Scenic view of Nashville skyline and pedestrian bridge reflecting in the Cumberland River at sunrise.

American Cruise Lines

Arkansas River Cruise

US Rivers

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American Serenade

The Mississippi end to end, from Memphis and St. Louis, and one of the three boats opening up the Arkansas

Aboard

  • Sixth of the line's modern riverboats, and one of the three with the Sky Walk top deck
  • 91 staterooms for 180 guests, all of them with private step-out balconies
  • An eight-foot draft, shallow enough for the Arkansas River as far up as Tulsa
  • Named best new river ship in Cruise Critic's 2023 Editors' Picks
  • Memphis to New Orleans on the lower river most weeks, St. Louis to St. Paul on the upper
  • A run up the Arkansas from Tulsa to Little Rock, on a river with no cruise history at all

US Rivers

America's Rivers

The Mississippi, the Columbia and the Snake aboard small ships that dock in the middle of town: no passport, no flight over an ocean, and a different American city every morning.

Best Time to Go
April to November, with fall color on the Mississippi in October
Typical Length
7 to 15 nights
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