Sail back in time on cruises that focus on two wars that changed US history
Brush up on history with two new American Cruise Lines voyages that visit regions that played important roles in the American Revolution and the Civil War.
Revolutionary War buffs can learn more about the battle for independence on a cruise that visits Washington D.C., Annapolis, Md., and Williamsburg and Mt. Vernon, Va., places where the cry for revolution rang loudly and clearly in 1776.
The 11-day itinerary gets underway April 18 and will be the first cruise for the line’s new American Constitution ship. It will sail round-trip from Baltimore, visiting the most historically significant ports along Chesapeake Bay.
In Washington, guests can tour the National Mall and Smithsonian Museums. At Mt. Vernon, the line’s experts will guide visitors through George Washington’s estate, and in Yorktown, they’ll travel to the last battlefield of the Revolutionary War.
American Cruise Line’s onboard expert for the trip will be Harold Cones, a biologist and naturalist who arranges and leads tours for the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va.
Cruises will take place in 2018, leaving April 18 and 28, May 8, Oct. 29 and Nov. 8. Rates begin at $5,695 per person, double occupancy; early booking discounts are available.
Civil War buffs can explore Southern battlefields, monuments and museums on a new itinerary that gets underway Dec. 9. The eight-day round-trip cruise sails from New Orleans, visiting Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss., and Baton Rouge, La.
Historical sites include Vicksburg Military Park and the Louisiana State Museum, where cruisers will learn about the run-up to the war. Rates begin at $3,225 per person, double occupancy.
Info: Contact a travel agent or call American Cruise Lines, (800) 460-4518.
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