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Apr 3, 2024USA Today: Riverboat cruising returns to the Mississippi with American Queen
I've been on the river boat in Sacramento before, but never one on the Mississippi...
I've been on the river boat in Sacramento before, but never one on the Mississippi...
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Stalkers. Groupies. Either way, this is a big summer for aficionados of long, languid sailings on the Mississippi River and beyond. After a four-year absence of multi-day leisure cruises, the American Queen, a 436-passenger boat built in 1995, is back on the river.
In August, the new 150-passenger Queen of the Mississippi will enter these newly competitive waters. That boat will have lower density, larger cabins (most with private balconies), and, at an average $640 a day per person, a steeper price point.
Not that the American Queen, with average per diems of $500 per person, ranks as a budget vacation.
Stalkers. Groupies. Either way, this is a big summer for aficionados of long, languid sailings on the Mississippi River and beyond. After a four-year absence of multi-day leisure cruises, the American Queen, a 436-passenger boat built in 1995, is back on the river.
In August, the new 150-passenger Queen of the Mississippi will enter these newly competitive waters. That boat will have lower density, larger cabins (most with private balconies), and, at an average $640 a day per person, a steeper price point.
Not that the American Queen, with average per diems of $500 per person, ranks as a budget vacation.