{"id":173115,"date":"2025-06-06T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/7-best-us-river-cruises-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:00:08","slug":"7-best-us-river-cruises-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/7-best-us-river-cruises-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"7 best US river cruises – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Whether you’re fascinated by American history, culture and cuisine or you’ve enjoyed river cruising in Europe<\/a> but are now looking to explore closer to home, U.S. river cruises are an easy and enjoyable vacation option.<\/p>\n

Choose from two main waterways for your U.S. river cruise: the Mississippi River<\/a>, which flows through nine states (from St. Paul, Minnesota, to New Orleans), or the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon and Washington. Some cruise lines also venture onto three smaller, lesser-known rivers: the Ohio, the Cumberland and the Tennessee. You can even explore New York’s Hudson River on a fall foliage cruise<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just two companies offer multiple itineraries on U.S. rivers. American Cruise Lines<\/a> sails all the waterways mentioned above, while Viking<\/a> offers itineraries solely on the Mississippi<\/a> (though it also offers Great Lakes<\/a> sailings). Additionally, Lindblad Expeditions offers a food-and-wine-centric river cruise on the Columbia and Snake rivers.<\/p>\n

Read on for our picks of the seven best U.S. river cruises. They range from seven to 15 nights and visit destinations in 16 states; itineraries take you through the Colonial-heritage-rich Northeast, America’s agricultural heartland and the pioneer routes of the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n

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American Cruise Lines’ 8-night Music Cities Cruise<\/h2>\n
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