Accommodations & Dining

 One of the last original Gloucester Fishing schooners, the American Eagle’s open deck space, comfortable cabins, and spacious interior blend the function of a period yacht, while keeping the charm of the western Atlantic’s working vessels.

Your Cabin

Evoking the charm of classic art deco yachting with the right balance of modern amenities, a stay aboard the Schooner American Eagle is an opportunity to simplify and relax.

Each cabin aboard the American Eagle is equipped with reading lights, fan, 12-volt charging outlet, and a sink with potable hot and cold water.

When you arrive your cabin is made with fresh sheets, pillows, wool blankets, and plenty of pillows.

Most cabins are located in the Midships and Main cabins. Our main cabin stove keeps you cozy on cool nights.

Curious about what to pack? Click here to look at our recommended packing list.

The Galley

In the tradition of Gloucester fishing schooners, the American Eagle features a large and commodious galley-foc’sle. Although we serve most meals on deck, there is more than enough room to relax, read, or play a boardgame. Take a book or game from library.

The cushioned benches and curved ceiling are a comfortable place to Escape the rain or chat with our galley crew while relaxing on our cushioned benches leaning against the curved ceiling. If you help our crew dry dishes you might even get some inside knowledge about what’s for dinner.

We cook all our food on our Shipmate wood-fired cookstove, it also provides great warmth during the colder months.

An array of fresh-baked bread and pie on the galley table of the American Eagle

Main Cabin

The paneled main cabin features a stove for cold nights and cushioned settees for reading or relaxing.

The stove heats the schooner during the cooler temps of early summer and fall.

Our library, in the Main and Midships cabins, includes classic Maine and nautical literature. Capt. King and the crew often read their favorite selections during the evening.

A guitar sitting on the main cabin settee bathed by warm light

Bathroom Facilities

Two toilets and a separate fresh hot-water shower are located below deck, and are cleaned multiple times a day.

No berth is more than a few steps away from the toilet.

The shower is available from the morning to the evening, even while the anchor is up.

Dining

“The fare of fisherman is far better than one would suppose… They live far better than any other class of seafaring men, and have provisions of a better grade and in greater variety.”

~ reported Henry Osborne in 1879 after a trip aboard the Gloucester schooner Victor.

“In keeping with the tradition of the fishing schooners we serve locally sourced and seasonally varied cuisine. We aim to keep the traditions of artisan, plentiful and delicious food alive and well aboard the American Eagle.”

  • Breakfast

    Wake to the smell of brewing coffee and just-baked pastries.

  • Enjoy the reserved hustle and bustle as coastal Maine wakes up around you: lobsterman head to check their traps, osprey dive for fish, or a curious seal investigates the schooner.

  • Enjoy watching the world wake up, or cozy up in the galley.

  • Lunch

    On a cold day lunch is chowder, soup, or stew to help warm you up, served with fresh baked bread and a big salad, complete with homemade dressing.

  • Warm days call for sandwiches or perhaps even a pizza party, complete with kettle chips, salad, and a cold glass of lemonade.

  • Make sure to leave some room for a bit of dessert!

  • Hors D'oeuvres

    As we approach our anchorage for the evening, listen for the bell as hors d'oeuvres are put on the cabin top.

  • Dinner

    After we anchor and put the awning up. Dinner is served, featuring local fish, meats, vegetables, and fresh bread.

  • As the sun sets, dessert is served. Enjoy a warm slice of pie or delicious cake as Capt. Tyler strums his guitar.

Lobster Bakes

  • It wouldn’t be a windjamming trip without a lobster bake. Served onshore (weather permitting), it is a quintessential Maine experience.

  • Land on the beach of one of Maine’s uninhabited islands. Explore the island following trails almost overgrown, or relax on the beach snacking on chips and dip, fresh crudités, or cheese and crackers.

  • Not long after the lobster are pulled off the fire, cooked to perfection with corn and rockweed, dinner is served. Don’t worry if you don’t like lobster: burgers, steak, and chicken are soon to follow, served with homemade buns and all the fixings.

  • Toast a marshmallow for s’mores on the coals of the fire as you wait for your turn to row back to the schooner.