A large, white multi-deck riverboat with red trim and patriotic bunting is docked along a paved walkway. The ship features ornate Victorian-style railings, multiple levels of balconies, and a black hull resting in green-tinted river water under a cloudy sky.

American Cruise Lines

Lower Mississippi River Cruise

US Rivers

Photo: Benroethig · CC BY-SA 4.0 (share-alike) · Re-encoded to WebP.

Speak With A Specialist

Ready to Book?

Our travel experts are standing by to help plan the perfect getaway. Call us, or send a note and we will come back to you.

Your Ship

American Splendor

Delivered in 2016 as America, and still the largest paddlewheeler in the fleet

Aboard

  • Handed over by Chesapeake Shipbuilding on March 6, 2016 under the name America
  • 296 feet overall and 180 guests, the largest of the four paddlewheelers
  • Refitted and renamed in 2022, along with two of her stablemates
  • Runs the Lower Mississippi from Memphis to New Orleans, and the Tennessee from Chattanooga to Nashville
  • US-built, US-flagged and American-crewed, which is what makes those rivers legal

Ashore

Where You Stop

New Orleans

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
Read the Full Guide
Scenic view of Nashville skyline and pedestrian bridge reflecting in the Cumberland River at sunrise.
Nashville, Tennessee

Compare Dates

The Same Trip, Other Weeks

The identical itinerary on this ship, priced by departure. Fares move week to week, and the difference is often larger than anything else on this page.

DepartsFrom
April 13, 2027
April 20, 2027
April 27, 2027
May 4, 2027
May 11, 2027
May 18, 2027
May 25, 2027
June 1, 2027
June 8, 2027
June 15, 2027
June 22, 2027This sailing
June 29, 2027
July 6, 2027