ACL Ship Trivia

Ship Abbreviations

100

MEL

American Melody

200

American Constitution

CTI

300

CON

American Constellation

400

American Heritage

QMI

500

QOW

American West

Ship Class Types

100

New ship type

Costal CATs

200

Independence Class Coastal Ships

American Independence (IND), Spirit (SPI), Star (STA)

300

American Serenade (SER), Symphony (SYM), Melody (MEL), Jazz (JAZ), Song (SNG), Harmony (HAR)

American Riverboats

400

Constellation Class Coastal Ships

American Constellation (CON)

American Constitution (CTI)

500

QMI, AMR, PRI, QOW

Paddlewheelers

Ship Locations

100

American Constellation (CON)

Alaska

200

Paddlewheelers on the Mississippi River

American Splendor (AMR) & American Heritage (QMI)

300

American Pride (PRI), American West (QOW), American Jazz (JAZ), American Harmony (HAR), American Song (SNG)

Columbia and Snake River

400

American Glory (GLO) in January 2024

Florida Gulf Coast & Keys

500

East Coast

American Eagle (EAG), Glory (GLO), Constitution (CTI), Star (STA), & Independence (IND)

Ship History

100

Year of first ACL ship

1972

200

Number of ships in operation by the end of 2023 cruising season

17

300

Shipyard where new ACL ships are manufactured

Chesapeake Shipbuilding 

400

First ACL Ship

American Eagle

500

Scuttled off coast of Delaware in 2019 for artificial reef

Original American Glory

Miscellaneous

100

Made the journey in early 2023 through the Panama Canal

American Jazz (JAZ)

200

Location of first itinerary

Connecticut River

300

State where first ACL ship was built

Maine

400

ACL Mission

Share America's story on the finest American ships.

500

Website to view live location, movement, and other ship specific information

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