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American Harmony vs American Serenade

The verdict

Which should you choose?

American Harmony is an intimate American Cruise Lines ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2019. American Serenade is an intimate American Cruise Lines ship carrying 180 passengers, in service since 2023. American Harmony has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose American Harmony if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 3.1 passengers (vs 4.2).

Choose American Serenade if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 10 cruises on sale (vs none).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

American HarmonyAmerican Serenade
Cruise line American Cruise Lines American Cruise Lines
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2019 2023 (better)
Gross tonnage 5,400 5,148
Passengers 184 180
Crew 60 43
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.1 (better) 4.2
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 29.3 (better) 28.6
Decks 6 5
Length 269 ft 269 ft
Beam 59 ft 56 ft
Speed 14 mph 14 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 8 / 10 9 / 10 (better)
Cruises on sale — 10
Upcoming sailings — 111
Cruise lengths — 7 to 22 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $4,255

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

American Harmony has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active American Serenade: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature American Serenade: 5.0
  • Cultural American Serenade: 7.0
  • Dining American Serenade: 6.0
  • Entertainment American Serenade: 5.0
  • Family friendly American Serenade: 2.0
  • Party American Serenade: 5.0
  • Romantic American Serenade: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness American Serenade: 5.0
  • Staterooms American Serenade: 7.0

American Cruise Lines

American Harmony

The 184-passenger ship American Harmony from American Cruise Lines launched in summer 2019 with a coastal ship featuring sailings on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest.

Questions

American Harmony or American Serenade?

Which is bigger, American Harmony or American Serenade?

American Harmony is bigger at 5,400 gross tons, against 5,148 gross tons for American Serenade. American Harmony carries 184 passengers and American Serenade carries 180.

Which ship is newer, American Harmony or American Serenade?

American Serenade is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2023 against 2019 for American Harmony.

Which has more space per passenger?

American Harmony, with 29.3 gross tons per passenger against 28.6 on American Serenade. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

American Harmony, with one crew member for every 3.1 passengers against one for every 4.2 on American Serenade.

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