American Cruise Lines announced today that its brand new
authentic paddlewheeler, Queen of the Mississippi, has received its Coast Guard
certificates and at six weeks ahead of schedule has left Chesapeake Shipbuilding
in Salisbury, Maryland and is en route to New Orleans, from where her first
cruises beginning in early August will depart.
“We are pleased with the completion of the Queen of the Mississippi,” said
Charles A. Robertson, President of American Cruise Lines. “This is the most
spectacular riverboat ever built and we are delighted to report that all
performance, comfort and environmental parameters have exceeded the design
expectations.”
The Queen of the Mississippi carries 150 guests in spacious staterooms, many of
which are twice the size of those on other Mississippi riverboats. Almost all of
the staterooms feature large private balconies with sliding glass doors and all
of the amenities today’s travelers expect, while maintaining the elegance and
Victorian style of classic late 1800s Mississippi riverboats. American Cruise
Lines will operate the new authentic paddlewheeler over the entire Mississippi
River System, including the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers.
The Queen of the Mississippi will also be able to travel at higher speeds than
all other Mississippi riverboats, minimizing night travel and making more
itineraries possible with longer visits to the river towns. A number of unique
riverboat journeys are planned that take guests as far north as St. Paul, MN on
the Mississippi River and as far east as Pittsburgh, PA on the Ohio River.
American Cruise Lines is honored to share its anticipation of Queen of the
Mississippi’s inaugural season with guests, travel partners, industry friends
and river cruise enthusiasts around the world, and is confident it will delight
all who experience this grand new riverboat. |
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