Victory Cruise Lines to Return to the Great Lakes
The Victory Cruise Lines brand will be relaunched in July 2024. With a new website already online, the company is set to return with the Ocean Navigator and the Ocean Voyager. (more…)
Posted in: News
Sunstone Ships Takes Delivery Of The Third Infinity-Class Vessel – “Ocean Victory” Was Delivered On 12 October 2021
SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market,
announced the successful delivery of their third next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company Announces Re-Imagined Portfolio as American Queen Voyages
American Queen Steamboat Company, part of Hornblower Group, is now American Queen Voyages, the new overarching brand merging American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Voyages™ Announces New Fort Lauderdale Headquarters
American Queen Voyages®, part of Hornblower® Group and formerly American Queen Steamboat Company® and Victory Cruise Lines®, announced that it will open a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Reveals Expedition Highlights for Ocean Victory Inaugural 2022 Season
Victory Cruise Lines marks its expedition experience debut with the new Ocean Victory™ in 2022. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines® Announces Savings on 2022 Explorations of Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula
Victory Cruise Lines is offering up to $2,000 savings per stateroom on its new immersive Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula itineraries on “Victory I”. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Highlights New Itineraries for 2022. Charting New Routes to Southeast U.S., Yucatán Peninsula and Alaska
Victory Cruise Lines showcases new itineraries for its 2022 season. Expanding offerings in nearly every direction, Victory Cruise Lines’ guests will have the opportunity to travel to many of North America’s most desirable destinations including the U.S. southeastern seaboard, Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula, and Alaska. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company™ and Victory Cruise Lines Announce Spring Sale for 2022 Itineraries
American Queen Steamboat Company™ and Victory Cruise Lines have announced a Spring Sale for 2022 where guests can save up to $2,000 per stateroom on select American Queen Steamboat Company 2022 itineraries and up to $4,000 per stateroom on Victory Cruise Line 2022 voyages when booked by June 30, 2021. (more…)
Posted in: News
Four New Hires/Promotions Announced by American Queen Steamboat Co. and Victory Cruise Lines
American Queen Steamboat Company™ and Victory Cruise Lines, part of the Hornblower® Group, announce three new additions and one promotion to the sales and revenue management teams. (more…)
Posted in: News
SunStone’s next newbuild expedition cruise vessels, the ‘Ocean Explorer’ and the ‘Ocean Victory’, are nearing completion from the CMHI yard
The ‘Ocean Victory’ is vessel number 3 in SunStone’s INFINITY series, while the ‘Ocean Explorer’ is vessel number 4. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Join Signature Travel Network as Preferred Partners
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines are pleased to announce that they have become preferred partners of Signature Travel Network®. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Co. and Victory Reach Booking Milestone
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines reached a company milestone following the release of the 2023 season last week, the furthest in advance the lines have ever released a season. Additionally, January and February 2021 bookings are over 35% higher than November and December 2020 bookings. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Release 2023 Season Featuring Debut of Ocean Discoverer
In response to unprecedented demand for the 2022 season, American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines, Hornblower® Family Companies, are releasing the 2023 season today. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Announce Vaccination Requirement for all Guests and Crew Members Starting July 1, 2021
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), part of the Hornblower® Group, have announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all guests that will go into effect for all sailings beginning July 1, 2021. (more…)
Posted in: News
Three Industry Veterans Join American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), part of the Hornblower® Group, announce three additions to the Marketing and Sales team. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Announce Up to $3,000 in Savings for Wave Season
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), part of the Hornblower® Group, just launched both lines’ 2021 Wave season campaigns with offers applicable to select voyages in 2021 and 2022, including up to $3,000 in savings. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Announce Enhanced Operations and All-New Guest Experiences for 2021
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), Hornblower® Family Companies, are pleased to announce new enhancements and offerings as the ships look forward to welcoming aboard their guests once again in 2021. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Announce 2022 Itineraries
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), Hornblower® Family Companies, recently announced their itineraries for the 2022 season featuring new routes and uniquely themed cruises, in addition to their beloved classic journeys. (more…)
Posted in: News
Hornblower Group announces new SVP of Marketing for American Queen, Kari Tarnowski
Hornblower Group announced today that Kari Tarnowski has been named senior vice president of marketing for American Queen Steamboat Company. Tarnowski joins the company after serving as vice president of marketing for Crystal Cruises. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Announce New “Steamboat and Victory Academy” for Travel Agent Partners
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), Hornblower® Family Companies, are pleased to announce the recent launch of the combined “Steamboat and Victory Academy” (SAVA). (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Announces New Yucatán’s Mayan Cruise Tour In anticipation of the 2021 Season
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) is excited to announce a brand new itinerary for its upcoming 2021 season, the Yucatán’s Mayan Cruise Tour. Available November through December 2021 on board the Victory II, the itinerary is a roundtrip sailing from Cancun (Cozumel), Mexico. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Announces Collaborative Partnership with California Polytechnic State University
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) is pleased to announce its newest collaborative partnership with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). The partnership will provide Cal Poly students the opportunity to fulfill paid “Learn by Doing” internships aboard VCL’s brand-new vessel – the Ocean Victory – as it sails in Alaska. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Announces Flexible Booking Policy for 2021
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) has announced the all-new Risk-Free Booking Policy: “Come Home to America in 2021”. As part of the new offer, guests who book their 2021 voyages by September 30, 2020 can receive up to $1,400 in savings when they pay in full. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Announces New Health and Safety Protocols Ahead of 2021 Season
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) has created enhanced health and safety protocols to keep guests, crew and the communities the vessels visit safe in the face of COVID-19. (more…)
Posted in: News
Great Lakes cruising, ship calls in Cleveland will be way down in 2020, as Victory cuts back
Victory Cruise Lines, the predominant operator in the Great Lakes cruise market, has canceled more than half its sailings this summer, and pulled one of its ships from the region. (cleveland.com)
Posted in: News
Launching The Ocean Victory
Ocean Victory, ship number three in the SunStone Ships’ INFINITY series, had her launching ceremony 16 March at the CMHI Haimen yard. She is the second exploration cruise vessel built at the yard featured with the ULSTEIN X-BOW®. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines announced their 2020 Wave season campaigns
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC), a Hornblower® Families Company and the operator of Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), announced today its 2020 Wave season campaigns: “Rollin’ on the American Rivers” and “Sail On To Victory”. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Wave Season Steal for new US Southeast Cruise
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) is excited to take its luxury 202-passenger ships south for new American Southeast itineraries in 2020 – and guests can save up to $2,000 when booking with the Sail On To Victory Wave Season Campaign (through March 2020). (more…)
Posted in: News
Brian Powell Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC), a leader in U.S. river cruising, has appointed Brian P. Powell as Chief Marketing Officer of AQSC and Victory Cruise Lines (Victory). In this role, Brian will lead the strategic marketing efforts for the growing AQSC and Victory fleets. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Reports Resounding Success for Inaugural Season
Victory Cruise Lines is excited to announce the success of its inaugural season under the management of the American Queen Steamboat Company. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Releases New 2020 Discover Beyond™ Itineraries
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) is excited to announce the 2020 Discover Beyond™ itineraries for M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Renews Contract with CMI-Leisure
Victory Cruise Lines is pleased to announce its continued partnership with CMI-Leisure following the success of its inaugural season under the management of American Queen Steamboat Company, a Hornblower® Families Company. (more…)
Posted in: News
Albatros Expeditions Reveals Features on Ocean Victory
The new Ocean Victory will sail for Albatros Expeditions in Antarctica from December 2020 and will be chartered to Victory Cruise Lines for operations in Alaska for the summer seasons. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines announce its new British Columbia and Alaska itineraries for the Ocean Victory, which will debut in May 2021
Victory Cruise Lines (VCL) is excited to announce the inaugural itineraries for the 2021 season in Alaska on board the 200-passenger M/V Ocean Victory. (more…)
Posted in: News
American Queen Steamboat Company & Victory Cruise Lines Hire Ares M. Michaelides as President
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) has appointed Ares M. Michaelides as President of AQSC and Victory Cruise Lines (Victory). (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Successful Keel Laying Ceremony for New Vessel
Victory Cruise Lines is excited to announce a successful Keel Laying Ceremony for the highly anticipated M/V Ocean Victory. Operated by American Queen Steamboat Company, Victory Cruise Lines had a successful inaugural year cruising the Great Lakes and American Borderlands and will bring that same high standard of cruising to British Columbia and Alaska with the M/V Ocean Victory in the spring of 2021. (more…)
Posted in: News
Great Deals Available as Victory Cruise Lines Wraps up Inaugural Season
With only eight sailings left in 2019, Victory Cruise Lines, committed to small-ship cruising on the North American and Canadian coasts, is welcoming first-time and avid cruisers onboard with unbeatable deals. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Docking at Navy Pier in Chicago
Victory Cruise Lines, a leader in Great Lakes cruising, is excited to announce its new slip at Chicago’s picturesque Navy Pier. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Offers Masterful And Regional Cuisine On “Victory I” And “Victory II”
Victory Cruise Lines, a leader in cruising the Great Lakes, North American and Canadian coasts, offers guests world-class dining that celebrates the regional delicacies of the M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II’s ports of call. (more…)
Posted in: News
Victory Cruise Lines Unveils New 2020 Shore Excursions with the M/V Victory I and II
Victory Cruise Lines, committed to small-ship cruising on the Great Lakes, North American and Canadian coasts, is excited to unveil a new lineup of shore excursions following the recent announcement of six new itineraries onboard the M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II for the 2020 season. (more…)
Posted in: News
