thanks for the information, we were on the Duchess when it broke down in Hannibal, MO at the end of July, and they also used a tug to push it, and boarded the Countess right after with the tug pushing it. Sure if you are correct that it's costing them $12k/day, just think how much they will lose and how disappointed their passengers would be if they had to cancel their cruises. They stepped up and did what they had to do. The tug pushing the boats did not effect the atmosphere cruising down the river. Way to go AQV!