From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. Memphis has bet big on Mississippi River cruises, but the industry took a hit this week when ...

American Cruise Lines has solidified its status as the Mississippi River’s — and the country’s — busiest river cruise provider with its purchase of all four classic paddlewheeler ships from the ...

American Cruise Lines’ 2022-christened American Symphony ship is part of its sleek new line of “American Riverboats.” Courtesy of American Cruise Lines/TNS MINNEAPOLIS — People have been leisure ...

The American Queen docks in Tunica, Mississippi, May 26, 2023, about halfway through its journey from New Orleans to Memphis. (Keely Brewer/Daily Memphian) Buy Photo As demand for overnight river ...

One less cruise line will ply the Mississippi River this summer, bringing fewer ships and passengers to Minnesota ports. American Queen Voyages, one of three cruise lines touring the Upper and Lower ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — The American Queen Voyages ships ...

Some great recipes for the holiday were my most prized souvenirs from a recent steam paddlewheeler cruise on the Lower Mississippi River. The introduction of new dishes resulting from a collaboration ...

Can’t decide between a cruise vacation and a road trip to visit a variety of small towns and big cities across the U.S.? Why not do both? The cruise company American Queen Voyages offers cruises ...

A plan for a riverboat cruise operation on the Arkansas River -- the first in over a decade -- was scuttled last year by a busted propeller. The 99-foot Memphis Queen III riverboat was scheduled to ...

MINNEAPOLIS – People have been leisure cruising on the Mississippi River since the storied days of steamships, showboats and paddlewheelers in the 1800s. Now, three modern cruise lines ply the Great ...

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