Memories are all that's left now of the Mississippi Queen, the once spectacular paddlewheel steamboat that recently met a quiet demise after languishing in a local berth since 2006.

As far as shore excursions, American Queen Steamboat Company has temporarily halted its hop-on, hop-off buses that allowed passengers to explore port towns on their own.

Mississippi Queen steamboat asbestos case ends with two guilty pleas — owner, company failed to disclose the deadly material to regulators Owner, company failed to disclose the deadly material ...

The churning red paddlewheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through a slice of Americana that harks back to Mark Twain and the ...

The American Queen's history has been short but eventful, and lovers of the genteel pastime of steamboat cruising have been watching to see if that history would have any new chapters.

With the relaunching of a vessel called the American Queen, steamboat travel has returned to the Mississippi and Ohio rivers for the first time since 2008.

Thinking about going long with your next Mississippi River cruise? You're not alone. A pair of unusually lengthy new voyages from the American Queen Steamboat Company are proving to be among the ...

Bierdz said American Queen Steamboat Company’s June-October sailings are 90 percent booked. After a year of being stuck in a COVID-19 cocoon, cruise lovers want to get out of the house and back ...

A man fell from the American Queen steamboat into the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge hours before sunrise Wednesday and, despite a full day of searching, remained missing after sunset.

But there are only two paddlewheelers–the 285-foot Delta Queen and the 379-foot Mississippi Queen, both owned by Delta Queen Steamboat Co. in New Orleans–that sleep passengers overnight.

Exploring the Mississippi by steamboat Stepping back more than two centuries, Paul Oswell boards the American Queen for a luxurious – and unique - trip along the USA’s longest river ...