Scenic view of Nashville skyline and pedestrian bridge reflecting in the Cumberland River at sunrise.

American Cruise Lines

Highlights of the Mississippi Cruise

US Rivers

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American Heritage

A 2015 paddlewheeler that spent her first seven years as Queen of the Mississippi

Aboard

  • Built at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, US-flagged and American-crewed
  • Sailed as Queen of the Mississippi until she was refitted and renamed in 2022
  • 84 staterooms, 19 of them built for solo travelers and 18 of those with balconies
  • The red stern paddlewheel is decorative; diesel engines do the actual work
  • Runs the Knoxville-to-Huntsville Great Smoky Mountains land-and-cruise package
  • A second home on the Lower Mississippi, round trip from New Orleans

Ashore

Where You Stop

New Orleans

US Rivers

America's Rivers

The Mississippi, the Columbia and the Snake aboard small ships that dock in the middle of town: no passport, no flight over an ocean, and a different American city every morning.

Best Time to Go
April to November, with fall color on the Mississippi in October
Typical Length
7 to 15 nights
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