Coastal Cruise Ships and Riverboats Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII
Most recent update: July 25, 2020.
This table attempts to list all the coastal cruise ships and riverboats built in U.S. shipyards since WWII. This basically includes those passenger vessels that provide overnight accommodation: it does not include ferries, tour boats, charter fishing vessels, casino barges or any other small passenger vessels. There are some gray areas in this definition, mostly in the area of vessels that started life as something other than a small cruise ship and were converted.
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| Builder | Location | O/N | Original Name | Owner | Type | GT | LOA | Psgrs. | Built | Originally | Notes | |
| Atlantic Marine | Jacksonville FL | 4231 | 1037706 | American Countess | American Queen SB Co. | riverboat | 2,772 | 257 | 245 | 1995 | Kanesville Queen | |
| Atlantic Marine | Jacksonville FL | 4242 | 1103209 | Victory I | Victory Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 1,592 | 286 | 210 | 2001 | Cape May Light | |
| Atlantic Marine | Jacksonville FL | 4243 | 1103208 | Victory II | Victory Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 1,592 | 286 | 210 | 2004 | Cape Cod Light | |
| Bender SB | Mobile AL | 140 | 677464 | Wilderness Legacy | Uncruise Adventures | riverboat | 1,470 | 183 | 96 | 1984 | Pilgrim Belle | |
| Bender SB | Mobile AL | 3003 | 1030831 | American Duchess | American Queen SB Co. | riverboat | 3,560 | 281 | 166 | 1995 | Lady Luck Bettendorf | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 141 | 520611 | Wilderness Explorer | Uncruise Adventures | riverboat | 98 | 104 | 74 | 1969 | Mount Hope | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 153 | 534100 | Pacific Monarch | Pacific Monarch Expeditions | coastal cruise ship | 99 | 115 | 136 | 1971 | New Shoreham | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 225 | 614006 | Admiralty Dream | Alaskan Dream Cruises | coastal cruise ship | 95 | 122 | 86 | 1979 | Spirit of Alaska | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 234 | 628951 | Baranof Dream | Alaskan Dream Cruises | coastal cruise ship | 97 | 123 | 86 | 1980 | New Shoreham II | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 250 | 664136 | Wilderness Adventurer | Uncruise Adventures | riverboat | 89 | 156 | 60 | 1983 | Caribbean Prince | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 280 | 952722 | Wilderness Discoverer | Uncruise Adventures | riverboat | 99 | 138 | 76 | 1992 | Mayan Prince | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 287 | 1027834 | Niagara Prince | Blount Small Ship Adventures | coastal cruise ship | 99 | 138 | 90 | 1994 | Niagara Prince | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 294 | 1052604 | Grande Caribe | Great Lakes Cruise Co | coastal cruise ship | 94 | 146 | 98 | 1997 | Grande Caribe | |
| Blount Boats | Warren RI | 298 | 1066911 | Grande Mariner | Great Lakes Cruise Co | coastal cruise ship | 97 | 147 | 100 | 1998 | Grande Mariner | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 28 | 644279 | Safari Voyager | Uncruise Adventures | coastal cruise ship | 1,195 | 174 | 62 | 1982 | America | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 32 | 666874 | coastal cruise ship | 77 | 190 | 114 | 1983 | Savannah | later Terra Australis (Chile), burned 2002 | ||
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 684189 | coastal cruise ship | 90 | 190 | 1985 | New Orleans | sold 1990 to Singaporean owners | ||||
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 909075 | coastal cruise ship | 89 | 190 | 1987 | Charleston | sold 1990 to Singaporean owners | ||||
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 78 | 1088888 | American Eagle | coastal cruise ship | 86 | 143 | 49 | 2000 | American Eagle | laid up at Chesapeake SB | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 80 | 1123509 | American Glory | coastal cruise ship | 87 | 143 | 49 | 2002 | American Glory | reefed off DE 2019 | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 82 | 1167737 | American Spirit | American Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 93 | 199 | 98 | 2004 | American Spirit | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 86 | 1194882 | American Star | American Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 82 | 187 | 98 | 2007 | American Star | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 90 | 1223608 | Independence | American Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 96 | 195 | 104 | 2010 | Independence | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 100 | 1236505 | American Pride | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 77 | 230 | 150 | 2012 | Queen of the Mississippi | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 104 | 1257187 | Queen of the Mississippi | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 77 | 230 | 150 | 2015 | American Eagle | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 118 | 1263601 | America | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 98 | 266 | 185 | 2016 | America | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 119 | 1273676 | American Constellation | American Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 99 | 239 | 175 | 2017 | American Constellation | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 120 | 1279981 | American Constitution | American Cruise Lines | coastal cruise ship | 99 | 239 | 175 | 2018 | American Constitution | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 130 | 1282656 | American Song | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 96 | 302 | 184 | 2018 | American Song | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 134 | 1288191 | American Harmony | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 99 | 302 | 184 | 2019 | American Harmony | |
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 138 | 1295690 | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 99 | 302 | 184 | 2020 | American Jazz | ||
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | 140 | 1301132 | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 99 | 302 | 184 | 2021 | American Melody | ||
| Chesapeake SB | Salisbury MD | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 99 | 302 | 184 | 2022 | planned | ||||
| First Coast SB | Green Cove Springs FL | 1 | 928931 | Yorktown | Travel Dynamics | coastal cruise ship | 2,354 | 219 | 138 | 1988 | Yorktown Clipper | for sale |
| Jeffboat | Jeffersonville IN | 82-2542 | 661485 | Safari Endeavor | Uncruise Adventures | coastal cruise ship | 1,425 | 183 | 109 | 1983 | Newport Clipper | |
| Jeffboat | Jeffersonville IN | 82-2543 | 677685 | Chichagof Dream | Alaskan Dream Cruises | coastal cruise ship | 1,471 | 183 | 102 | 1984 | Nantucket Clipper | |
| McDermott SB | Amelia LA | 1030765 | American Queen | American Queen SB Co. | riverboat | 3,707 | 386 | 436 | 1995 | American Queen | ||
| Nichols Bros. | Freeland WA | 62 | 644046 | National Geographic Sea Bird | Lindblad Expeditions | coastal cruise ship | 95 | 136 | 92 | 1982 | Majestic Explorer | |
| Nichols Bros. | Freeland WA | 63 | 648350 | National Geographic Sea Lion | Lindblad Expeditions | coastal cruise ship | 99 | 136 | 92 | 1982 | Great Rivers Explorer | |
| Nichols Bros. | Freeland WA | 110 | 1033572 | Queen of the West | American Cruise Lines | riverboat | 92 | 221 | 120 | 1995 | Queen of the West | |
| Nichols Bros. | Freeland WA | 142 | 1140867 | American Empress | American Queen SB Co. | riverboat | 3,388 | 299 | 223 | 2003 | Empress of the North | |
| Nichols Bros. | Freeland WA | 188 | 1273675 | National Geographic Quest | Lindblad Expeditions | coastal cruise ship | 95 | 238 | 2017 | National Geographic Quest | ||
| Nichols Bros. | Freeland WA | 189 | 1276955 | National Geographic Venture | Lindblad Expeditions | coastal cruise ship | 95 | 238 | 2018 | National Geographic Venture | ||
| North American SB | Larose LA | Viking Cruises | riverboat | 3,420 | 370 | 386 | 2022 | Viking Mississippi |