# List of U.S. flagged cruise ships

List of current U.S. flagged cruise ships and river boats in the United States. Due to the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, these are the only overnight passenger ships currently eligible to sail solely between U.S. ports without the need for a foreign port stopover.

## Current coastal and ocean-going ships

| Name | Current Cruise Line | Entered service | Passenger capacity | Builder | Notes |
| Wilderness Explorer | UnCruise Adventures | 1976 | 76 | Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida | Formerly Spirit of Discovery |
| Admiralty Dream | Alaska Dream Cruises | 1979 | 54 | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island | Formerly Spirit of Alaska |
| Baranof Dream | Alaska Dream Cruises | 1980 | 49 | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island | Formerly Spirit of Columbia |
| National Geographic Sea Bird | Lindblad-National Geographic | 1982 | 62 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | Formerly MS Sea Bird, Majestic Explorer |
| National Geographic Sea Lion | Lindblad-National Geographic | 1982 | 62 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | Formerly MS Sea Lion, Great Rivers Explorer |
| The Legacy | UnCruise Adventures | 1983 | 86 | Bender Shipbuilding & Repair in Mobile, Alabama | Formerly Wilderness Legacy, Safari Legacy, Spirit of 98 |
| Chichagof Dream | Alaska Dream Cruises | 1984 | 74 | JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana | Formerly Nantucket Clipper, Spirit of Nantucket, Spirit of Glacier Bay |
| Safari Endeavor | UnCruise Adventures | 1983 | 84 | JeffBoat Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana | Formerly Spirit of Endeavor, Newport Clipper |
| Wilderness Adventurer | UnCruise Adventures | 1984 | 60 | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island | Formerly Caribbean Prince |
| Wilderness Discoverer | UnCruise Adventures | 1992 | 74 | Blount Boats Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island | Formerly Mayan Prince |
| American Spirit | American Cruise Lines | 2005 | 100 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| Pride of America | NCL America | 2005 | 2,186 | Ingalls Shipyards, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany | Ordered for American Classic Voyages |
| American Star | American Cruise Lines | 2007 | 100 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| Independence | American Cruise Lines | 2010 | 104 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| American Constellation | American Cruise Lines | 2017 | 170 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| National Geographic Quest | Lindblad-National Geographic | 2017 | 100 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | |
| American Constitution | American Cruise Lines | 2018 | 175 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| National Geographic Venture | Lindblad-National Geographic | 2019 | 100 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | |
| American Eagle | American Cruise Lines | 2023 | 109 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | Project Blue Fleet |
| American Glory | American Cruise Lines | 2023 | 109 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | Project Blue Fleet |

## Current river boats

| Name | Current Company | Entered service | Capacity | Builder | Notes |
| Delta Queen | Delta Queen Steamboat Company | 1927 | 176 | California Transportation Company (assembled) | |
| American Queen | American Queen Voyages | 1995 | 436 | McDermott Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana | |
| American Duchess | American Queen Voyages | 1995 | 166 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | Originally designed and built for Isle of Capri Casinos as a casino boat named Bettendorf Capri |
| Queen of the West | American Cruise Lines | 1995 | 100 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | |
| American Empress | American Queen Voyages | 2003 | 223 | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington | |
| American Pride | American Cruise Lines | 2012 | 150 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| Queen of the Mississippi | American Cruise Lines | 2015 | 150 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| America | American Cruise Lines | 2016 | 185 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| American Song | American Cruise Lines | 2018 | 184 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| American Harmony | American Cruise Lines | 2019 | 190 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| American Jazz | American Cruise Lines | 2020 | 190 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| American Countess | American Queen Voyages | 2020 | 245 | Gulf Island Shipyard in Houma, Louisiana | |
| American Melody | American Cruise Lines | 2021 | 175 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| Viking Mississippi | Viking River Cruises | 2022 | 386 | Edison Chouest Offshore Shipyard, Louisiana | |
| American Symphony | American Cruise Lines | 2022 | 175 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
| American Serenade | American Cruise Lines | 2023 | 175 | Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland | |
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## Ships eligible to sail under American flag

Passenger ships that are U.S. built, that once sailed under the American flag, and which would be eligible to return to that status:

### Laid up

* United States (1952) - laid up in Philadelphia
* Niagara Prince (1994) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020
* Grande Caribe (1997) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020
* Grande Mariner (1998) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020
* American Eagle (2000) - moored at Chesapeake Shipbuilding as housing for shipyard contractors

### Change of registry

* Safari Voyager (1982) - registry changed to St Kitts
* Ocean Voyager (2001) - registry changed to Bahamas
* Ocean Navigator(2004) - registry changed to Bahamas