You don`t have to go to sea to do your cruising. Several lines offer cruises in our own backyard on the Mississippi River:
One-way from Cincinnati
5-day
Oct. 8, 18
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Maysville, Huntington, Marietta, Moundsville, Pittsburgh (end of cruise). $925-$1,750.
One-way from Memphis
7-day
Nov. 8
New Orleans (American Cruise Lines) to Vicksburg, Natchez, St. Francisville, Baton Rouge, Houmas House, New Orleans (end of cruise). $1,295- $1,652.
Roundtrip from New Orleans
3-day
Dec. 5, 12
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Nottoway, Houmas House, Oak Alley. $240-$900. Note: Delta Queen makes the same cruises Dec. 5 for $390-$735.
Feb. 6, 13, 16, 27; March 6
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Houmas House, St. Francisville. $345-$870.
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27; March 13
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Nottoway, Baton Rouge. $345-$1,080 (February sailings); $420-$1,350 (March 13).
4-day
Nov. 3, 14
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Natchez, St. Francisville. $740-$1,400. Note: Mississippi Queen is to make the same cruises, Nov. 10, Dec. 8 for $460-$1,700 (Nov. 10); $320-$1,200 (Dec. 8).
Feb. 9, 16, 23; March 16
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Natchez, Baton Rouge. $460-$1,440 (February sailings); $560-$1,800 (March 16).
Feb. 9, 19, 23; March 9
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Natchez, St. Francisville. $460-$1,160.
March 2
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Nottoway, Baton Rouge. $460-$1,440. This is a Mardi Gras cruise.
March 2
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Houmas House, St. Francisville. $460-$1,160. A Mardi Gras cruise.
5-day
Nov. 5, Dec. 15
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Houmas House, Baton Rouge, Natchez, St. Francisville. $575-$2,125 (Nov. 5); $400-$1,500 (Dec. 15). Note: Delta Queen is to make the same cruises Nov. 8, 23, Dec. 8 for $925-$1,750 (Nov. 8, 23); $650-$1,225 (Dec. 8).
7-day
Oct. 25, Nov. 15-Dec. 13
New Orleans (American Cruise Lines) to Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, Natchez, St. Francisville. $1,295-$1,652.
Nov. 7, 28; Dec. 13, 20, 27
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to St. Francisville, Vicksburg, Natchez, Baton Rouge. $1,295-$2,450 (Nov. 7, Dec. 20, 27); $910-$1,715 (Nov. 28, Dec. 13). Note: Mississippi Queen is to make the same cruises Nov. 14, 21, 28; Dec. 20, 27 for $805-$2,975.
Jan. 30, March 6, 20, 27
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Houmas House, St. Francisville, Vicksburg, Natchez, Baton Rouge. $805-$2,520 (Jan. 30); $980-$3,150 (rest of sailings). Note: Delta Queen is to make the same cruises March 13, 20, 27 for $980-$2,520.
One-way from New Orleans
7-day
Nov. 1
New Orleans (American Cruise Lines) to Houmas House, Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg, Memphis (end of cruise). $1,295-$1,652.
One-way from Pittsburgh
5-day
Oct. 13
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Moundsville, Marietta, Huntington, Maysville, Cincinnati (end of cruise). $950-$1,750.
11-day
Oct. 23
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Marietta, Huntington, Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville, Memphis, Natchez, St. Francisville, New Orleans (end of cruise). $2,035-$3,850.
Roundtrip from St. Paul, Minn.
2-day
Oct. 17
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Wabasha. $230-$850.
One-way from St. Paul, Minn.
7-day
Oct. 3, 19
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Prairie du Chien, Dubuque, Davenport, Burlington, Hannibal, St. Louis (end of cruise). $805-$2,975.
One-way from St. Louis
5-day
Oct. 3
Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Cape Girardeau, Louisville, Cincinnati (end of cruise). $925-$1,750.
7-day
Sept. 26, Oct. 10
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Hannibal, Dubuque, Prairie du Chien, Wabasha, St. Paul (end of cruise). $805-$2,975.
10-day
Oct. 15
New Orleans (American Cruise Lines) to Crystal City, Cape Girardeau, Caruthersville, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, New Orleans (end of cruise). $1,850-$2,360.
Oct. 26
Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) to Cape Girardeau, Caruthersville, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, St. Francisville, Nottoway, Houmas House, New Orleans (end of cruise). $1,150-$4,250.
