List of U.S. flagged cruise ships

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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.

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Current coastal and ocean-going ships

NamePhotoCurrent Cruise LineEntered servicePassenger capacityBuilderNotes
Wilderness Explorer Wilderness Explorer.jpg UnCruise Adventures 197676Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida Formerly Spirit of Discovery
Admiralty DreamAlaska Dream Cruises [1] 197954Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island [2] Formerly Spirit of Alaska
Baranof DreamAlaska Dream Cruises198049Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island [2] Formerly Spirit of Columbia
National Geographic Sea Bird NatGeo Sea Bird docked at Juneau 464 01.jpg Lindblad-National Geographic 198262Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington Formerly MS Sea Bird, Majestic Explorer
National Geographic Sea Lion Cruising down the Tracy Arm Fjord.jpg Lindblad-National Geographic 198262Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington Formerly MS Sea Lion, Great Rivers Explorer
The Legacy UnCruise Adventures 1983 [3] 86Bender Shipbuilding & Repair in Mobile, Alabama Formerly Wilderness Legacy, Safari Legacy, Spirit of 98
Chichagof Dream USCG rescues Spirit of Nantucket.jpg Alaska Dream Cruises [4] 198474 JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana [5] Formerly Nantucket Clipper, Spirit of Nantucket, Spirit of Glacier Bay
Safari Endeavor Navio Safari Endeavour, Parque Nacional Bahia del Glaciar, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-19, DD 17.jpg UnCruise Adventures 198384 JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana [6] Formerly Spirit of Endeavor, Newport Clipper
Wilderness Adventurer Wilderness Adventurer in Alaska.jpg UnCruise Adventures 198460Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island Formerly Caribbean Prince
Wilderness Discoverer Wilderness Discoverer.jpg UnCruise Adventures 199274Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island Formerly Mayan Prince
American Spirit American Spirit cruising in Liberty Bay - panoramio.jpg American Cruise Lines 2005100 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
Pride of America Pride of America seen from Aloha Tower (4677840953).jpg NCL America 20052,186 Ingalls Shipyards, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, GermanyOrdered for American Classic Voyages [7]
American Star Americancruiselinejax2.jpg American Cruise Lines 2007100 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
Independence MS Indpendence (American Cruise Lines).jpg American Cruise Lines 2010104 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
American Constellation American cruises constellation.jpg American Cruise Lines 2017170 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [8]
National Geographic Quest Quest at Bartlett Cove image 246 01.jpg Lindblad-National Geographic 2017100Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington [9]
American Constitution American Constitution Cruise Ship.jpg American Cruise Lines 2018175 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [10]
National Geographic Venture Lindblad-National Geographic 2019100Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington [11]
American Eagle American Eagle Ship.jpg American Cruise Lines 2023109 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [12] Project Blue Fleet [13]
American Glory American Cruise Lines 2023109 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [12] Project Blue Fleet [13]

Current river boats

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NamePhotoCurrent CompanyEntered serviceCapacityBuilderNotes
Delta Queen Delta Queen Paducah.jpg Delta Queen Steamboat Company1927176California Transportation Company (assembled)
American Queen American Queen Eads Bridge.jpg American Queen Voyages1995436McDermott Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana [15]
American Duchess American Duchess in Natchez.jpg American Queen Voyages1995166Nichols 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 Sternwheeler Queen of the West on the Columbia River, 2006.jpg American Cruise Lines 1995100Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington
American Empress EmpressOfTheNorth.jpg American Queen Voyages2003223Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington
American Pride American Cruise Lines 2012150 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [16]
Queen of the Mississippi Queen of the Mississippi.jpg American Cruise Lines 2015150 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
America America-Port-Of-Dubuque.jpg American Cruise Lines 2016185 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
American Song American Cruise Lines 2018184 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
American Harmony American Cruise Lines 2019190 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
American Jazz American Cruise Lines 2020190 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland [17]
American CountessAmerican Queen Voyages2020245Gulf Island Shipyard in Houma, Louisiana
American Melody American Cruise Lines 2021175 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
Viking Mississippi Viking River Cruises 2022386 Edison Chouest Offshore Shipyard, Louisiana [18]
American Symphony American Cruise Lines 2022175 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
American Serenade American Cruise Lines 2023175 Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland
Future

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

Change of registry

References

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  14. "Small Cruise Ships | Riverboats & Paddlewheel". American Cruise Lines. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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  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.
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  22. 1 2 "Victory I & Victory II Cruise Ships". Victory Cruise Lines Vessels. Victory Cruise Lines. Retrieved 20 March 2021.