River Cruise News

November 8th, 2011 The Great American Steamboat Company is renovating the steamboat American Queen and will revert her design to the clean and crisp look of her early days when she has been launched in 1995. That’s the… read more >

September 21st, 2011 American Cruise Lines has announced plans for an extensive entertainment program for its 2012 Mississippi River itineraries aboard the new paddlewheeler, Queen of the Mississippi, currently being built in Salisbury, Maryland. According to the press… read more >

September 21st, 2011 The Great American Streamboat Company has revealed the itineraries and cruise rates for the American Queen’s 2012 “inaugural” season. Though there are no big surprises in the schedule, there are in fact some surprising differences… read more >

September 13th, 2011 While the American Queen is being renovated at a shipyard in Louisiana, more and more details are being unveiled. Travelpulse reports that the Great American Steamboat Company is planning to include a pre-cruise hotel with… read more >

August 30th, 2011 The American Queen has left Beaumont, Texas, and is en route to a Bayou near Sulphur, Louisiana. Almost three years after she’s been laid there by the MARAD, she’s beeing delivered to her new owners… read more >

August 7th, 2011 Tim Rubacky, joins the new river crusie line Great American Steamboat Company. He has, until now, been Director of Communications at Prestige Cruise Holdings, which is the parent company of the renowned luxury cruise lines… read more >

August 6th, 2011 The Great American Steamboat Company has obviously finalized the purchase of the steamboat American Queen, according to sources from Cruise Industry News and our own sources. On their website the new river cruise line is… read more >

August 6th, 2011 Here is a video of the launching of the Queen of the Mississippi on July 17, 2011, that is currently under construction at the Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland. With her relatively small size, she’s being… read more >

August 5th, 2011 As river cruising on the US Inland Rivers is coming back especially to the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, steamboats.org today announces a new section on our website: Steamboats.org River Cruise News. This news section will… read more >