My First River Cruise: American Harmony Cruise Review - Columbia River

After 52 ocean cruises I finally had the opportunity to sail on the Columbia River and Snake River with American Cruise Lines, on their ship American Harmony. This was a beautiful cruise with very interesting scenery as the ship made its way from the desert conditions in Clarkston, Washington, to the cooler, wetter coastal environment in Astoria and Portland, Oregon. None of the video clips you'll see here were provided by the cruise line... I shot everything you'll see in this video myself... during a 7-day cruise in August of 2021. I made a special arrangement with American Cruise Lines to cruise at their expense in exchange for giving them a copy of all the photos and videos I shot during the cruise, so that their marketing department could use them. This was a very different kind of cruise than the ocean cruises I've previously done with Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Princess, Norwegian, MSC, and Viking. A small river cruise ship has some interesting advantages over the big mega cruise ships... such as a complete lack of any crowding, no need for security x-ray inspections when boarding, ice makers and laundry facilities that passengers can use at no additional charge, soft drinks such as Coca Cola readily available any hour of the day or night, as well as cookies and other snacks that you can pick up anytime. On the other hand, a small ship can't compete with the wide number of dining and entertainment choices on a mega cruise ship. American Cruise Lines is a company specializing in all-inclusive small-ship cruising to unique destinations within the USA... on American-made ships, with American crew members. Demand for these cruises within the USA, which do not even require a passport, has been soaring... causing American Cruise Lines to embark on a major expansion of their fleet in order to meet the demand. They are currently introducing a new ship to the fleet every four months, and plan to continue doing so for the next several years at least. If you enjoy this video, please do me a favor and click the thumbs-up button. This will tell YouTube that this is a good video that they should recommend to other people who are researching American Cruise Lines. If you're interested in booking a cruise with American Cruise Lines, or with any other cruise line, feel free to use the services of my travel agent: Caitlin Gallagher with Ambren Travel. If you book an ACL cruise through Caitlin, she can help you with additional pre or post cruise nights, with your flights, and with private transportation to and from the airport, hotels, and cruise ship. She puts everything into a master itinerary for you... and you not only get a digital version and an app with your itinerary, but you also get a printed bound copy mailed to your home, along with Ambren Travel luggage tags, a tote bag and some other swag. And most importantly, Caitlin will be your dedicated go-to person for answering all of your pre-cruise questions. To get the ball rolling, you can either give her a call at 1-904-364-5774, send her an email at [email protected], or just head over to her web site at www.AmbrenTravel.com and take a look around. ► Watch more videos about American Cruise Lines:    • American Cruise Lines   Subscribe ►    / @jimzim   Video Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:37 Day 1 - Clarkston 2:00 Holiday Inn 3:12 Embarkation 4:49 Dam 8:39 First Night 10:48 Tri Cities 14:49 Hood River 17:26 Stevenson 18:01 Music + Trains 18:49 Kalama 19:30 Astoria 21:14 River Day 22:24 Food 25:40 Activities 27:17 Portland 28:04 Travel Agent Music Credits: "Family Montage" (The Jim Zim theme song) by Biz Baz Studio "Under The Wire" by The Mini Vandals "Come With Us" by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum "Let's Do This!" by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum "Vanity Reprise" by Leviathe "Surrender" by Dan Lebowitz "Take Your Time" by Dan Lebowitz "Arkansas Traveler" by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum "Firefly" by Chris Haugen "Lazy Afternoon Sun" by Dan Lebowitz "Everything Where It Needs To Be" by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum "Quarantine Waltz" by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum "Sailors Lament" by Audionautix "Birds In Flight" by Dan Lebowitz "All Hail The Queen" by Dan Lebowitz "Happy Mandolin" by Media Right Productions "Campfire Song" by Chris Haugen "Stranger Danger" by Francis Preve "Sailors Lament" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/