Delta Queen Celebrates Return of American Queen
American Queen and her sisters, the Delta Queen
and Mississippi Queen to Steam from New Orleans in 2007
Delta Queen Celebrates Return of American Queen
| New Orleans, LA � April
2006 � The Delta Queen Steamboat Company
(a Delaware North Company) will celebrate the return of the American Queen
in 2007 with several advance purchase offers. All three boats will steam
from their home port in New Orleans, beginning their season in the Spring
of 2007. Following her charters to energy companies in support of disaster
relief efforts in the Gulf Coast area and an extended lay-up, the grand
American Queen, will join the National Historic Landmark Delta Queen, and
the magnificent Mississippi Queen to travel the lower Mississippi River
in the South.
| Delta Queen to Celebrate Return of American Queen in 2007 Bruce Nierenberg, president of Delta Queen announced several exciting advance purchase offers for the 2007 steaming season. �Discounts of as much as 30% and free air will be offered on many departures in 2007, and all 2007 steamboat vacations booked by August 31, 2006 will receive 2006 fares. With the return of the American Queen to the river for the first time in 18 months, we anticipate that demand will be very high. Passengers should book early to take advantage of special discounts and ensure cruise of their choice. � �This will be the first time that the American Queen and her sisters, the Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen have cruised out of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast area, and we are very excited about the return of the steamboats to the New Orleans area so our passengers can once again enjoy the unique culture, history and fine dining for which this great city is known,� said Nierenberg. He continued, �New Orleans has been the focal point for all of our cruises in the Old South for many years, and continues to be a primary destination for many of our cruises and the thousands of passengers we bring to enjoy this historic city.� The three steamboats will travel the inland rivers of America, bringing passengers to explore the history, lore and culture of this great country. Many diverse itineraries will take passengers to explore the Old South from New Orleans to Memphis, as far north as St. Paul, Minn. on the Mississippi River, east to Pittsburgh, Pa. on the Ohio River and along the Wilderness Rivers � the Cumberland to Nashville, the Tennessee to Chattanooga and the Black Warrior to Birmingham. Other itineraries include the Arkansas River to Little Rock and the Tenn Tom to Mobile, Ala. Passengers will find many exciting themes to choose from, including Spring Pilgrimage on the American Queen, a Civil War cruise along the Red and Ouachita rivers and the cruise to the Run for the Roses at the Kentucky Derby aboard both the Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen, the annual Great Steamboat Race between the Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen, when both boats race into St. Louis on the 4th of July just in time to participate in the Fair St. Louis and the �Fireworks on the River� that evening. Our Fall Foliage cruises will allow you to enjoy Mother Nature�s glorious palette of colors along the rivers, with all three boats returning to New Orleans with a Thanksgiving cruise at the end of the season. The American Queen opens the 2007 season on March 9 with a series of Spring Pilgrimage cruises out of New Orleans during March and April, followed by 3- and 4- night cruises through May, that are part of the popular New Orleans & Riverboat Adventure Week land and cruise package, combining the best of New Orleans with a riverboat cruise. The Delta Queen begins her season on March 17 with several cruises between New Orleans and Memphis in March and April, taking passengers to explore the beauty and history of the Old South along the lower Mississippi River. The Mississippi Queen returns to New Orleans for her first cruise on April 15, heading upriver for the annual Quilting Conference in Paducah, Ky., followed by her return to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby Run for the Roses, then to New Orleans in June for several cruises, including the annual Great Steamboat Race with the Delta Queen. The new brochure with 2007 schedules Advance Purchase discounts and information about the many exciting themes for the Delta Queen, Mississippi Queen and American Queen may be viewed on the website at this link: www.deltaqueen.com/info/brochure/hi_res/DQ_brochure_Full_hi.pdf. Contact a travel agent for more information. The complimentary deluxe brochure may be requested on the website at www.deltaqueen.com or by contacting Delta Queen at 800-543-1949. Note To Editors: Interviews with Bruce Nierenberg, president of Delta Queen Steamboat Company, may be arranged by contacting Lucette Brehm, Delta Queen public relations at 504-884-8613. Downloadable high-resolution images of the steamboats can be found in the Photo Library in the Press Room on the Delta Queen website at www.deltqueen.com. About
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