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 Name Photo Current Cruise Line Entered service Passenger capacity Builder Notes Wilderness Explorer UnCruise Adventures 1976 76 Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida Formerly Spirit of Discovery Admiralty Dream Alaskan Dream Cruises 1979 54 Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island Formerly Spirit of Alaska Baranof Dream Alaskan Dream Cruises 1980 49 Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island 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 86 Bender Shipbuilding & Repair in Mobile, Alabama Formerly Wilderness Legacy, Safari Legacy, Spirit of 98 Chichagof DreamAlaskan Dream Cruises198474 JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana Formerly Nantucket Clipper, Spirit of Nantucket, Spirit of Glacier Bay Safari Endeavor UnCruise Adventures198384 JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana 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 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 National Geographic Quest Lindblad-National Geographic 2017 100 Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington American Constitution American Cruise Lines 2018 175 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland National Geographic Venture Lindblad-National Geographic 2019 100 Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, WashingtonAmerican EagleAmerican Cruise Lines2023109Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MarylandProject Blue FleetAmerican GloryAmerican Cruise Lines2023109Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MarylandProject Blue Fleet
Current river boats
Name Photo Current Company Entered service Capacity Builder Notes 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 American Duchess American Queen Voyages 1995 166 Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, WashingtonOriginally 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 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 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 American SymphonyAmerican Cruise Lines2022175Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MarylandAmerican SerenadeAmerican Cruise Lines2023175Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MarylandFuture
Ships eligible to sail under American flag 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 United States (1952) - laid up in Mobile, Alabama 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 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 Safari Voyager (1982) - registry changed to St Kitts Ocean Voyager (2001) - registry changed to Bahamas Ocean Navigator(2004) - registry changed to Bahamas
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