America (2016) (ship)

America at the Port of Dubuque
History
United States
Name: America
Owner: American Cruise Lines
Builder: Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Maryland
Launched: August 7, 2015
In service: May 7th, 2016
Homeport: New Orleans, Louisiana
Status: In Service
General characteristics
Type: Overnight riverboat

America is an overnight riverboat built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland for American Cruise Lines (ACL) for overnight river cruising on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers in the United States. America replaced paddlewheeler American Pride on the Mississippi River in 2016 when that ship was repositioned to the Columbia River.[1] According to American Cruise lines, America will have "features never seen before on a riverboat".[2] America is slightly larger than previous ACL riverboats with a 185-passenger capacity. The ship's hull was launched on August 7, 2015 and moved to a basin where construction of the upper decks and outfitting will take place.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "New paddle wheeler to debut on Columbia and Snake rivers". USA Today. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American Cruise Lines Names New Mississippi Riverboat America". Cruise Addicts. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "American Cruise Lines Launches Latest Riverboat, America". Travel Pulse. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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