American Cruise Lines · Mississippi river

American Cruise Lines on the Mississippi

US-built coastal and river ships across America's waterways. — currently sailing 12 vessels on the Mississippi.

Ships on river12
Avg. passengers158
First launched2005
Latest hull2024

American Cruise Lines on the Mississippi at a glance

American Cruise Lines currently operates 12 river-cruise vessels on the Mississippi, with an average passenger count of 158. The line is headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut and was founded in 1991; American Cruise Lines is the largest US-flagged river-cruise operator, with a fleet of more than fifteen modern paddle-wheelers and Coastal Cats sailing the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Cumberland, Columbia and Snake rivers, plus the New England coast and the Inside Passage.

The Mississippi itself flows through United States over 3766 kilometres. Cruises on the Mississippi are operated by paddle-wheel and modern shallow-draft ships from American Cruise Lines and American Queen Voyages. Itineraries run on the Lower Mississippi between New Orleans and Memphis, on the Upper Mississippi between St. Louis and St. Paul, and as full-river journeys of three weeks. Headline destinations served by American Cruise Lines on this river include New Orleans, Memphis, Vicksburg, St. Louis, St. Paul.

American Cruise Lines ships sailing the Mississippi

ShipPassengersLaunched
American Harmony 180 2019
American Heritage 180 2023
American Independence 104 2010
American Jazz 180 2020
American Melody 180 2021
American Serenade 180 2023
American Song 180 2018
American Spirit 100 2005
American Splendor 180 2024
American Star 100 2007
American Symphony 180 2022
Queen of the Mississippi 150 2012

Featured itineraries

ItineraryLengthSample ports
Lower Mississippi Heritage 8 nights New Orleans · Oak Alley · Baton Rouge · St. Francisville · Natchez · Vicksburg · Memphis
Upper Mississippi Cruise 8 nights St. Louis · Hannibal · Burlington · Davenport · Dubuque · La Crosse · St. Paul
Complete Mississippi 22 nights New Orleans · Natchez · Vicksburg · Memphis · St. Louis · Hannibal · Dubuque