The river cruise business is booming on the nation’s inland waterways, with the American Queen Steamboat Company putting a new vessel into service next year, the refurbishment of the famed… Read More
Passenger Vessels
The American Harmony departed New Orleans August 17 on its inaugural Mississippi River cruise. The 190-passenger vessel, at 100 percent capacity, embarked on an eight-day, Lower Mississippi River cruise. The… Read More
There are many fine and elegant places to dine in Washington D.C., but few offer the comfort and opulence to match the mv. Odyssey III. Its sleek, low-profile superstructure, designed… Read More
Visitors to Niagara Falls will soon be able to experience one of the U.S.’s top landmarks emission-free. Two new Maid of the Mist passenger vessels will be powered entirely by… Read More
GE’s power conversion business and Nedstack, a fuel cell manufacturer, are collaborating on developing hydrogen fuel cell systems for powering zero-emission cruise vessels. This partnership brings together GE’s recognized expertise… Read More
Twin Disc is helping shipbuilders put the latest energy-efficient hybrid technology to work for excursion vessels. For its new 600-passenger excursion vessel, Enhydra, launched in September, San Francisco-based Red and… Read More
The Mike Fink, which has served as a steam towboat, a landing used for cruise boats and a restaurant boat, is back in service, soon to be a shop barge,… Read More
For the fifth year in a row, the Port of New Orleans topped 1 million cruise passenger movements in 2018, according to end-of-the-year statistics the port released last week. With… Read More
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) announced January 14 that it had closed on the purchase of sister ships Victory I and Victory II from Sunstone Ships Inc., in addition to the Victory brand. The… Read More
December 4, 2018, will go down as one of the most significant dates ever for the 91-year-old Delta Queen Steamboat. That’s the date President Donald Trump signed into law the… Read More
