INFORMATION | If you go

CONTACTS
RiverBarge Excursions Inc.: www.riverbarge.com or (888) 462-2743.
Delta Queen Steamboat Co. Inc.: www.deltaqueen.com or (800) 543-1949.
FACTS
River Explorer: Barge propelled by diesel-fueled towboat launched in 1998; accommodates 196 guests; three passenger decks; ticket pricing covers all expenses excluding alcohol and gift shop purchases; two elevators, laundry facilities, two whirlpool tubs, regional entertainment; staterooms feature super queen or twin beds, full tub and shower, satellite TV and VCR; telephone, mini refrigerator, large picture window; peak speed 15 mph, average 11 mph downriver and 7 mph upriver. It travels the Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, the Atchafalaya River Basin in Louisiana and a portion of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway that extends along the Gulf Coast from Pensacola to the Texas coast.
Delta Queen: Steam-driven paddlewheeler launched in 1927; accommodates 174 guests: four passenger decks; ticket pricing covers all expenses excluding alcohol and gift shop purchases, tipping and shore excursions; staterooms feature private bathroom with shower, large mirrors; peak speed 10 mph, average 6 mph.
American Queen: Steam-driven paddlewheeler launched in 1995; accommodates 436 passengers; six passenger decks, ticket pricing covers all expenses excluding alcohol and gift shop purchases, tipping and shore excursions; two elevators, bathing pool, exercise room, movie theater, gift shop, beauty salon; staterooms feature private bathroom with shower, telephone; peak speed 12 mph, average 7-8 mph.
Mississippi Queen: Steam-driven paddlewheeler launched in 1976; accommodates 416 guests; seven passenger decks; ticket pricing covers all expenses excluding alcohol and gift shop purchases, tipping and shore excursions; two elevators, exercise room, bathing pool, movie theater, beauty salon, gift shop; staterooms feature private bathroom with shower, telephone; peak speed 11 mph, average 7 mph.
The Queens travel along the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee, Atchafalaya, Kanawha and Arkansas rivers and the Tennessee-Tombigbee and Gulf Intracoastal waterways.