Queen of Mississippi makes a splash
American Cruise Lines has released a video of the 140-passenger Mississippi River sternwheeler it is building, the Queen of the Mississippi, being launched into water. Click to watch the video .
The vessel is being built at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md., and after the two lower hull halves were joined together, it was side launched into the water. Now, the third, fourth and fifth decks will be added, in addition to electrical cables, piping and joiner work.
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The Queen of the Mississippi is among the vessels aiming to revive the Mississippi River cruise market, which went dormant when Majestic America Line went belly up a few years back. The Queen's inaugural sailing will occur in August 2012.
The Company's new digital projection and sound systems - combined with a growing blockbuster film slate - are fueling the rapid expansion of the IMAX network in established markets such as North America, Western Europe, and Japan, as well as emerging
The ship has been out of service since Majestic America Line ceased operations at the end of 2008. “I think not only is the American Queen hugely appealing, it's what people doing a Victorian-era riverboat want,” said Christopher Kyte, president of
Start with a tour of this charming former gold-mining town before saddling up and taking a two-hour ride through majestic Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. Finish up with a drink and some salmon pate around a welcoming fire in America's last
Less than two miles away lies Butler Greenwood, a sprawling plantation where majestic oak trees drip with Spanish moss, forming a canopy over meticulously preserved Victorian architecture. The owner, a writer named Anne Butler, has converted it into a
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Where are they now?
The return of a former Majestic America Line vessel, the American Queen, next year brings to bear the question of where the remaining six ships that once rounded out the fleet have landed.
• Delta Queen: The 174-passenger flagship vessel of the Majestic fleet, built in 1926, has remained with Ambassadors International, Majestic’s parent company. It was included in the recently approved sale of Ambassadors’ remaining assets to Xanterra Holding Corp. It is currently in operation as the Delta Queen Hotel in Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Columbia Queen: The 161-passenger vessel was built in 2000 and previously sailed in the Northwest; it was also included in the Ambassadors sale. The ship is currently not in service.
• Mississippi Queen: The 412-passenger vessel was sold for scrap last year.
• Contessa: The 42-passenger catamaran was acquired last year by Sitka, Alaska-based Alaskan Dream Cruises and renamed the Alaskan Dream. It is the company’s flagship vessel and sails nine-day itineraries roundtrip from Sitka to Glacier Bay, Juneau and Red Bluff Bay.
• Queen of the West: American Cruise Lines acquired the Queen of the West from Ambassadors in 2009 and invested millions to enhance the cabins, public areas and galley. The ship was transformed from a 150-passenger to a 120-passenger ship and is currently sailing the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest.
• Empress of the North: The 235-passenger Empress of the North, which once plied Alaska’s waters, was turned over to the U.S. Maritime Administration in November 2008 and remains for sale. – M.B.
Two companies next year will attempt to revive the Mississippi River cruising market, which has been dormant since Majestic America Line ceased operations under Ambassadors International at the end of 2008.
Operating contemporary river ships up and down the Mississippi and its tributaries has proven to be a business challenge that has eluded several cruise companies in recent years.
When their operations launch next year, Guilford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines and the newly formed, Memphis-based Great American Steamboat Co. will approach the challenge in very different ways.
American Cruise Lines is building a new 140-passenger paddlewheeler, the Queen of the Mississippi, from the ground up, while Great American Steamboat is in the process of resuscitating the 436-passenger American Queen.
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