American Cruise Lines
Highlights of the Mississippi Cruise
US Rivers
Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
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Your Ship
American Heritage
A 2015 paddlewheeler that spent her first seven years as Queen of the Mississippi
Aboard
- Built at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, US-flagged and American-crewed
- Sailed as Queen of the Mississippi until she was refitted and renamed in 2022
- 84 staterooms, 19 of them built for solo travelers and 18 of those with balconies
- The red stern paddlewheel is decorative; diesel engines do the actual work
- Runs the Knoxville-to-Huntsville Great Smoky Mountains land-and-cruise package
- A second home on the Lower Mississippi, round trip from New Orleans
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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