American Cruise Lines names two U.S.-built riverboats

American Cruise Lines has announced the names of two further U.S.-built riverboats, the company revealed in reporting carried by MarineLink on 18 August 2026.

The new vessels will be known as American Beauty and American Rhapsody, and the announcement describes them as U.S.-built small ships intended for domestic river service. MarineLink reported the information in a short dispatch on the names and intended operating rivers.

American Beauty is identified as a new riverboat destined for the Mississippi and is scheduled to launch in 2028. The published note gives the name and the river assignment and confirms the 2028 launch year for that vessel.

American Rhapsody assigned to Pacific Northwest rivers

American Rhapsody is named as a riverboat for the Columbia and Snake Rivers, according to the MarineLink item. The report does not provide a launch year for American Rhapsody in the supplied summary.

The announcement in context

The wording used by the report describes both vessels as part of American Cruise Lines’ run of U.S.-built small ships, indicating they form part of the company’s continued investment in domestically constructed river tonnage. The brief report supplies the names and operating rivers but offers no further technical or programme detail in the supplied summary.

The company’s choice of names follows the convention of branding vessels within a recognisable series, with both names beginning American. The published note gives the basic facts of the naming and the Mississippi and Columbia–Snake assignments without further elaboration.

MarineLink published the notice on 18 August 2026; the item supplied the names, the rivers they will serve and the single launch year included for American Beauty. No additional capacities, shipyard details or itineraries were included in the supplied facts.

Readers seeking further detail on construction, delivery schedules or passenger arrangements would need to consult the original MarineLink report or a direct announcement from American Cruise Lines for more complete specifications and dates.