Southwest Washington’s waterfront walkers will likely see ships sailing the Columbia River as the region’s cruise season kicks off for the year. Six cruise ships are set to sail the Columbia ...

American Queen Voyages, the paddle-wheeler cruise company sailing ships on the Columbia River, has suspended service and canceled its cruises. For nearly a decade, the company’s American Empress ...

Cotton delivered informative lectures each day in the ship’s auditorium on the journey of the Corps of Discovery. Included were a talk on the history of the geography of the Columbia River Gorge ...

U.S. river cruises are an easy and enjoyable vacation option. Find out which cruise lines sail on which American rivers.

Cruise-ship passengers often take excursions by ... Ms. Anderson says much of her business has shifted to the Columbia River, in the Pacific Northwest, where large dams and meltwater from high ...

Of American Cruise Lines' river vessels, the newest of its five Mississippi River ships is the 180-passenger American Serenade, which debuted in 2023. On the Columbia River, the similar American ...

The small ship was good for my 86-year-old mom's mobility. I took my first river cruise somewhat reluctantly. It was on my mom's bucket list, and I love my mom. So I agreed to a Columbia and Snake ...

That’s where river cruises — a popular and growing segment ... American Cruise Lines also has ships on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Travelers can also sail on the Nile, parts of the Amazon ...

Here are five river cruises that will show you the ... from Portland and a stop at Astoria, Oregon, the ship passes through the Columbia River Gorge. Passengers can disembark for a guided hike ...