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Marine Log Staff
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Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines reviews that its second Coastal Cat, American Glory, has handed its sea trials with flying colours. American Cruise Lines accepted supply of the 100-passenger small ship from Chesapeake Shipbuilding on-time as scheduled and it’ll begin its inaugural cruise on November 28 from Maryland to Florida, the place it can begin working American’s new Florida Gulf Coast & Keys cruises from late December into the brand new yr. In addition to the brand new Florida itinerary, American Glory will sail a slate of U.S. itineraries alongside the East Coast all through 2024.
American Glory is the latest ship in American’s ongoing sequence of 12 new Coastal Cats. The first vessel within the progressive new sequence, American Eagle, was delivered earlier this yr. Additional Coastal Cats are already underneath building, with the following two scheduled for supply in 2024.
“American Glory furthers our commitment to building new small ships for America’s rivers and coasts,” stated Charles B. Robertson, president & CEO of American Cruise Lines. “More importantly, it is our third new ship delivery this year, making it a solid demonstration of our expanded production capacity for the U.S. market.”
Introduced just some months after sequence flagship, American Eagle, in addition to a brand new riverboat, American Serenade, American Glory continues a pattern that has seen American’s small ship fleet proceed to develop yr after yr, that includes designs that provide unprecedented lodging for small ships.
Accommodating simply 100 company, American Glory has 4 decks and showcases a brand new catamaran bow. The new small ship gives elegant inside design and personal balcony lodging, together with spacious suites. The ship additionally gives a prime deck that gives wonderful views, comfy lounges each inside and outside, a major restaurant, an informal café, and a health middle.
