Victory Cruise Lines to be Purchased by American Queen Steamboat
Victory Cruise Lines, along with their two ships, the Victory I and Victory II, are being acquired by the American Queen Steamboat Company. These vessels are currently being marketed by Victory Cruise Lines as overnight cruise ships. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in early January 2019.
The 5,000-ton, 300-foot-long, 202-passenger Victory I and Victory II are both identical, and details of upcoming operations on both of vessels will be announced in the coming months, American Queen Steamboat Company said.
The Victory I and Victory II will join the American Queen Steamboat Company fleet under the Victory Cruise name, alongside the flagship American Queen and 166-guest boutique paddlewheeler American Duchess sailing the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and American Empress in the Pacific Northwest. The new American Countess, currently under construction in Louisiana, will debut in 2020.
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