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.

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.

Along with 109 other passengers and 80 crew members, I recently cruised the lower Mississippi and Ohio rivers from Memphis to Louisville on American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Duchess to ...

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 418-foot-long boat, which carries 436 passengers. The churning red paddlewheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through a slice of ...

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.

Sykes said one British couple has booked both of the three-week sailings back-to-back, creating a six week Mississippi voyage. American Queen Steamboat already has added another Mighty Mississippi ...

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.

Along with 109 other passengers and 80 crew members, I recently cruised the lower Mississippi and Ohio rivers from Memphis to Louisville on American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Duchess to ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS -- As the American Queen paddle wheeler steams toward the city early one morning last week, all eyes turn toward Richard and Suzanne Martinez, who are strolling onto the boat's forward ...

Along with 109 other passengers and 80 crew members, I recently cruised the lower Mississippi and Ohio rivers from Memphis to Louisville on American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Duchess to ...