Southern Grandeur

• Relax into the history and hospitality of the South on this week-long riverboat experience.
• Before embarking on the stately American Queen spend the night in Memphis, a town with rich blues heritage and compelling Civil War sites.
• Then, travel to Vicksburg - known as the "Red Carpet City of the South" this town offers up an array of boutiques and museums in its charming downtown district.
• Sail to Natchez, the oldest city on the Mississippi, graced with stunning gardens and palatial mansions, and then to Baton Rouge. This capital citys unique political history is reflected in a collection of memorable landmarks, from the elegantly furnished Old Governors Mansion to the imposing neo-Gothic Old State Capitol.
• Continue to St. Francisville, a beautiful town with unique shops and historic homes to discover.
• Before disembarking in New Orleans, journey to Nottoway and explore the impressive halls of the largest plantation house in the South.

Did you know : Established by French colonists in 1716, Natchez was one of the oldest and most important European settlements in the lower Mississippi River Valley.

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