Website: AmericanWestSteamboat.com

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American West Steamboat Company prides itself in providing the highest quality, all-American cruise experience and has earned several prestigious awards including “Best American Cruise” and “Best Shore Excursions”.

American West Steamboat offers unique cruises that combine the intimate access, casual ambiance and friendly camaraderie of a small ship with the live entertainment, spacious accommodations and fine dining found on larger ships. Our sternwheelers are not floating cities, but more like a floating family – specifically built for safely cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage or Columbia and Snake Rivers. Plus, an expert onboard historian/naturalist and in-depth shore excursions are included to enhance your understanding of the wildlife, history and cultures of the Northwest. We make your journey as memorable as the destination.

Recapture the romance of sternwheeler cruising with one of our Alaska cruises or Columbia River Cruises. Our luxurious paddlewheelers are the newest and largest to provide small ship Alaska cruises and Columbia River cruises in western America. Our sternwheelers combine the best features of large and small ship cruises. You get the amenities and spaciousness of a large ship cruise combined with close-up, casual cruising of a small ship cruise. All Alaska cruises and Columbia River cruises include live showboat entertainment, fine dining and free featured shore tours. Our Alaska cruises also offer optional shore excursions.

Ships in Service

• Empress of the North: 3,200 tons, 231 passengers
• Queen of the West: 2,115 tons 134 passengers

Cruise Areas & Seasons

• Spring: Alaska, Columbia, Snake & Willamette Rivers, Puget Sound
• Summer: Alaska, Columbia, Snake & Willamette Rivers
• Autumn: Alaska, Columbia, Snake & Willamette Rivers, Puget Sound
• Winter: Columbia, Snake & Willamette Rivers