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One less cruise line will ply the Mississippi River this summer, bringing fewer ships and passengers to Minnesota ports. American Queen Voyages, one of three cruise lines touring the Upper and Lower ...

Some great recipes for the holiday were my most prized souvenirs from a recent steam paddlewheeler cruise on the Lower Mississippi River. The introduction of new dishes resulting from a collaboration ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — The American Queen Voyages ships ...

American Cruise Lines has solidified its status as the Mississippi River’s — and the country’s — busiest river cruise provider with its purchase of all four classic paddlewheeler ships from the ...

The Queens are dead. The Majestic America Line's flagship sternwheel riverboats, the American Queen and the Mississippi Queen, will not cruise the big rivers of the central United States this year.

The American Jazz river cruise ship in Natchez, Mississippi. Photo Credit: EWY Media/Shutterstock Demand for river cruising in the U.S. is rising and not expected to soften despite the sudden shutdown ...

My recent weeklong Mississippi River cruise on the American Queen took me back through history on the last overnight steam paddlewheeler plying the muddy waters between New Orleans and Memphis.

A new Mississippi River cruise boat will start calling on Baton Rouge and New Orleans beginning in October. The American Song, a 184-passenger vessel will begin sailing on Oct. 6, with a trip from New ...

A trip up or down the Mississippi River on a riverboat cruise offers many sights and sounds of Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri and more. There's food, culture, history and music aplenty.

The enchanting Mississippi River cruises are perfect for warm August breezes, where you can drift past historic river towns, hear blues and jazz echo off the banks, and relax in comfort aboard ...