Starting next year, you will be able to cruise through the Delta in luxurious style.American Cruise Lines has announced its first-ever California cruise through the Delta, which will be launching in February. The cruise, on a ship called American Jazz, will be eight days long. It will begin and end in San Francisco, but the route includes planned stops in Napa, Vallejo, Sacramento and Stockton.According to American Cruise Lines, the Northern California cruise will offer a guided tour of Old Sacramento and a visit to the California State Railroad Museum. Scott Ford, director of economic development with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, said he expects the round-trip excursion to bring more tourists to the city.”There hasn’t been overnight cruise service on this scale since the Delta King,” Ford said. “Sacramento really has a lot to offer and having the opportunity to showcasing this area to visitors who truthfully probably aren’t making their way up here right now.”In Stockton, the cruise will offer “a NASCAR-style driving experience at the Stockton 99 speedway.” said Amy Alpers, the director of Marketing and Communications for Visit Stockton.She said they are working with American Cruise Lines to highlight other areas near the San Joaquin River, as well.”Something we are hoping to include is like the Haggin Museum,” Alpers said. “We have a couple wineries in Stockton that we’d love to show off, maybe some of our diverse farmers markets,” Alpers said.But the cruise will cost you a pretty penny. According to the American Cruise Lines website, prices start at just over $6,000 per person, and go up to more than $11,000. Due to the high price point, will NorCal residents get on board?”Definitely,” Sacramento resident Felisa Santos said. “I’m normally up and down those areas anyway, so that would be a cool way to get there.”Others, such as San Francisco resident Dominic Chetcuti, are still on the fence.”That’s something that definitely I would be interested in,” Chetcuti said. “But for $6,000, it’s a little steep, but maybe one day, we’ll see.”And for some, such as Sacramento resident Kris Hall, it is a definite no.”I’d have to save for like two years to be able to go on that thing,” Hall said.But as a barback at Finnegan’s Pub in Old Sacramento, Hall said he is excited for the big business the cruise ship could bring.”I’m super hyped to get even busier,” Hall said. “It’s going to be like a Saturday here when that’s up here.”For economic development officials, that is the goal: to see a steady stream of tourists. The first Northern California cruise from American Cruise Lines is expected to depart San Francisco on February 17. The company already has cruises in Alaska, Washington, along the New England coast, and along the Mississippi River.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Starting next year, you will be able to cruise through the Delta in luxurious style.
American Cruise Lines has announced its first-ever California cruise through the Delta, which will be launching in February.
The cruise, on a ship called American Jazz, will be eight days long. It will begin and end in San Francisco, but the route includes planned stops in Napa, Vallejo, Sacramento and Stockton.
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Planned cruise route and stops.
According to American Cruise Lines, the Northern California cruise will offer a guided tour of Old Sacramento and a visit to the California State Railroad Museum. Scott Ford, director of economic development with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, said he expects the round-trip excursion to bring more tourists to the city.
“There hasn’t been overnight cruise service on this scale since the Delta King,” Ford said. “Sacramento really has a lot to offer and having the opportunity to showcasing this area to visitors who truthfully probably aren’t making their way up here right now.”
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American Jazz.
In Stockton, the cruise will offer “a NASCAR-style driving experience at the Stockton 99 Speedway.” said Amy Alpers, the director of Marketing and Communications for Visit Stockton.
She said they are working with American Cruise Lines to highlight other areas near the San Joaquin River, as well.
“Something we are hoping to include is like the Haggin Museum,” Alpers said. “We have a couple wineries in Stockton that we’d love to show off, maybe some of our diverse farmers markets,” Alpers said.
But the cruise will cost you a pretty penny. According to the American Cruise Lines website, prices start at just over $6,000 per person, and go up to more than $11,000. Due to the high price point, will NorCal residents get on board?
“Definitely,” Sacramento resident Felisa Santos said. “I’m normally up and down those areas anyway, so that would be a cool way to get there.”
Others, such as San Francisco resident Dominic Chetcuti, are still on the fence.
“That’s something that definitely I would be interested in,” Chetcuti said. “But for $6,000, it’s a little steep, but maybe one day, we’ll see.”
And for some, such as Sacramento resident Kris Hall, it is a definite no.
“I’d have to save for like two years to be able to go on that thing,” Hall said.
But as a barback at Finnegan’s Pub in Old Sacramento, Hall said he is excited for the big business the cruise ship could bring.
“I’m super hyped to get even busier,” Hall said. “It’s going to be like a Saturday here when that’s up here.”
For economic development officials, that is the goal: to see a steady stream of tourists.
The first Northern California cruise from American Cruise Lines is expected to depart San Francisco on February 17. The company already has cruises in Alaska, Washington, along the New England coast, and along the Mississippi River.
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