Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you?

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North.

Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North.

 

Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Yes, it would be an interesting itinerary. But, as you say, it's illegal. Unless someone can come up with an US flagged ship to do it.

Just extend to Halifax or Quebec City (or Montreal if the ship is sufficiently undersized) and it becomes legal.

Princess did the reverse repo of Quebec City to Houston a few years ago though with not nearly so many US ports. Again there are limitations on several of them that would exclude the larger classes of ships. (Does Atlantic City even have the facilities for other than a river cruise/expedition sized ship?)

Note also your embarkation port would be Galveston; the still nearly new cruise ship terminal in Houston has reverted back to cargo ships only. And sailing from Tampa to Miami/Ft Lauderdale but skipping Key West is unthinkable. Plus Mobile and Baltimore are out there for consideration as well.

There's already something similar on the West Coast. Princess sails many California Coastal cruises during the year. Stops in Ensenada.

thanks for the replies and btw, I have no idea if these cities even have commercial or big ports. I am just assuming or making the case that if they all did, it would be such a cool idea to cruise them all in sequence.

thanks for the replies and btw, I have no idea if these cities even have commercial or big ports. I am just assuming or making the case that if they all did, it would be such a cool idea to cruise them all in sequence.

Myrtle Beach and Atlantic City are the only two without ports, Myrtle Beach too far away from anything, and Atlantic City too small (largest ship maybe 200' long). Blount Small Ship Adventures has cruises from Charleston to Warren, RI, which calls at both Georgetown, SC (35 miles from Myrtle Beach) and Southport, NC (65 miles). These could be combined with NY river cruises to Quebec from Warren.

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North.

 

Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Key West, Savannah, Baltimore, Philly, Bar Harbor.

No place to dock in Myrtle Beach. Either Miami or Ft Lauderdale as they are so close. Not much in Jax. What port in Rhode Island? Atlantic City..even if it has a place to dock I'd skip and say NYC instead.

Myrtle Beach and Atlantic City are the only two without ports, Myrtle Beach too far away from anything, and Atlantic City too small (largest ship maybe 200' long). Blount Small Ship Adventures has cruises from Charleston to Warren, RI, which calls at both Georgetown, SC (35 miles from Myrtle Beach) and Southport, NC (65 miles). These could be combined with NY river cruises to Quebec from Warren.

Georgetown SC...there isn't much there. Can't imagine that is a very fun port.

Always wanted to do Quebec- So Fla. repo but never found a cruise partner. Princess does it but I see they dropped Charleston.I did NW Pacific coast once which was a bore.

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North.

 

Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Maybe soon.

From today's news on Cruise Critic:

American Cruise Lines Builds New Coastal Cruise Ship

American Cruise Lines has begun construction of a coastal cruise ship that is slated to enter the line's fleet in January 2017. The 170-passenger ship will feature cabins up to 350 square feet in size, with butler service and private balconies. It's under construction at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland. Another of the line's ships, the riverboat America, is under construction at the same shipyard.

Meanwhile back at the ranch house, I've been trying to get the American Queen Steamboat Company forum merged into this one. I know they're different companies, but this will make that more difficult as companies market both river and coastal ships.

http://americancruiselines.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=us%20cruises&gclid=CKaA96-MotICFYGLswodXkIAmg

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I believe they already do east coast and west coast cruises that start or end in Canada to get around the PVSA issues. But, no, I like cruising the Caribbean for the beaches/water sports or Europe for the history; I'd rather just switch the port I cruise out of an incorporate a pre-cruise stay to see those cities.

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No. Port tax alone will kill your budget.

Besides the legal issues (unless they added a port outside the US), it looks like there would be no sea days. Having a port day for that many days on end is not attractive to some people. No one really likes to skip going ashore at any port, but...15 or so port days in a row??? You'd go home exhausted..

Besides the legal issues (unless they added a port outside the US), it looks like there would be no sea days. Having a port day for that many days on end is not attractive to some people. No one really likes to skip going ashore at any port, but...15 or so port days in a row??? You'd go home exhausted..

Good point. We did a 10 night Med cruise that only had 2 sea days. I was so glad we had a TransAtlantic cruise immediately following so I could rest up. Lots of sea days on that one.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Portsmouth New Hampshire and Ogunquit Maine

There's already something similar on the West Coast. Princess sails many California Coastal cruises during the year. Stops in Ensenada.

The stop in Ensenada makes legal a closed loop cruise which begins and ends in the same US port. Other coastals start or end in Vancouver.

This will be too port-intensive. Also, I'd rather see it the other way - from cold climates to hot.

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North.

 

Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Wrong ocean.

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No interest whatsoever in a US only cruise.

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North.

 

Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

No, it wouldn't interest me at all. If I want to visit a bunch of cities, I'd either do a road trip or a river cruise.

Another way to get around the law on a one way cruise between two US ports on a foreign flagged ship, would be to include at least one so-called "distant foreign port" enroute...any of the "ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, or Curaçao), would satisfy the requirement, and the cruise would not have to originate or terminate in Canada in such a case....

There's no place for a cruise ship to dock in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North. Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.

 

Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Not in a million years. All of them can easily and more interestingly be done on a car tour. Just a minor point - Rhode Island is a state and not a city or a port.

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Plus Mobile and Baltimore are out there for consideration as well.

Baltimore is too far from open ocean to be practical as a port of call. It's six hours from the ocean at Norfolk and it's pretty uninteresting sailing.

Assuming it was possible (apparently it is against US laws?) , Would such an All-American cruise itinerary interest you? It would start in Houston and slowly work its way east and then North. Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Atlantic City, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Portland.Did I miss any important city or ports along the route?

Houston; been there once. Once was more than enough.

New Orleans: Who in their right mind would want to go the Big Easy for just part of a day? It would have to be at least a triple nighter. :)

Tampa; See Houston above.

Miami and Fort Lauderdale: Well the good thing is if you miss the ship in Miami you can cab it to FL.

Cape Canaveral: Not much to see unless you go into Orlando for the theme parks. Been there, done that. Out of children purgatory finally. Don't drag me back in :(

Jacksonville: Yuck!

Charleston: Now you're talk ‘n.

Myrtle Beach: Can you get a round of golf in? If not, why stop there?

Norfolk: At least you might see some really big ships!

Atlantic City: WHY??? There is a casino on the cruise ship already!

New York: That's a quadruple nighter at least.

Boston: I love that town. :hearteyes:

Portland: Never been there but its Maine, so it must be great!

So Start in Portland, at least an overnight in Beantown, a quad in NYC, then it's down to Charleston for some southern charm. Then off to Freeport to make the cruise legal (ya it’s a dump but at least it’s not Nassau!), and then skip Florida all together and high-tail it over to the Big Easy, disembark and stay for a week. Of course you will need another vacation afterwards. :D

Edit: Sorry, I forgot Rhode Island

............................................... but doesn't everyone? ;)