Ready six weeks ahead of schedule, the gleaming Queen of the Misissippi left Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland bound for New Orleans. Beginning in August, the Queen of the Mississippi will depart from New Orleans traveling the entire Mississippi river system.
While traveling on the Mississippi river system, the Queen of the Mississippi will also cruise the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers. Designed for higher speeds than any other river boat on the Mississippi, this new ship will travel further at night and be able to make more port visits with longer stays at the quaint and historic towns along the way.
A number of unique riverboat journeys are planned that take guests as far north as St. Paul, MN on the Mississippi River and as far east as Pittsburgh, PA on the Ohio River.

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