''American Splendor'', formerly ''America'', is an overnight

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built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in

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for American Cruise Lines (ACL) for overnight river cruising on the

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, and

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rivers in the United States. ''American Slpendor'' replaced paddlewheeler ''American Pride'' on the Mississippi River in 2016 when that ship was repositioned to the

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater ...

. According to American Cruise lines, ''American Splendor'' will have "features never seen before on a riverboat". ''American Splendor'' is slightly larger than previous ACL riverboats with a 185-passenger capacity. The ship's hull was launched on August 7, 2015, and moved to a basin where construction of the upper decks and outfitting will take place.

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Official website
2015 ships Cruise ships of the United States Ships built in Salisbury, Maryland {{cruise-ship-stub