American Cruise Lines to Debut New, Longer Columbia and Snake River Itinerary in 2027

Image: American Cruise Lines is launching a new 16-day “Grand Columbia & Snake Rivers” cruise in 2027. (Photo Credit: American Cruise Lines)

by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 2:20 PM ET, Wed March 4, 2026

American Cruise Lines is launching a new 16-day “Grand Columbia & Snake Rivers” cruise in 2027.

The voyage will be offered aboard American Anthem, one of the company’s newest riverboats.

The vessel is slated to debut in 2027 and will be the sister ship to American Encore, which is launching this spring.

American’s season on the Columbia and Snake Rivers begins in April and concludes in November.

Sailings will include a pre-cruise hotel stay in Portland, Oregon, followed by departure from Stevenson, Washington. The ship will head west to the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, where it flows into the Pacific Ocean.

Then, it will sail east to the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers near Richland, Washington. The voyage will conclude in Stevenson, Washington.

For the latest travel news, updates and deals, subscribe to the daily TravelPulse newsletter.

Topics From This Article to Explore

American Cruise Lines River Cruise Cruise Trends

Sarah Kuta

Sarah Kuta is a writer and editor based in Longmont, Colorado. Her work has appeared in Travel+Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, AFAR, Food&Wine, Smithsonian magazine, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, Robb Report, the Toronto Star, the Denver Post and many other publications. Sarah has a degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She can be reached at [email protected] You can follow her on social media https://www.instagram.com/kutasarah/ and https://twitter.com/SarahKuta