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American Cruise Lines announced Thursday it will open a new sales and reservation center in Sandy next month and is expected to hire 35 sales people.

American Cruise Lines, which is based in Connecticut, is the country's largest cruise line and specializes in luxury river and coastal ship cruises in the U.S.

In a statement, the company said it has experienced a "high growth rate, adding new ships and itineraries each year, most recently returning overnight cruising to the American Heartland on the Mississippi River and Alaska."