American Cruise Lines has highlighted 11 new U.S. itineraries and three new small ships being offered in its 2026 program.

Sailing year-round, the company said it will honor the country’s 250th birthday with its portfolio of domestic itineraries exploring coast to coast, including new cruises on the Great Lakes, the Arkansas River and the Gulf Coast.

American Cruise Lines said in a press release that its new 2026 itineraries exclusively explore domestic destinations and waterways and that all itineraries include a hotel stay, offering at least one complimentary excursion at every port.

The portfolio of U.S. National Parks cruises includes:

• New: 11-day “Great Smoky Mountains Cruise”
• New: 15-day “Northwest National Parks”
• 16-day “National Parks & Legendary Rivers”
• 19-day “Grand Alaska National Parks,” and
• 16-day “Alaska National Parks.”

 

New itineraries on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and in the Southeast U.S., include the nine-day “Gulf Coast Cruise” and “Arkansas River Cruise.”

The new 2026 all-domestic cruises on the Great Lakes include:

• Nine-day “Great Lakes & Thousand Islands”
• Nine-day “Lake Michigan & Upper Peninsula,” and
• 14-day “American Great Lakes.”

 

The company said that its three new ships launching in 2026 include the American Encore, cruising the Columbia and Snake Rivers in 2026, and new small coastal ships, the American Maverick and American Range, which will operate an array of East Coast itineraries.

The company’s new 2026 extended cruises in 2026 include the following:

“Map of the 2026 Great United States Cruise”

52-day sailing from Portland, OR, to Boston, MA, from May 29, 2026, to July 19, 2026. 

“Civil War Battlefields Cruise 2026”

36-day sailing from New Orleans, LA, to Gettysburg, PA, from May 5, 2026, to June 9, 2026. 

“Great American Fall Foliage Cruise 2026”

55-day sailing from Juneau, AK, to Washington, D.C. from September 5, 2026, to October 29, 2026. 

“Revolutionary War Cruise 2026”

32-day sailing from Albany, NY to Washington, D.C. from October 8, 2026, to November 8, 2026.