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Itineraries of the American Glory

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decks plans

Deck 4

Sun deck, cabins
American Cruise Lines American Glory pont 4

Deck 3

Cabins, Sky Lounge
American Cruise Lines American Glory pont 3

Deck 2

Cabins, fitness center, terrace Bow, Chesapeake lounge
American Cruise Lines American Glory pont 2

Deck 1

Reception, cabines, restaurants, gallery
American Cruise Lines American Glory pont 1

Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Elevators
  • Beauty salon
  • Spa & body care

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Speed:  10.4 knots
  • Passengers:  49
  • Decks:  4
  • Length:  51 m
  • Width:  13 m

History

  • 2002: Année de construction

A first American Glory lies on the Atlantic floor

We have to start there, because the confusion is easy and it circulates. A first ship of this name, built in 2002, was withdrawn from service and then deliberately sunk in November 2019 by the State of Delaware's artificial reef programme, off Indian River Inlet. The catamaran carrying the name today has no link with that hull: she entered service in November 2023.

That says something about the line. It reuses its names, retires its older hulls without ceremony, and has delivered two to four new ships a year since 2023. An online search on a ship's name can therefore land on two different vessels thirty years apart.

Today's ship

Seventy-four metres, 56 cabins, 100 travellers, fifty crew, two lifts serving every deck. Like her 2023 twin, she keeps on the main deck a category with a fixed panoramic window: not every cabin has a balcony.

Two hundred and eighty-four dates with us, the second calendar in the fleet. Summer in New England, autumn on the Hudson, winter between the Carolinas and Florida, and a spring based in Providence. The catamaran's shallow draught opens the Intracoastal Waterway and ports large ships cannot reach.

Neighbouring ships

The American Eagle is her exact twin. The American Patriot is the monohull opening the Great Lakes. The American Melody and the American Symphony are Mississippi riverboats.

Owner, builder and operator

Three roles usually held apart, gathered here in one hand. The line owns the eighteen ships it sells, builds seventeen of them in a family shipyard in Maryland, and operates them itself with an American crew. No chartered hull, no third-party owner, no capacity announced by someone other than the seller.

That settles a question which arises everywhere else: when the builder's sheet and the seller's diverge, here they are the same house. The gaps in figures that remain come from third-party databases, not from two businesses contradicting each other.

On the flag: the American law of 1886 targets foreign ships, imposing a foreign call between two American ports. An American ship is exempt. This line could leave American waters; it has chosen not to.

The fare in detail

Included are the cabin, full board, crew gratuities, the pre-cruise hotel night and transfers, at least one excursion per call, port taxes and satellite internet access. That is generous content for the North American market, and it should be said.

Two reservations. The first is alcohol: beer and wine at lunch and dinner, a cocktail hour in the late afternoon, and nothing resembling a permanently open bar. Several reviews note that the evening fades early aboard.

The second is excursions: at least one is included at every call, but premium and signature outings are paid. The flight is never included; an optional air package exists and must be added well before embarkation.

The ship, the clientele, and what cannot be checked

One dining room with a single seating, a panorama lounge, a sun deck, talks in the evening. The day happens ashore, not aboard. No facility for children exists on any ship in the fleet, and the clientele is markedly older than the line announces: seventy-five and over for most, according to a professional review.

Accessibility first. A settlement reached in January 2024 with the United States Department of Justice covered the accessibility of the seventeen ships operated at that date. The line advertises accessible cabins without publishing a per-ship inventory. Written confirmation required, case by case.

One last point nobody makes. The CDC's vessel sanitation programme only monitors ships with a foreign itinerary. No ship in this fleet has one. There is therefore no public sanitation data on these ships, neither good nor bad. It is a regulatory blind spot, not a clean bill of health.

What this trip asks of you from Quebec

A valid Canadian passport, first. The line sells its American clients the idea of leaving the passport at home; you enter the United States to reach the ship. And on two itineraries, Alaska and the Great Lakes, the ship herself skirts or crosses Canadian waters.

The flight is booked separately, but the pre-cruise hotel night and both transfers are included. That is generous content which cuts the risk of a missed embarkation, provided you arrive the day before as planned.

A word on recourse. The contract of passage provides for United States maritime law, the courts of Connecticut, and short claim deadlines. Nothing establishes a Quebec licence in the line's name. Voyages AquaTerra holds that licence: trust account, Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents, and one file for flight, cruise, hotel and insurance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. A first American Glory of 2002 was withdrawn and then deliberately sunk in November 2019 to form an artificial reef off Delaware. The current catamaran, in service since November 2023, has no link with that hull.
Because she runs loops of eight to fifteen nights all year: New England in summer, the Hudson in autumn, the Carolinas and Florida in winter. Two hundred and eighty-four dates sit with us, the second calendar in the fleet.
No. One main-deck category has only a fixed panoramic window with a window seat. The two 2024 catamarans dropped that category: if a balcony is a condition, check yours or choose a newer hull.
One hundred travellers in fifty-six cabins, with fifty crew. The hull measures seventy-four metres and the ship has two lifts serving every deck.
A protected navigable route along the east coast and the Gulf, sheltered from the open sea. It needs a shallow draught, which the catamaran hull provides, and it opens ports no conventional cruise ship enters.
No. The line owns the eighteen ships it sells and operates them itself with an American crew. A federal settlement of January 2024 refers to the seventeen ships owned and operated by it at that date.
No, they are already in the fare according to the line. That policy changed and third-party information has not caught up everywhere: several sites still publish the old version. Written confirmation recommended.
Yes, with the transfer from hotel to ship and from ship to airport at the end. That is generous content for this market, and it genuinely cuts the risk of a missed embarkation. The flight stays separate.
November 2023. She is the second of the four coastal catamarans in the programme, built in Maryland in the shipyard held by the same family as the cruise line.
Yes, two, serving every deck of the ship. That is a real advantage on a unit this size, and it sets her apart from the two oldest hulls in the fleet, whose lift access is limited.
This is checked case by case, and in writing. The line advertises accessible cabins without publishing the list, and its remediation plan, filed after a federal settlement of January 2024, has no public follow-up.
Yes, and they are markedly shorter than under Quebec law: written notice within six months and suit within a year for injury, notice within thirty days and suit within six months for everything else.
Few. A professional review notes that almost all travellers come from the United States. Life aboard runs in English, and the cultural references of the talks are American.
Summer and early autumn for New England and the Hudson, winter for Florida and the Carolinas. The ship follows the seasons rather than staying on one ground, which leaves you the choice of climate.
It applies in the situations set out in Quebec's travel agents legislation, notably a supplier's insolvency. The cover has defined limits and does not replace travel insurance.
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