The American Jazz Prepares for Its Groundbreaking California River Voyages

American Cruise Lines has announced that they are repositioning the American Jazz ship from the Mississippi River to the West Coast in preparation for the new California river cruises starting in February 2023. This marks the first time such cruises have been offered since the 1940s, and is a historic development in U.S. River cruising.

The American Jazz will transit the Panama Canal and embark on the first 8-day San Francisco Bay cruise on February 24, 2023, sailing San Francisco Bay, Napa River, Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, and will offer this roundtrip from San Francisco in February and March, and again in November and December of 2023. Charles B. Robertson, President and CEO of American Cruise Lines said that “Exploring San Francisco Bay and the California Delta by U.S. riverboat is a momentous occasion for domestic river cruising and another first for American Cruise Lines.

We are proud to provide this new opportunity for our guests to experience the joys of cruising close to home, as they discover yet another beautiful area of the country by riverboat.