Memphis has bet big on Mississippi River cruises, but the industry took a hit this week when American Queen Voyages — one of three companies cruising the Mississippi — shut down. The company ...

American Queen Voyages operated leisure cruises since 2011 on the Mississippi and its tributaries, as well as the Snake and Columbia rivers out West, but owner Hornblower Holdings abruptly shut it ...

Baton Rouge Cruise LLC is offering a new riverboat cruise in downtown Baton Rouge, featuring brunch, cocktails, and great ...

American Queen Voyages, one of three cruise lines touring the Upper and Lower Mississippi in recent years, abruptly announced on its website last week that it would be shutting down, citing an ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- An iconic Mississippi River cruise is no more. American Queen Voyages has made the decision to shut down and cancel all future cruises, according to their website.

ACL offers variety as well as versatility, with its Mississippi River cruises ranging from eight days to 51 days in length. The extended 51-day voyage, The Great United States, includes a cruise ...

Since leaving his native Colorado to explore the river in 1982, Ruskey has come to refer to the Mississippi as his “mighty queen” and himself as a “worker bee on the river.” ...

John Ruskey has come to refer to the Mississippi River as his “mighty queen." (Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now) Few people see the Mississippi River the way John Ruskey does.

John Ruskey has come to refer to the Mississippi River as his “mighty queen." (Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now) Few people see the Mississippi River the way John Ruskey does.

Since leaving his native Colorado to explore the river in 1982, Ruskey has come to refer to the Mississippi as his “mighty queen” and himself as a “worker bee on the river.” ...

He and his team of guides lead tours of the river in wooden dugout canoes, paddling like French pioneers from the 17th century and Indigenous people long before them. Since leaving his native Colorado ...