WHY IT RATES: Travel agents and advisors should look into booking travel for clients on the new American Harmony riverboat.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer.
American Cruise Lines announced today that it successfully launched its second new modern riverboat American Harmony at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, on Saturday, November 17.
American Harmony is the second modern riverboat in the U.S. and the second of five planned ships in American’s revolutionary new series. The 1st ship in the series, American Song, began cruising a sold-out inaugural season on the Mississippi this October 2018 and was the first modern riverboat in U.S. history.
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American Harmony is four weeks ahead of schedule and was launched exactly one year to the day of its sister ship American Song. Construction has also begun on the third ship in the modern riverboat series.
American Harmony will have the same sophisticated modern design and state-of-the-art technical features of its sister ship American Song, including the very unique opening bow and retractable gangway. The second ship in American’s modern riverboat series will have six decks, huge all-balcony cabins and a gorgeous five-story glass atrium in the center of the ship.
Immediately after the launch, the ship was positioned in Chesapeake’s East Outfitting Basin where it will receive its upper decks and outfitting. Chesapeake Shipbuilding has a long history of designing and building innovative new ships for American Cruise Lines.
The Inaugural season aboard American Harmony will begin in Summer 2019 on the Mississippi River. Sister ship American Song will reposition out West for 2019 sailing American’s Columbia & Snake River itineraries March through October 2019.
For more information, reach out to your local travel agent.
SOURCE: American Cruise Lines press release.
