American Cruise Lines
Lower Mississippi River Cruise
US Rivers
Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
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Your Ship
American Melody
The fourth modern riverboat, the Mississippi top to bottom, and a standing berth on the new Arkansas River run
Aboard
- Fourth of the modern riverboat series, handed over in August 2021
- 91 staterooms for 175 guests, every one with a private balcony
- A four-story glass atrium with a domed skylight, and two elevators serving all five decks
- An opening bow with a retractable gangway, for landing where there is no dock
- A draft of about seven feet, drawn specifically for the Mississippi
- Memphis to New Orleans and St. Louis to St. Paul are the bulk of her year
- The Arkansas River from Tulsa to Little Rock, and the whole Mississippi in one twenty-two-night run
Ashore
Where You Stop
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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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.
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