Tagged: American Cruise Lines

American Cruise Lines will dock three mostly empty river cruise ships in Astoria beginning Thursday to wait out coronavirus restrictions. The American Song will tie up at the 17th Street Dock, where American Cruise Lines has a lease with the city to manage berths. Two other company vessels, the American Pride and Queen of the West, will dock at North Tongue Point. (dailyastorian.com)

American Cruise Lines, which was forced last week to cancel its planned restart in the Pacific Northwest due to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Oregon, said its first sailing will now be in July on the Mississippi River. (travelweekly.com)

After weeks of planning and just days before American Cruise Line was due to launch the first cruise in North America after the coronavirus pause, the company was forced to postpone its return to service. Changes this week in Oregon’s restrictions related to COVID-19 now exclude all overnight cruises regardless of the size of the ship. (maritime-executive.com)

American Cruise Lines announced that it has extended its popular Cruise with Comfort program and will continue to protect 100% of travel advisor commissions on all Cruise with Comfort bookings. (more…)

American Cruise Lines announced yesterday, a strong increase in demand across its domestic portfolio of river and coastal cruises. The company cites increased awareness of U.S. cruise options along with guests’ desire to support all-American businesses, as the primary reasons for the increase. (more…)

American Cruise Lines announced today that it will launch two additional modern riverboats for the 2021 season. Construction is already underway on the new riverboats and will ramp up as American Jazz, the Line’s 3rd modern riverboat, is readied for its 2020 debut in New Orleans. (more…)

The Board of Directors of American Cruise Lines, Inc. announced today that Charles B. Robertson will be appointed as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. (more…)

American Cruise Lines announced today that former Davenport, Iowa Mayor, Frank J. Klipsch, has joined the cruise line as its Director of City Partnerships and Special Projects on the Mississippi River. (more…)

American Cruise Lines has promoted veteran sales executive Susan Shultz-Gelino to vice president of trade relations. Shultz-Gelino has been with American for over 20 years and formerly served as director of business development for the Line. (travelpulse.com)

American Cruise Lines announces brand new Music Cities cruises between Nashville and Memphis, which will sail along 4 great American rivers; the Cumberland, Ohio, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers, as well as Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley, KY. (more…)