America (2016) (ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
| |
| Name: | America |
| Owner: | American Cruise Lines |
| Builder: | Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Maryland) |
| In service: | 2016 |
| Homeport: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Status: | Building |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Overnight riverboat |
America is an overnight riverboat being built by American Cruise Lines (ACL) at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland for overnight river cruising on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers in the United States. America will replace existing paddlewheeler Queen of the Mississippi on the Mississippi River in 2016 when that ship is repositioned the Columbia River.[1] According to America Cruise lines, America will have "features never seen before on a riverboat".[2] America will be 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]
- ↑ "New paddle wheeler to debut on Columbia and Snake rivers". USA Today. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "American Cruise Lines Names New Mississippi Riverboat America". Cruise Addicts. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "American Cruise Lines Launches Latest Riverboat, America". Travel Pulse. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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