World Class Cuisine
Our team of Master Chefs takes great pride in offering you a customized American-inspired menu, featuring the finest cuisine, tailored with a delightful regional twist. Each menu offers something for everyone and changes to complement the season and the region in which guests are traveling. Our chefs are encouraged to use locally grown, sustainable ingredients to masterfully create the regionally inspired and exquisite cuisine we are known for. Fresh foods are brought aboard daily, some from the farms and vineyards that we visit along the way.
The Mississippi River region is known for its elegant mix of fascinating cultures which have turned out some of the most tantalizing cuisines in the nation. American Cruise Lines’ team of master chefs season each dish with a dash of culture from the particular port you are visiting.
The area along the Columbia & Snake Rivers is known for its fresh coastal seafood and high quality grass-fed beef. Area farmers and foragers grow and harvest ingredients like lavender, asparagus, mushrooms, and pearled barley. Desserts of the region showcase fresh huckleberries, marionberries and hazelnuts.
Alaska is known for turning out some of the most delicious seafood in the nation. Whether steamed, seared, or baked, you will be treated to the freshest seafood available, from salmon and flaky halibut to sea scallops and king crab. Our team of master chefs takes great pride in offering you a customized menu that highlights Alaska’s most requested dishes.
The Puget Sound region is known for its fresh coastal seafood, fine wines, and the rich coffees of Seattle. The area prides itself on the abundance of locally grown and harvested foods that are provided to local dining establishments for farm-to-table experiences.
The Northeast is most famously known for their variety of succulent seafood. From lobsters and scallops to oysters and fish, the Atlantic Ocean produces some of tastiest and freshest seafood around. Our team of master chefs have created a customized menu that highlights New England’s most popular flavors.
Southern cuisine as we know it today developed over time as a result of both the ingredients that were locally available and the varied cultural backgrounds of the community, including Native Americans, Spanish, English, African Americans, and French each offering their unique influence.
Riverboat Dining
Meals are prepared to order and served in the Restaurant, where every seat offers a panoramic view of the passing scenery. Open seating dining allows you to dine when and with whom you want. Dietary needs and special requests are handled with precision and care.
Our culinary program is one more way that we connect your onboard experience to the destinations we visit.
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Embark on a journey of discovery with our curated selection of captivating river cruises.
All-Inclusive
On all our 50+ itineraries, we offer our guests an all-inclusive, value-added travel experience to the best destinations in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Mississippi River region, New England, and the Southeast.
