American Cruise Lines
American Splendor
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Ship comparison
American Splendor vs Le Champlain
Ponant Cruises
Le Champlain
- Cruises
- 64
- From
- $3,810
The verdict
Which should you choose?
American Splendor is an intimate American Cruise Lines ship carrying 185 passengers, in service since 2016. Le Champlain is an intimate Ponant Cruises ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2018. American Splendor has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose Le Champlain if you want more crew per passenger or more cruises to choose from: it has a crew member for every 1.7 passengers (vs 3.6) and it has 64 cruises on sale (vs none).
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| American Splendor | Le Champlain | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | American Cruise Lines | Ponant Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2016 | 2018 (better) |
| Gross tonnage | — | 9,900 |
| Passengers | 185 | 184 |
| Crew | 52 | 110 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 3.6 | 1.7 (better) |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | — | 53.8 |
| Decks | 5 | 6 |
| Length | 266 ft | 430 ft |
| Beam | — | 59 ft |
| Speed | — | 21 mph |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 (better) |
| Cruises on sale | — | 64 |
| Upcoming sailings | — | 76 |
| Cruise lengths | — | 7–13 nights |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | — | $3,810 |
Bliss scores
How they rate, out of 10
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.
American Splendor has no Bliss scores yet.
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American Cruise Lines
American Splendor
The 185-passenger American Splendor paddlewheeler has been cruising the Mississippi River since 2016 (initially as America) and underwent a major makeover in 2022. American Cruise Lines calls her "the finest Mississippi paddlewheeler ever built, introducing features never before seen on a Mississippi riverboat."
Ponant Cruises
Le Champlain
Featuring innovative and environmentally friendly equipment, elegantly designed cabins, spacious suites with large windows and lounge areas that open onto the outside, Le Champlain is a luxury expedition yacht from France-based Ponant cruise line that boasts just 92 cabins and suites. The ship launched in September 2018.
Sailing now
64 cruises on sale, from $3,810.
Questions
American Splendor or Le Champlain?
Which ship is newer, American Splendor or Le Champlain?
Le Champlain is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2018 against 2016 for American Splendor.
Which has more crew per passenger?
Le Champlain, with one crew member for every 1.7 passengers against one for every 3.6 on American Splendor.
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