MEMPHIS -- As the American Queen paddle wheeler steams toward the city early one morning last week, all eyes turn toward Richard and Suzanne Martinez, who are strolling onto the boat's forward deck ...

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If Cornel Martin and his team of riverboat enthusiasts have their way, the Delta Queen will soon leave retirement and return to a life of cruising Midwestern waterways. All that stands in their path ...

The American Queen docks in Tunica, Mississippi, May 26, 2023, about halfway through its journey from New Orleans to Memphis. (Keely Brewer/Daily Memphian) Buy Photo As demand for overnight river ...

The American Queen steamboat docked along the Mississippi River in downtown Cape Girardeau Monday, July 2, 2012 as it travels from Memphis, Tenn. to St. Louis, Mo. The American Queen steamboat docked ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The ongoing drought has left the American Queen steamboat docked in Memphis, unable to paddle on down the Mississippi River because of low water. A trip that began Aug. 3 at ...

The Mississippi Queen, one of the boats of the Delta Queen Steamboat Line, will arrive at the new North Shore docking facility on Tuesday, July 16. This is the first voyage of one of the Delta Queen ...

The National Historic Landmark Delta Queen will be inducted into the National Maritime Hall of Fame at a January 24 ceremony at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. A national ...

WHY IT RATES: With the new vessel, passengers will have even more opportunities to sail the mighty Mississippi with top-shelf accommodations, amenities and service. -Michael Isenbek, TravelPulse ...

The calliope sounded early in downtown Cape Girardeau Wednesday -- about 4:30 a.m. The Mississippi Queen, making its first stop of the summer in Cape Girardeau, steamed into town. "We were running ...

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