Strong, pent-up demand for river, lake and expedition cruises at destinations across North America has prompted American Queen Voyages to release its 2024 small ship program now, with Australians able to save up to US$2000 per couple for earlybird bookings made by 30 June, 2022.
American Queen Voyages will offer a total of 273 all-inclusive cruises in 2024. Eight river, lake and ocean ships will take guests on immersive journeys through the heart of America along the famous Mississippi River, the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers and also the Snake and Columbia Rivers in USA’s north-west. Also on offer will be voyages across the Great Lakes, to Canada and New England, America’s south-east and to Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. There will also be a full program of deep-nature expedition voyages to remote places in Alaska in 2024.
Earlybird savings are available across all cruises in 2024 including these popular itineraries, with savings varying between US$400-US$2000 per twin cabin:
Mississippi River Cruise
American Queen Voyages’ iconic cruise from New Orleans to Memphis is available in 2024 from just US1385 per person, twin-share, in an interior cabin as part of an eight-night package starting on February 11, 2024, and including a night in New Orleans and a seven-night cruise aboard the company’s grand flagship, American Queen. This a saving of US$1000 per person if booked by June 30, 2022. The memorable journey will feature the rich culture, heritage and beauty of the famed Mississippi including the birthplaces of rock’n’roll, jazz and the blues. American Queen Voyages’ authentic, deluxe paddlewheelers will also take guests to grand Victorian mansions, historic cotton plantations, centuries-old oak trees, charming river towns and Civil War battlefields.
Great Lakes
American Queen Voyages’ lake and coastal vessel, Ocean Navigator, will ply the scenic waters of the aptly-named Great Lakes on the US-Canadian border in 2024, with an eight-night package starting 30 May 30 2024, now available from US$2531 per person, twin-share in a stateroom with window – a saving of US$1000 per person if booked by 30 June 2022. The package includes a hotel night at spectacular Niagara Falls and then a seven-night cruise on to Chicago via enchanting islands, towns and cities in Ontario, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois.
Alaska
American Queen Voyages’ new expedition ship, Ocean Victory, which debuts this year, will take nature-lovers to the more remote and secluded reaches of Alaska in 2024, with an 11-night package starting 3 May 2024, now available from US$4803 per person, twin-share, in an ocean-view cabin – a saving of US$1000 per person if booked by 30 June 2022. The package includes a hotel night in Vancouver and a spectacular 10-night voyage through Alaska to Sitka, with guests treated to glaciers, fjords, wildlife, wilderness and indigenous villages along the way.
* Call American Queen Voyages’ Australian representative, small ship specialist, Cruise Traveller, on 1800 507 777 or visit www.aqvoyages.com.au
SOURCE: Cruise Traveller
