American Senior Cruises Cruise Reviews

Being seasoned cruisers on ocean sailing lines, we were interested to try out the American Cruise Line's style of cruising the inland waterway enabling us to visit seaside towns that we'd never otherwise see on a ...

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Sail Date November 2019

Bbmoon

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Disappointed

We chose this cruise because of its itinerary (which was unique and they were good ports that we enjoyed). Unfortunately due to the very poor quality of the ship and crew we were not pleased with the cruise overall. ...

Sail Date July 2019

simchabayla

7 Reviews Written

22 Helpful Votes

E for effort

Canada & New England

I haven't been to New England since I was a teenager and my husband never traveled there, so we decided to take this cruise. We prefer small ship cruising -- Azamara, Oceania, Viking Ocean and this was even smaller ...

Sail Date June 2019

jsn55

4 Reviews Written

11 Helpful Votes

A below-average experience at top dollar

Jacksonville to Charleston 12/21/18 I really, really hate being critical or complaining. But a realistic review of this cruise is important for others to read. I should have picked up on the lack of CC ...

Sail Date December 2018

awzoe

1 Review Written

15 Helpful Votes

Holiday Inn Experience at Four Seasons Price

My wife and I sailed on the "American Constitution” on its October 6, 2018 Hudson River Cruise in Owner’s Suite 505. For background information, we have taken many ocean cruises, primarily on Regent and ...

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Sail Date October 2018

ohiogeorge

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Most disappointing cruise in 33 years of cruising

Not since our first four-day cruise in 1985 on the Star Ship Royal in the wake of a hurricane have we been more disappointed. We have traveled all over the world on many different cruise lines but have never been ...

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Sail Date August 2018

dianecruiser

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Big disappointment. Training crew, and downhill from there.

Alaska

The only reason I didn't give this cruise a one out of five is because a few things went well, including embarkation and disembarkation; plus, the poorly trained staff at least tried (for the most part). Our ...

Sail Date July 2018

Bruce1968

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Very disappointed

Queen of the West

Wanted to see the northwest and brochures for American Cruise lines was inviting. The queen of the West American Cruise Line trip was very disappointing. The ship was old, food mediocre, overpriced, noisy going ...

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Sail Date August 2018

JAYB1943

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

NICE SCENERY BUT POOR FOOD AND SERVICES

Queen of the West

Wanted to see the snake/columbia rivers. Only cruise line to offer the itinerary we wanted. PLUSES: * FRIENDLY CREW, ALBEIT INEXPERIENCED * OPEN BAR COCKTAIL HOUR EACH EVENING * SMOOTH RIDE, ...

Sail Date June 2018

maisey123

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Beware

We stayed at Wharf hotel. the ship sent over 4 buses......three were very old without any mike. Most of the folks were 65 to 96 and needed help just to climb in these buses that did not lower to the curb. We wait a ...

Sail Date June 2018

DUCKWISE

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Updates Needed

Chose cruise for the itinerary. As compared to 2 other riverboat US cruises we have taken this ship doesn’t begin to live up to our previous experiences. The size or square footage of the cabins is a plus on the ...

Sail Date March 2018

darwinfair

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Expected mediocre, got worse

We chose this cruise for a smaller ship, on board lecturer, fewer passengers. We had to miss our first port due to hurricane damage and that was understandable. We missed another port due to engine problems but ...

Sail Date November 2016

bijoux123

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Historic South and Golden Isles

American Star

have been cruising the mississippi with american queen steamboat company and had a great time , I figured that American cruiseline would be as nice with same type of food and a beautiful ship as well. The food ...

Sail Date November 2016

mdwilbur060

1 Review Written

10 Helpful Votes

Poor Assistance From Staff

American Pride

Wanted a local, small river cruse for personal service. I'm 91 and the Snake River cruse was on my bucket list. Cruse line changed my early arrival hotel which was right across the street from the ship to a hotel ...

Sail Date October 2016

Marcolady

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Floating Nursing Home

Canada & New England

Embarkation in Portland, Maine went smoothly but upon entering the ship and cabin we were very disappointed. Upon the suggestion of another couple with us, we were led to believe that small ship cruising would have ...

Sail Date July 2016

otterbabi1962

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Looking for an A+ experience, scored well below average.

We chose American Cruise Lines because we wanted to be on a small ship, we loved the itinerary, our friends who'd been on before said everyone seems like family, and the reviews were great. We were looking for ...

Sail Date April 2016

Ronald S Hollo

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Paid for a Marriott, got a Best Western.

The catalog seems to be different from what we received on the cruise. We complained when the air conditioning did not work properly, toilets did not flush, could not get a bottle of water and public bath room was ...

Sail Date September 2015

Blaze13

1 Review Written

13 Helpful Votes

Very disappointing; drive the Columbia River rather than sail the "Queen"!

Queen of the West

As frequent river (Europe) and ocean cruisers, we came with high hopes for a top notch ship to equal the price paid. We knew the ship was old; we weren't prepared for lack of quality care of the vessel (save the ...

Sail Date June 2015

seamominsb

7 Reviews Written

44 Helpful Votes

Costly Disappointment

The interior of the Independence, which was put into service in 2010, looks like the 60s. I assume the interior was designed to look like Americana, but it just looks tired with soiled and worn upholstery, and tacky ...

Sail Date November 2014

subnursejoyce

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

What an expensive disappointment

American Star

We paid a lot of money for this cruise, way more than for a luxury ship. It left Charlotte, SC and was supposed to sail to Jacksonville, Fl. Instead, it stopped at Fernandina Beach. That messed up the connection ...

Sail Date November 2014

Matriarch Travelor

3 Reviews Written

16 Helpful Votes

Not What Was Promised

Alaska

I wanted to take my sons on an Alaskan cruise for the past 15 years. It finally came together this August. This was a once-iin-a-lifetime trip and we were all so excited. My sons, their wives, their child, my ...

Sail Date August 2014

marthapalmer

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

New England Islands

American Star

This cruise was extremely inconsistent in service, dining, entertainment and excursions For the amount of money we spent (over $8000) we expected to have outstanding service and dining. Real lobster crackers are a ...

Sail Date July 2014

cruise**77

6 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Disappointing Cruise, Not Worth What We Spent

Canada & New England

We had cruised three times previously on American Cruise Lines (ACL), and generally had good to very good experiences, although the cruises are expensive. So, we looked forward to this cruise along the coast of ...

Sail Date September 2013

independent traveler

1 Review Written

Caught Unaware