Cruise lines have been left scratching their head and scurrying to devise new itineraries after the Government of Canada kiboshed cruise ships carrying 100+ passengers in all Canadian waters until March 2022.

American Cruise Lines will launch two additional modern riverboats for the 2021 season, with construction already underway. The US cruise company is readying for the debut of another ship, American Jazz, the line’s third modern riverboat, which will begin operation from New Orleans in 2020.

American Cruise Lines will add another brand-new modern riverboat to its fleet on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in 2021. In just the past few years, American has introduced the first modern riverboats in the USA, built five new small ships, and doubled its capacity on both the Columbia & Snake as well as the Mississippi River. Next year, when American adds its second new 190-guest modern riverboat to the Columbia and Snake, the Line will operate two paddlewheelers and two modern riverboats in the region.