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Itineraries of the American Eagle

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decks plans

Deck 4

Sun deck, cabins
American Cruise Lines American Eagle Pont 4

Deck 3

Cabins, Sky Lounge
American Cruise Lines American Eagle Pont 3

Deck 2

Cabins, fitness center, Bow Terrace, Chesapeake lounge
American Cruise Lines American Eagle Pont 2

Deck 1

Reception, cabins, restaurants, gallery
American Cruise Lines American Eagle Pont 1

Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Self-service laundry room
  • Casino
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool
  • Beauty salon
  • Spa & body care

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Decks:  4
  • Length:  52 m
  • Width:  12 m

History

  • 2000: Année de construction
  • 2023: Année de rénovation

Two hundred and ninety-six dates, the fullest calendar

The American Eagle entered service in August 2023. Seventy-four metres, 56 cabins, 100 travellers, fifty crew. She is a catamaran, and that twin-hull form explains almost everything that follows: it gives a lounge width unusual on so small a ship, and a draught shallow enough to work the Intracoastal Waterway and berth in secondary ports no conventional cruise ship enters.

Two hundred and ninety-six departure dates with us: the fullest calendar of the eighteen ships. The figure says something simple. She runs loops of eight to fifteen nights almost without a break, New England in summer, Florida in winter, the Hudson in between.

The cabin, and the category to check

Fifty-six cabins, two lifts serving every deck, and a panorama lounge forward. Almost every cabin has a real balcony with a full-height sliding door.

Almost. One category on the main deck has only a fixed panoramic window with a window seat. It is comfortable and well placed, but you do not step outside. Her two younger sisters of 2024 dropped that category: if a balcony is a condition, check the exact category before you pay a deposit, or choose one of the two newer ships.

Neighbouring ships

The American Glory is her exact 2023 twin, with the same reservation on one category. The American Liberty and the American Legend are the two 2024 hulls, entirely balconied. The American Pioneer is a larger 2025 monohull.

Who owns this ship

The line itself. That is the short answer, and it holds for all eighteen ships in the catalogue. The settlement reached in January 2024 with the United States Department of Justice refers to the seventeen ships "owned and operated" by the company at that date.

Seventeen of the eighteen hulls come from a Maryland shipyard held by the same family. That vertical integration shows in the plans: ships of one class are rigorously identical, and the line has delivered two to four new hulls a year since 2023.

The American flag, finally. The 1886 law imposes a foreign call on foreign ships sailing between two American ports. It imposes none on an American ship. If this line stays in the United States, that is its choice, and the choice gives it America's rivers to itself.

What is included, and what is not

The fare covers the cabin, all meals, crew gratuities, a hotel night before embarkation with transfers, at least one excursion per call, port taxes and satellite internet.

It does not cover the flight, insurance or upgraded excursions. The alcohol question deserves an exact sentence: beer and wine at the two main meals, plus a cocktail hour in the late afternoon. It is not an unlimited drinks package, and several ships close early in the evening.

Internet runs on satellite and is included. No speed is guaranteed: the link depends on a clear view of the sky and drops in the Columbia gorges, under bridges and inside locks. Plan not to work aboard.

What life aboard asks

The rhythm is slow: sailing in the morning, a call and a guided outing during the day, back aboard for dinner, a talk in the evening. Meals run to fixed hours and several reviews note feeling hurried through them. There is no casino, no show, no children's programme.

On the clientele, the line announces the early sixties and professional observation gives seventy-five and over for most. Almost all travellers come from the United States. That is a useful criterion of exclusion, not a fault.

On accessibility, the line advertises accessible cabins on its ships without publishing an inventory, and in January 2024 it reached a settlement with the United States Department of Justice bearing precisely on the accessibility of its fleet. A traveller with reduced mobility must obtain written confirmation before paying a deposit.

Arranging this trip from Montreal

A valid Canadian passport is needed to enter the United States by air. The line's phrase about leaving the passport at home is aimed at its American clientele; it does not apply to you. On the Alaska and Great Lakes itineraries the passport also serves during the cruise.

The fare does not include the flight. It does include the hotel night before embarkation, the transfer to the ship and the transfer from ship to airport at the end. Still allow a margin: several embarkation ports need a connection from Montreal.

Nothing establishes that the line holds a Quebec travel agent's licence, and its contract points to American maritime law and the courts of Connecticut, with claim deadlines markedly shorter than those of Quebec law. Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, and that is where your protection comes from.

Frequently Asked Questions

Because she runs almost without a break on loops of eight to fifteen nights, New England in summer, Florida in winter. Two hundred and ninety-six dates sit with us, the fullest calendar in the fleet.
Two hulls instead of one: more width for the public rooms, better stability at anchor, and a shallow draught that opens the Intracoastal Waterway and secondary ports where large ships cannot enter.
Almost all. One category on the main deck has only a fixed panoramic window with a window seat. The two 2024 catamarans dropped that category: check yours before paying a deposit.
One hundred travellers in fifty-six cabins, with fifty crew. One crew member for two travellers is a rare ratio, and it shows in the dining room as much as in the housekeeping.
August 2023. She is the first of the four coastal catamarans in the programme, built in the shipyard held by the same family as the line, in Maryland, like seventeen of the eighteen hulls in the catalogue.
Yes, two, serving every deck. That is a favourable exception on a ship this size: several competitors in small coastal units have none, and two ships in this fleet have only limited access.
A Maryland shipyard held by the same family as the cruise line. Seventeen of the eighteen hulls in the catalogue come from it, which is why ships of one class are rigorously identical.
Yes, the line builds them into the fare. Note however that its FAQ and some current comparison sites do not say the same thing. Have it confirmed in writing before paying a deposit.
Yes. We build flight, cruise, insurance and extra nights into one file, so an air delay does not become a missed embarkation. The transfer to the ship is already included.
New England in summer, the Hudson in autumn, and the southern coast down to Florida in winter. Her shallow draught opens the Intracoastal Waterway, a protected route seagoing ships cannot use.
No inventory of adapted cabins is published, ship by ship. In January 2024 a settlement with the United States Department of Justice bore precisely on the accessibility of the seventeen ships operated at that date.
United States maritime law, before the federal district court of Connecticut or, failing that, the courts of New Haven County. There is no arbitration clause, but the claim deadlines are short.
The line speaks of the early sixties. A professional review writes that most passengers were easily seventy-five and older, many in their eighties. A couple of fifty will be the youngest on board.
Not in the usual sense. Beer and wine come with lunch and dinner, and a cocktail hour is offered in the late afternoon. It is not a bar open all day, and the evening ends early aboard.
For the trust account and the Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents, neither of which follows a booking made elsewhere. And to have someone answer when a connection collapses the night before departure.
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