[Ted Davisson]

Greetings From New Orleans ,
Yesterday , the 28th. of February , while on an assignment and as I was passing through the New Orleans harbor I spoke on the radio to my friend and new Captain of the Str. American Queen , Capt. Rob Deluca . He informed me that the Str. American Queen was in the process of shipping up and that she was scheduled to start the 2008 schedule tomorrow the 1st. of March . He also indicated to me that for the next few months that the AQ will be making seven day round trips from New Orleans to Natchez and back . I was also told that the Str. Delta Queen will be shipping up and starting the 2008 schedule the 15th of April and that the immediate future of the Str. Mississippi Queen is still unclear and its any ones guess when she will be shipped up . Hopfully the 2008 schedule will be successful and a profitable one and that the future of the Str. Delta Queen will be resolved .
Smoothe Sailing !
Ted Davisson