Story
This passenger vessel (cruise ship) was built in 2025 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding Co in Salisbury, MD.
Historical Notes
George Schneider (July 2026) writes: American Cruise Line is apparently doing a booming business, and is in the midst of a building program of building almost 2 dozen cruise ships of this size to various designs, all being built at their own shipyard, Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury MD. You'll note she doesn't have an IMO number. Being under 100 tons (as well as not on "International" travel) she's not required to have one. The IMO measures her tonnage as 3660, but her owners have opted for the U. S. system, which rates the same vessel at 98 tons. That means she doesn't have to meet IMO standards, nor even to have ABS certification, and can operate with a crew who might have qualified on a 65-foot boat.
Owners & Masters
In 2025-2026 she was owned by American Cruise Lines Inc., Wilmington DE USA
References
- Merchant Vessels of the United States Annual digital data files, 2026
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (Accessed 18 July 2026)
- Workboat Magazine, Sept. 2025, Page 24.
