List of U.S. flagged cruise ships

List of current U.S. flagged cruise ships and river boats in the United States. Due to the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, these are the only overnight passenger ships currently eligible to sail solely between U.S. ports without the need for a foreign port stopover.

## Current coastal and ocean-going ships

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Name  | Photo  | Current Cruise Line  | Entered service  | Passenger capacity  | Builder  | Notes

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Wilderness Explorer |  | UnCruise Adventures | 1976  | 76  | Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida | Formerly Spirit of Discovery
Admiralty Dream |  | Alaska Dream Cruises[1] | 1979  | 54  | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island[2] | Formerly Spirit of Alaska
Baranof Dream |  | Alaska Dream Cruises  | 1980  | 49  | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island[2] | Formerly Spirit of Columbia
National Geographic Sea Bird |  | Lindblad-National Geographic | 1982  | 62  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | Formerly MS Sea Bird, Majestic Explorer
National Geographic Sea Lion |  | Lindblad-National Geographic | 1982  | 62  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | Formerly MS Sea Lion, Great Rivers Explorer
The Legacy |  | UnCruise Adventures | 1983[3] | 86  | Bender Shipbuilding & Repair in Mobile, Alabama | Formerly Wilderness Legacy, Safari Legacy, Spirit of 98
Chichagof Dream |  | Alaska Dream Cruises[4] | 1984  | 74  | JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana[5] | Formerly Nantucket Clipper, Spirit of Nantucket, Spirit of Glacier Bay
Safari Endeavor |  | UnCruise Adventures | 1983  | 84  | JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana[6] | Formerly Spirit of Endeavor, Newport Clipper
Wilderness Adventurer |  | UnCruise Adventures | 1984  | 60  | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island | Formerly Caribbean Prince
Wilderness Discoverer |  | UnCruise Adventures | 1992  | 74  | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island | Formerly Mayan Prince
American Spirit |  | American Cruise Lines | 2005  | 100  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
Pride of America |  | NCL America | 2005  | 2,186  | Ingalls Shipyards, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany  | Ordered for American Classic Voyages[7]
American Star |  | American Cruise Lines | 2007  | 100  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
Independence |  | American Cruise Lines | 2010  | 104  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
American Constellation |  | American Cruise Lines | 2017  | 170  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland[8] |
National Geographic Quest |  | Lindblad-National Geographic | 2017  | 100  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington[9] |
American Constitution |  | American Cruise Lines | 2018  | 175  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland[10] |
National Geographic Venture |  | Lindblad-National Geographic | 2019  | 100  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington[11] |
American Eagle |  | American Cruise Lines | 2023  | 109  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland[12] | Project Blue Fleet[13]
American Glory |  | American Cruise Lines | 2023  | 109  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland[12] | Project Blue Fleet[13]

## Current river boats

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Name  | Photo  | Current Company  | Entered service  | Capacity  | Builder  | Notes

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Delta Queen |  | Delta Queen Steamboat Company  | 1927  | 176  | California Transportation Company (assembled)  |
American Queen |  | American Queen Voyages  | 1995  | 436  | McDermott Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana[15] |
American Duchess |  | American Queen Voyages  | 1995  | 166  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | Originally designed and built for Isle of Capri Casinos as a casino boat named Bettendorf Capri
Queen of the West |  | American Cruise Lines | 1995  | 100  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington |
American Empress |  | American Queen Voyages  | 2003  | 223  | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington |
American Pride |  | American Cruise Lines | 2012  | 150  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland[16] |
Queen of the Mississippi |  | American Cruise Lines | 2015  | 150  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
America |  | American Cruise Lines | 2016  | 185  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
American Song |  | American Cruise Lines | 2018  | 184  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
American Harmony |  | American Cruise Lines | 2019  | 190  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
American Jazz |  | American Cruise Lines | 2020  | 190  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland[17] |
American Countess |  | American Queen Voyages  | 2020  | 245  | Gulf Island Shipyard in Houma, Louisiana |
American Melody |  | American Cruise Lines | 2021  | 175  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
Viking Mississippi |  | Viking River Cruises | 2022  | 386  | Edison Chouest Offshore Shipyard, Louisiana[18] |
American Symphony |  | American Cruise Lines | 2022  | 175  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
American Serenade |  | American Cruise Lines | 2023  | 175  | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland |
Future

## Ships eligible to sail under American flag

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Passenger ships that are U.S. built, that once sailed under the American flag, and which would be eligible to return to that status:

### Laid up

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* United States (1952) - laid up in Mobile, Alabama[19]
* Niagara Prince (1994) - Sold and has become the GUYANA GLORY https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:455461/mmsi:369022000/imo:8978629/vessel:GUYANA_GLORY
* Grande Caribe (1997) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020[20]
* Grande Mariner (1998) - sold to NYC Water Cruises and converted to a dinner cruiser https://nycwatercruises.com/pages/grande-mariner
* American Eagle (2000) - moored at Chesapeake Shipbuilding as housing for shipyard contractors

### Change of registry

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* Safari Voyager (1982) - registry changed to St Kitts[21]
* Ocean Voyager (2001) - registry changed to Bahamas[22]
* Ocean Navigator(2004) - registry changed to Bahamas[22]

## References

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1. ^ "Admiralty Dream". Alaskan Dream Cruises. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
2. ^ a b "Blount Boats & Shipyard - Commercial Boat Builders - Warren RI - Blount Boats & Shipyard, Commercial Boat Builders - Warren, RI". Blount Boats & Shipyard. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
3. ^ "S.S. Legacy Ship Stats & Information- UnCruise Adventures S.S. Legacy Cruises: Travel Weekly". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
4. ^ "Chichagof Dream". Alaskan Dream Cruises. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
5. ^ "Chichagof Dream Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review". CruiseMapper. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
6. ^ "Safari Endeavour". AdventureSmith Explorations. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
7. ^ "American Classic Voyages Co. (Amcv) Signs Major Contract with Ingalls for Luxury Cruise Ship Construction" (Press release). 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
8. ^ "American Cruise Lines Launches American Constellation". Travel Age West. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
9. ^ "National Geographic Quest". Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
10. ^ "Chesapeake Shipbuilding launches American Constitution". Seatrade-Cruise.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
11. ^ "National Geographic Venture | Luxury Cruise Ship Travel | Adventure Cruise Ship | Lindblad Expeditions". www.expeditions.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
12. ^ a b Aiken, Maddie. "Cruise ships will be built in Salisbury by Chesapeake Shipbuilding". The Daily Times. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
13. ^ a b Zable, Stacey (18 January 2022). "This U.S. Cruise Company Plans to Nearly Double Its Fleet". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
14. ^ "Small Cruise Ships | Riverboats & Paddlewheel". American Cruise Lines. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
15. ^ "American Queen". Steamboats.org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
16. ^ C. I. N. Staff (27 February 2018). "American Cruise Lines Starts Construction on Another Riverboat". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
17. ^ "Coastal Cruise Ships and Riverboats Built in the U.S." ShipbuildingHistory.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
18. ^ "Edison Chouest To Build Viking River Cruise Boat". The Waterways Journal. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
19. ^ "History: Retirement". SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
20. ^ "Blount to sell its small cruise ship fleet". Workboat.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
21. ^ "Safari Voyager - Ship Details". Sunstone Tours & Cruises. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
22. ^ a b "Victory I & Victory II Cruise Ships". Victory Cruise Lines Vessels. Victory Cruise Lines. Retrieved 20 March 2021.