Mississsipi river cruise?

[scamper01]

Are there any overnight cruises on the Miss? Thanks

[steamboats]

Currently only American Cruise Line is doing more or less one cruise on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

 

Majestic America and RiverBarge seized operation in 2008.

 

Therefore no regular overnight cruise ships on the Miss.

 

steamboats

[mike35]

American Caribbean Cruise Lines does a great itinerary in 2010.

 

http://www.accl-smallships.com/Cruise_Details.cfm?Cruise_ID=65

[letsgo39]

That is interesting. Is 2010 the first year this cruise will be offered? We have our boat at Kuttawa and I have not seen these boats in the past.The bay is small so I guess they wouild have to tender from the river.Great.

[mike35]

I'm pretty sure I quoted it for 2009; can't remember exactly when. Looks like a nice little cruise line!

[rafinmd]

That is interesting. Is 2010 the first year this cruise will be offered? We have our boat at Kuttawa and I have not seen these boats in the past.The bay is small so I guess they wouild have to tender from the river.Great.

 

I'm not sure. Our itinerary last year said Grand Rivers, but I think we were actually at the Marina at Kuttawa. The Niagara Prince is very small (about 260 feet long and 40 feet beam) and at that stop we tied up at the main dock mear the fuel pumps.

[letsgo39]

Do you know if you came thru the channel from Kentucky Lake to Lake Barkley?

 

There is a marina at Grand Rivers called Green Turtle Bay.I guess it could have been that too.There is also a marina at Buzzard Rock which is probably considered Kuttawa.

 

We do have a gas island at Kuttawa Marina that was closed in 2008 due to bad storm damage but it did open again in 2009.

[rafinmd]

Do you know if you came thru the channel from Kentucky Lake to Lake Barkley?

 

There is a marina at Grand Rivers called Green Turtle Bay.I guess it could have been that too.There is also a marina at Buzzard Rock which is probably considered Kuttawa.

 

We do have a gas island at Kuttawa Marina that was closed in 2008 due to bad storm damage but it did open again in 2009.

 

I am not sure about the channel from Kentucky Lake to Lake Barkley, it sounds right. It was Buzzard Rock marina where we docked.

 

This itinerary has been offered in the past, but 2009 was the first time it was done in about about 3 years. In 2010, they will also add some extensions and do it as 3 legs -- New Orleans-Knoxville, Knoxville-Nashville, and Nashville-Chicago. I am booked this year on the Nashville-Chicago leg.

[letsgo39]

Sounds like a wonderful trip. I hope you enjoy our beautiful lake area.We retired here from the Chicago area and absolutely love it.