(GUILFORD, Conn.) — Fresh off 2018’s debut of American Song, the first modern riverboat in the U.S., American Cruise Lines has announced that 2018 was also its most award-winning year ever — receiving 13 awards from publications and institutions in the travel industry.
In 2018, American won a Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award, Top Small Cruise Lines, for a fifth year in a row. And for a sixth year in a row, American was named the World’s Leading Small Ships Cruise Line, World’s Leading River Cruise Company, and North America’s Leading River Cruise Company by the World Travel Awards. American also won two Cruise Critic Awards including their Editors’ Picks Award, Best River Cruise Line for Solo Travelers, for a second year in a row. Solo travel remains one of the cruise industry’s hottest travel trends and American has single cabins available on all its ships without a single supplement required.
Also notable for 2018 were several awards honoring American’s commitment to building new innovative ships — winning Travel Weekly’s Gold Magellan Award for American Song, best new Overall Contemporary Ship, and a Silver Magellan Award for American Constitution, best new Overall Small Cruise Ship. Both new ships debuted in 2018. American Cruise Lines designs and builds only new ships — its entire fleet is built, crewed and registered in the U.S.
Specializing in U.S. river and coastal cruising for over 30 years, American Cruise Lines looks forward to another award-winning year in 2019. The line is already off to a tremendous start this January, winning three 2019 USA Today’s 10 Best Awards, a 2019 Travvy Award, and a 2019 World Travel Award.
2018 awards list:
2018 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award, Top Small Cruise Lines
2018 USA Today’s 10Best Award, Best River Cruise Line
2018 Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Award, Best River Line in the U.S. and Canada
2018 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Award, Best for Solo Travelers
2018 Travvy Award, Silver, Best River Cruise Line- U.S. from TravAlliance Media
2018 Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly (five awards)
Gold Award for best Overall River Cruising
Gold Award for best Overall Contemporary Ship (American Song)
Silver Award for best Atrium Design (American Song)
Silver Award for best Overall River Cruise Ship (American Song)
Silver Award for best Overall Small Cruise Ship (American Constitution)
2018 World Travel Awards (three awards):
World’s Leading River Cruise Company
World’s Leading Small Ships Cruise Line
North America’s Leading River Cruise Company.
2019 awards list (as of January):
2019 Travvy Award, Silver, Best River Cruise Line U.S. from TravAlliance Media
2019 World Travel Awards, North America’s Leading River Cruise Company
2019 USA Today’s 10 Best Awards (three awards): Best Boutique Cruise Line, Best River Cruise Line and Best River Cruise Ship
