Operator ·

American Cruise Lines

34 crossings between 29 ports . On 26 they are the only operator on the water; on 2 they are the quickest of several; on 5 a rival is faster.

Sailing with American Cruise Lines

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

76% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 26 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

5 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

1 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 34 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

6 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Clarkston WA – Portland OR American Cruise Lines 144 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions 144 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Baltimore Penn Station – Washington Union Station 57 km American Cruise Lines 216 h 00 Amtrak 30 min rate not held 2 rivals

Memphis TN – New Orleans American Cruise Lines 216 h 00 Viking River Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Memphis TN – Nashville TN American Cruise Lines 216 h 00 Viking River Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Juneau – Ketchikan 375 km American Cruise Lines 240 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions 144 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Minneapolis-Saint Paul – New Orleans American Cruise Lines 384 h 00 Viking River Cruises 360 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Where they are the only boat

26 crossings with no other operator on record.

Clarkston WA – Glacier Bay 48 h 00 rate not held

Bangor ME – Portland OR 144 h 00 rate not held

Louisville KY – Pittsburgh Amtrak Station 144 h 00 rate not held

Glacier Bay – Portland OR 192 h 00 rate not held

New Orleans – Pensacola FL 192 h 00 rate not held

Juneau – land tour 216 h 00 rate not held

Albany NY – East New York 216 h 00 rate not held

Boston – East New York 216 h 00 rate not held 307 km

Charleston SC – Florida 216 h 00 rate not held

Bangor ME – Portland ME 216 h 00 rate not held

St Petersburg FL – Tampa 216 h 00 rate not held

Minneapolis-Saint Paul – St Louis MO 216 h 00 rate not held

Chattanooga TN – Nashville TN 216 h 00 rate not held

Philadelphia – Washington Union Station 288 h 00 rate not held 201 km

Nashville TN – land tour 288 h 00 rate not held

Pittsburgh Amtrak Station – St Louis MO 312 h 00 rate not held

Portland OR – land tour 360 h 00 rate not held

Juneau – Tacoma WA 384 h 00 rate not held

Florida – Washington Union Station 384 h 00 rate not held

Baltimore Penn Station – Florida 384 h 00 rate not held

Florida – St Petersburg FL 384 h 00 rate not held

Florida – Tampa 384 h 00 rate not held

East New York – Portland OR 384 h 00 rate not held

Nashville TN – New Orleans 384 h 00 rate not held

Ketchikan – land tour 456 h 00 rate not held

Clarkston WA – land tour not held rate not held

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for American Cruise Lines crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 34 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.