List of U.S. flagged cruise ships

List of current U.S. flagged cruise ships and river boats in the United States. Due to the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, these are the only overnight passenger ships currently eligible to sail solely between U.S. ports without the need for a foreign port stopover.

Ships eligible to sail under American flag
Passenger ships that are U.S. built, that once sailed under the American flag, and which would be eligible to return to that status:

Laid up

 * United States (1952) - laid up in Philadelphia
 * Niagara Prince (1994) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020
 * Grande Caribe (1997) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020
 * Grande Mariner (1998) - laid up when Blount Small Ship Adventures ceased operations in 2020
 * American Eagle (2000) - moored at Chesapeake Shipbuilding as housing for shipyard contractors

Change of registry

 * Safari Voyager (1982) - registry changed to St Kitts
 * Ocean Voyager (2001) - registry changed to Bahamas
 * Ocean Navigator(2004) - registry changed to Bahamas