The 10 new ships from Chesapeake begin with the delivery of AMERICAN LEGEND. The newest Coastal Cat in American’s fleet passed sea trials and is on schedule for its first cruise on 25 November. The remaining newbuilds on order will roll out every few months over the next three years. They include three riverboats and six additional coastal ships. Now available for booking are: AMERICAN PATRIOT and AMERICAN PIONEER (2025); AMERICAN MAVERICK and AMERICAN RANGER (2026), and new riverboat AMERICAN ENCORE (2026). More details on the four additional newbuilds for 2027 will be released soon.  

American Cruise Lines operates the only 100% U.S. flagged fleet of riverboats and small ships in the world and remains fully committed to introducing only new small ships built specifically for domestic cruising. The company’s unique fleet enables all-domestic river and coastal itineraries that no other lines offer.  

American Cruise Lines will operate 21 small ships in 2025; sailing the largest collection of 100% domestic River and Coastal itineraries ever offered in the United States.