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Mississippi River Cruise from New Orleans to Memphis Review and Photos

Sherry Laskin — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:21:17 +0000

My first “Mississippi river cruise” was a silly 20-minute boat ride aboard Liberty Belle at Disney World. I was finally going to experience the real deal. Based on my Huck Finn Disney ride, I really didn’t know what to expect on a real Mississippi river cruise. When I stepped onboard American Cruise Line’s American Heritage...

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Try a Mississippi River Cruise Aboard the Queen of the Mississippi

Sherry Laskin — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:39:05 +0000

A New Orleans to Memphis Mississippi River cruise is filled with history, culture and of course southern food. I’m heading north on the Big Muddy aboard American Cruise Line’s Queen of the Mississippi. Our 7-night Mississippi River cruise begins in New Orleans with a night of jazz on Bourbon Street and will end with a night of...

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001 – Queen of the Mississippi Captain and an Inside Passage Cruise

Sherry Laskin — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:04:55 +0000

Cruising on the Mississippi River and heading north to Alaska. One of the youngest river cruise captains in America, American Cruise Lines’ Capt. Max Taber set aside a few minutes to talk about life on the Mississippi River, his beginnings as a deck hand and rising to the ranks of captain of the Queen of...

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American Cruise Lines wins World’s Leading Small Ships Cruise Line 2012

Sherry Laskin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:30:06 +0000

Voted #1 by travel professionals and consumers. American Cruise Lines, operator of the newest riverboats and small cruise ships in the United States, has been voted the 2012 World’s Leading Small Ships Cruise Line by travel excellence organization, World Travel Awards. Referred to as “the Oscar’s of the travel industry” by the Wall Street Journal,...

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Queen of the Mississippi sets out on inaugural voyage from New Orleans

Sherry Laskin — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:42:33 +0000

It’s a bit of déjà vu along the Mississippi river as American Cruise Lines’ Queen of the Mississippi departed from New Orleans on Saturday for her inaugural voyage round-trip to Vicksburg, Mississippi. It’s the first time a new, authentic paddlewheel riverboat has cruised the mighty Mississippi River in nearly twenty years. Built by American Cruise Lines, also the...

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