Wilderness Adventurer wear masks during its August 2020 Alaska cruise that was cut short. UnCruise Adventures photo

PVA continues to call for an easing of the mask mandate

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