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Detailed Ship Information: The American Duchess is the first all-suite paddlewheeler on U.S. rivers, a floating, intimate masterpiece that can carry up to 166 guests through America's heartland. The paddlewheeler, created from a 1995... Read More


5 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Cajun Christmas River Cruise Roundtrip from New Orleans
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in St. Francisville, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

5 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - New Years Celebration River Cruise Roundtrip from New Orleans
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in St. Francisville, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

7 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Mississippi Holiday Markets River Cruise Roundtrip from New Orleans
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in Nottoway; St. Francisville, LA; Natchez, MS; Vicksburg, MS; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Lower Mississippi River - Charms of the South Cruise from New Orleans to Memphis
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in Nottoway; St. Francisville, LA; Natchez, MS; Vicksburg, MS; Port of the Mississippi Delta; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Rhythm of the Rivers - An American Music Festival Cruise from Memphis to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Ashport Landing, TN; New Madrid, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; Dover, TN; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - A Rhythmical Journey Cruise from Memphis to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Ashport Landing, TN; New Madrid, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; Dover, TN; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - Confluences and Culture Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to St. Louis (Alton)
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Chester, IL; St. Louis (Alton)

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Rhythm of the Rivers - An American Music Festival Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to St. Louis
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Chester, IL; St. Louis (Alton)

8 Night - Ohio River - The Masterful Midwest Cruise from St. Louis to Cincinnati
Starting in St. Louis, MO; with stops in Alton, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Louisville, KY; Madison, IN; Cincinnati, OH

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - American Culinary Experience Cruise from St. Louis to Cincinnati
Starting in St. Louis, MO; with stops in Alton, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Louisville, KY; Madison, IN; Cincinnati, OH

8 Night - Ohio River - The Beautiful Ohio Cruise from Cincinnati to Louisville
Starting in Cincinnati, OH; with stops in Madison, IN; Louisville, KY; Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Special Events - The Kentucky Derby™ Cruise from Cincinnati to Louisville
Starting in Cincinnati, OH; with stops in Madison, IN; Louisville, KY; Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Upper Mississippi River - Midwestern Passage Cruise from Louisville to St. Louis (Alton)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; St. Louis, MO (Alton)

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Special Events - Founders Cruise from Louisville to St. Louis, MO (Alton)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; St. Louis, MO (Alton)

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - American Culinary Experience Cruise from St. Louis to Memphis
Starting in St. Louis, MO; with stops in Alton, IL; Chester, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; New Madrid, MO; Ashport Landing, TN; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Lower Mississippi River - Charms of the South Cruise from Memphis to New Orleans
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Port of the Mississippi Delta; Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, MS; St. Francisville, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - History & Culture - The Art of Discovery River Cruise from Memphis to Louisville
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Columbus, KY; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Owensboro, KY; Brandenburg, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Ohio River Exploration Cruise from Louisville to Pittsburgh
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Madison, IN; Cincinnati, OH; Maysville, KY; Point Pleasant, WV; Marietta, OH; Pittsburgh, PA

8 Night - Ohio River Exploration Cruise from Pittsburgh to Louisville
Starting in Pittsburgh, PA; with stops in Wheeling, WV; Marietta, OH; Huntington, WV; Augusta, KY; Cincinnati, OH; Madison, IN; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - Soul of the South Cruise from Louisville to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Dover, KY; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Rhythm of the Rivers - An American Music Festival Cruise from Louisville to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Dover, KY; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - Soul of the South Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to Louisville
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Owensboro, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Star-Spangled Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to Louisville
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Owensboro, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - American Culinary Experience Cruise from Louisville to St. Louis (Alton)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; St. Louis, MO (Alton)

8 Night - Upper Mississippi River - Mark Twains Mississippi Cruise from St. Louis (Alton) to Minneapolis (Red Wing)
Starting in St. Louis, MO; with stops in Alton, IL; Hannibal, MO; Clinton, IA; Dubuque, IA; La Crosse, WI; Red Wing, MN

8 Night - Upper Mississippi River - Heartland Heritage Cruise Roundtrip from Minneapolis (Red Wing)
Starting in Minneapolis; with stops in Red Wing, MN; Dubuque, IA; Prairie du Chien, WI; La Crosse, WI; Winona, MN; Redwing, MN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - Bourbon - An American Spirit Cruise from Memphis to Louisville
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Columbus, KY; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Owensboro, KY; Brandenburg, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - American Culinary Experience Cruise from Louisville to Memphis
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Ashport Landing, TN; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Community Outreach River Cruise from Louisville to St. Louis (Alton)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; St. Louis, MO (Alton)

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - Best of the Tennessee Cruise from Memphis to Chattanooga
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in New Madrid, MO; Paducah, KY; Savannah, TN; Decatur, AL; Chattanooga, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - History & Culture - Civil War: A Historical Perspective River Cruise from Memphis to Chattanooga
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in New Madrid, MO; Paducah, KY; Savannah, TN; Decatur, AL; Chattanooga, TN

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - Best of the Tennessee Cruise from Chattanooga to Memphis
Starting in Chattanooga; with stops in Decatur, AL; Florence, AL; Savannah, TN; Paducah, KY; New Madrid, MO; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Special Events - Autumn on the River Cruise from Chattanooga to Memphis
Starting in Chattanooga; with stops in Decatur, AL; Florence, AL; Savannah, TN; Paducah, KY; Ashport Landing, TN; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Thanksgiving River Cruise Roundtrip from New Orleans
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in Nottoway; Baton Rouge, LA; Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, LA, St. Francisville, LA; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Tennessee And Cumberland Rivers - A Rhythmical Journey Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to Memphis
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Columbus, KY; Ashport Landing, TN; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Creole Christmas River Cruise from Memphis to New Orleans
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Port of the Mississippi Delta; Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, MS; Baton Rouge, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - New Years Celebration River Cruise Roundtrip from New Orleans
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in St. Francisville, LA; Natchez, MS; Vicksburg, MS; Baton Rouge, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - Cajun Creole Culinary Experience Cruise from New Orleans to Memphis
Starting in New Orleans, LA; with stops in Nottoway; St. Francisville, LA; Natchez, MS; Vicksburg, MS; Port of the Mississippi Delta; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - Cajun Creole Culinary Experience Cruise from Memphis to New Orleans
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Port of the Mississippi Delta; Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, MS; St. Francisville, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - History & Culture - Civil War: A Historical Perspective River Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to Chattanooga
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Savannah, TN; Florence, AL; Decatur, AL; Chattanooga, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - History & Culture - Civil War: A Historical Perspective River Cruise from Chattanooga to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in Chattanooga, TN; with stops in Decatur, AL; Florence, AL; Savannah, TN; Paducah, KY; Dover, TN; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - History & Culture - Quilting the Fabric of America River Cruise from St. Louis to Memphis
Starting in St. Louis, MO; with stops in Chester, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; Columbus, KY; New Madrid, MO; Ashport Landing, TN; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Star-Spangled Cruise from Memphis to Louisville
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in New Madrid, MO; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Owensboro, KY; Brandenburg, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - Bourbon - An American Spirit Cruise from Louisville to Memphis
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Madison, IN; Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; New Madrid, MO; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - History & Culture - Quilting the Fabric of America River Cruise from Memphis to St. Louis (Alton)
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in New Madrid, MO; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Chester, IL; St. Louis, MO; St. Louis (Alton)

8 Night - Upper Mississippi River - Mark Twains Mississippi Cruise from Minneapolis (Red Wing) to St. Louis (Alton)
Starting in Minneapolis, MN; with stops in Red Wing, MN; La Crosse, WI; Dubuque, IA; Bettendorf, IA; Burlington, IA; Hannibal, MO; St. Louis (Alton)

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - American Culinary Experience Cruise from St. Louis (Alton) to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in St. Louis, MO; with stops in Alton, IL; St. Louis, MO; Chester, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Paducah, KY; Dover, TN; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - American Culinary Experience Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to Louisville
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Henderson, KY; Owensboro, KY; Brandenburg, KY; Louisville, KY

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Culinary & Cocktails - Bourbon - An American Spirit Cruise from Louisville to Nashville (Clarksville)
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Madison, IN; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; Dover, TN; Clarksville, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Rhythm of the Rivers - Music of the 50s and 60s Cruise from Nashville (Clarksville) to St. Louis, MO (Alton)
Starting in Nashville, TN; with stops in Clarksville, TN; Dover, TN; Paducah, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Chester, IL; St. Louis, MO (Alton)

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Community Outreach - An American Hero Exclusive River Cruise from Louisville to Memphis
Starting in Louisville, KY; with stops in Brandenburg, KY; Owensboro, KY; Henderson, KY; Paducah, KY; New Madrid, MO; Ashport Landing, TN; Memphis, TN

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Community Outreach - Cruising for a Cure River Cruise from Memphis to New Orleans
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, MS; St. Francisville, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

8 Night - Special Edition Voyages - Holidays - Mississippi Holiday Markets River Cruise from Memphis to New Orleans
Starting in Memphis, TN; with stops in Port of the Mississippi Delta; Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, St. Francisville, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; MS; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA

15 Night - Mississippi River - The Mighty Mississippi Cruise from Minneapolis (Red Wing) to New Orleans
Starting in Minneapolis, MN; with stops in Red Wing, MN; Winona, MN; La Crosse, WI; Dubuque, IA; Bettendorf, IA; Burlington, IA; Hannibal, MO; St. Louis, MO; Memphis, TN; Port of the Mississippi Delta; Vicksburg, MS; Natchez, MS; Nottoway; New Orleans, LA


The American Duchess is the first all-suite paddlewheeler on U.S. rivers, a floating, intimate masterpiece that can carry up to 166 guests through America's heartland. The paddlewheeler, created from a 1995 hull, was completely reconstructed to become one of the most luxurious river cruising vessels in the country, featuring single-seating main dining and entertainment venues, soaring ceilings, and all of the features guests have come to expect on other American Queen Steamboat Company cruises.

Her suites range from 180 sq. ft to 550 sq. ft., allowing guests to stay in some of the largest accomodations on the rivers. Unique to the American Duchess are her spacious Loft Suites, that measure at 550 sq. ft.. The lower level features a full bathroom, small dining area, a beautiful lounge section furnished with a queen sofa-bed and desk area, along with sliding doors to access a private balcony. The loft area upstairs is a tranquil retreat with its semi-private bedroom, a full bathroom and gracious closet space.

Featuring a single-seating schedule in the beautiful Grand Dining Room, dining onboard is an experience. Enjoy 5-star cuisine that blends local flavors and fine culinary traditions. A more casual atmosphere is offered at The Grill, which can host over 80 guests who wish to dine at their own pace.

Combining the best of the old and the new, this beautiful lady of the river epitomizes the grace and grandeur that has made River Cruising a cherished American tradition for more than two centuries. One voyage and you'll see why.

American Queen Steamboat Company is strongly committed to preserving the marine environment and continually strives to do our part in keeping America's waterways clean.

Distinctions:
First all-suite U.S. Paddlewheeler
Private Veranda Suites to Loft and Owner's Suites range from 240 to 550 sq. ft.
Included boutique hotel stay before your voyage (includes breakfast, taxes, porterage and vessel transfer )
Single-seating dining and entertainment venues
Regionally inspired, epicurean cuisine tailored from the finest, local ingredients
Complimentary wine and beer with dinner
Complimentary cappuccino, espresso, bottled water and soft drinks throughout your voyage
Included shore excursions in every port of call
Our own dedicated fleet of deluxe motorcoaches
Broadway-caliber entertainment each evening and spotlight guest performances
Daily lectures by the Riverlorian, our resident history and culture expert
Gracious service from a friendly, all-American staff
The Passenger Vessel Association recognizes American Queen Steamboat Company as a member of its Green WATERS Program for the vessel's dedication and commitment to a cleaner, greener marine environment.