If there is a trip down the Mississippi River that can be called romantic and reminiscent of the golden years of the river cruises that's the one proposed by the company American Queen Steamboat Company, a cruise ship operator specializing in wheeled steamships, which has already announced that as of next September will launch themed cruises inspired by swing music.
These trips will have as title Swing Big Band and will take place between September 5 and 13 traveling down the Mississippi River from the city of St. Paul to that of St. Louis. From September 12 to 20, the trip will be made in the reverse direction.
The proposed the American Queen Steamboat Company includes an all-inclusive night before the cruise at a St. Paul or St. Louis hotel, various shore excursions in all ports, and drinks with dinner. And of course night dancing enlivened with the music of the Great American Swing Band.
American Queen Steamboat Company is a cruise company specializing in the river cruise industry, so popular in the United States.
Currently the company is owner of the American Queen the largest wheel steamer to sail the Mississippi, its measurements are 127 meters long, 27 wide and 5 meters deep. This ship was built in 1995, by McDermott Shipyard for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company, and all its details recreate the classics that navigated the river during the XNUMXth century, but with some much more modern navigation elements. Have 222 cabins and a capacity for 436 passengers and 160 crew members.