American Cruise Lines has introduced that it has signed contracts with Chesapeake Shipbuilding for 4 extra new ships, bringing the road’s complete orderbook with Chesapeake to 10 vessels over the following three years.
All the newbuilds are for the U.S. cruise market, which is at present the quickest rising phase of the river cruise business. Next yr, American Cruise Lines might be working 21 small ships across the nation.
The 10 new ships start with the supply of American Legend this week. The latest Coastal Cat in American’s fleet handed sea trials and is on schedule for her maiden voyage on November twenty fifth. The remaining ships on order will roll out each few months over the following three years. They embody three riverboats and 6 extra coastal ships.
(Photo courtesy of American Cruise Lines)
Now accessible for reserving are:
American Patriot (2025)
American Pioneer (2025)
American Maverick (2026)
American Ranger (2026)
American Encore (2026)
More particulars on the 4 further newbuilds scheduled to debut in 2027 might be launched quickly.
The fast enlargement of ACL’s fleet over the previous a number of years is an illustration of the rising curiosity and demand for cruise experiences within the U.S. The line has launched 19 of the 24 cruise ships constructed within the United States previously 20 years.
Chesapeake Shipbuilding (Photo courtesy of American Cruise Lines)
American Cruise Lines operates the one one hundred pc U.S. flagged fleet of riverboats and small ships on the earth and is dedicated to introducing solely new small ships constructed particularly for home cruising.
In 2025, American Cruise Lines will sail the biggest assortment of one hundred pc home river and coastal itineraries ever provided within the U.S.
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