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American Duchess
Spacious luxury awaits aboard the floating masterpiece that is the American Duchess. This boutique-style riverboat offers exquisite dining, beautiful decks and exceptional amenities. Her suites range from 180 to 550 square feet, allowing guests to stay in some of the largest accommodations on the rivers and carries just 166 passengers. Unique to the American Duchess are her Loft Suites, which feature two stories enhanced by floor-to-ceiling windows, two full bathrooms, a comfortable dining area, a beautiful lounge with a queen sofa-bed, a private balcony and an upstairs bedroom.
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Ship Profile
Combining the best of the old and the new, this beautiful lady epitomizes the grace and grandeur that have made cruising on the Mississippi River a cherished American tradition for more than two centuries.Amenities
- 24-Hour Room Service
- Flat-screen TV
- In Room Safe
- Keurig® Coffee Maker
- Mini Refrigerator
- Private Bathroom with shower
- Writing Desk with chair
Ship Details
- Cruise Type: River
- Maiden Voyage: 1995
- Refurbished: 2017
- Tonnage:
- Length: 320 feet
- Beam:
- Draft:
- Speed:
- Ship Registration: USA
- Passenger Space:
- Passenger Capacity (dbl): 166
- Crew Size:
- Nationality of Crew: American
- Nationality of Officers: American
- Nationality of Dining Staff: American
- Onboard Currency: US Dollars
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Itineraries
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- Date:15 Aug 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:22 Aug 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Bourbon Cruise ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:29 Aug 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:5 Sep 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise 2021 ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:12 Sep 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:19 Sep 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:26 Sep 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:3 Oct 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex St Louis to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:10 Oct 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Memphis to Chattanooga
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:17 Oct 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Chattanooga to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:24 Oct 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise 2021 ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:31 Oct 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:7 Nov 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Charms of the South ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:14 Nov 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi River Cruise 2021 ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:21 Nov 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise 2021 ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:28 Nov 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Charms of the South Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:28 Nov 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Grand Sounds of America ex New Orleans to Clarksville
- Nights:15 nights
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- Date:5 Dec 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Country Christmas ex Memphis to Clarksville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:12 Dec 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Nashville to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:19 Dec 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Creole Christmas ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:26 Dec 21
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi River Cruise 2021 ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:5 Mar 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:12 Mar 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:19 Mar 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:26 Mar 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:2 Apr 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:9 Apr 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:16 Apr 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:23 Apr 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:30 Apr 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:7 May 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:14 May 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Clarksville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:21 May 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Nashville to Chattanooga
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:28 May 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Chattanooga to Clarksville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:4 Jun 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Nashville to St Louis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:11 Jun 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex St Louis to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:18 Jun 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:25 Jun 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:2 Jul 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:9 Jul 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:16 Jul 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, American River Cruise ex Memphis to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:23 Jul 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi Cruise ex Alton (St Louis) to Red Wing
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:30 Jul 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi ex Minneapolis (Red Wing) to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:6 Aug 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, River Cruise ex St Louis (Alton) to Clarksville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:13 Aug 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Nashville to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:20 Aug 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Clarksville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:27 Aug 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, River Cruise ex Nashville to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:3 Sep 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi Cruise ex Alton (St Louis) to Red Wing
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:10 Sep 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi ex Minneapolis (Red Wing) to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:17 Sep 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi Cruise ex Alton (St Louis) to Red Wing
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:24 Sep 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Mississippi Cruise ex Minneapolis (Red Wing) to New Orleans
- Nights:15 nights
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- Date:8 Oct 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:15 Oct 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:22 Oct 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Pittsburgh
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:29 Oct 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Pittsburgh to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:5 Nov 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:12 Nov 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:19 Nov 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:26 Nov 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi River ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:3 Dec 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:10 Dec 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:17 Dec 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:7 nights
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- Date:23 Dec 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:5 nights
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- Date:27 Dec 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:5 nights
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- Date:31 Dec 22
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi River ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:4 Mar 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi River 2023 ex New Orleans Return
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:11 Mar 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:18 Mar 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:25 Mar 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:1 Apr 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:8 Apr 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:15 Apr 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:22 Apr 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:29 Apr 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:6 May 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:13 May 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:20 May 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:27 May 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:3 Jun 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:10 Jun 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:17 Jun 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:24 Jun 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:1 Jul 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Pittsburgh
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:8 Jul 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Pittsburgh to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:15 Jul 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Pittsburgh
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:22 Jul 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Pittsburgh to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:29 Jul 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Clarksville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:5 Aug 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Nashville to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:12 Aug 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi Cruise ex Alton (St Louis) to Red Wing
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:19 Aug 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi ex Minneapolis (Red Wing) to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:26 Aug 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi Cruise ex Alton (St Louis) to Red Wing
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:2 Sep 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi ex Minneapolis (Red Wing) to Alton
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:9 Sep 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Upper Mississippi Cruise ex Alton (St Louis) to Red Wing
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:16 Sep 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Mighty Mississippi 2023 ex Minneapolis (Red Wing) to New Orlea
- Nights:15 nights
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- Date:30 Sep 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:7 Oct 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, ex Memphis to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:14 Oct 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Pittsburgh
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:21 Oct 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio & Tennessee Rivers ex Pittsburgh to Louisville
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:28 Oct 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ex Louisville to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:4 Nov 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:11 Nov 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:18 Nov 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi River 2023 ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:25 Nov 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:2 Dec 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:9 Dec 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:16 Dec 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:23 Dec 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi 2023 ex New Orleans to Memphis
- Nights:8 nights
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- Date:30 Dec 23
- Cruise:American Duchess, Lower Mississippi Cruise ex Memphis to New Orleans
- Nights:8 nights
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Fine Dining
Every meal aboard the American Duchess is an affair to remember. Our celebrated American chefs draw their inspiration from our great Heartland to create a movable, delectable feast for you to indulge in. On our river cruises, you'll enjoy everything from piping hot beignets and bananas foster French toast for breakfast to succulent five-course dinners. Every day celebrates the culinary senses.
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Deck Plans & Cabins
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- Level
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- Level 03
- Cabin Deck
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- Level 01
- Main Deck
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- Level 02
- Observation Deck
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- Level 04
- Sun Deck
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Dining
Every meal aboard the American Queen is an affair to remember. Regina Charboneau, our Culinary Director and celebrated American chef, draws her inspiration from our great Heartland has created a movable, delectable feast for you to indulge in. From piping hot beignets and bananas foster French toast for breakfast to succulent five-course dinners, every day celebrates the culinary senses.
Creations Befitting a Queen
Even more astounding than the choices you will find on our menus are your daily choices of dining venues. The opulent J.M. White Dining Saloon is the centerpiece, serving breakfasts, lunches and dinners that are befittingly grand. The Front Porch of America offers a wide variety of classic American favorites and can satisfy any craving, at any time, as it is open 24 hours. The Calliope Grill serves up views as spectacular as the grilled fare and fresh salads and offers romantic, alfresco dining in the evenings. Should you be feeling peckish in the wee hours, you will find the Moonlight Supper in the Engine Room Bar offers surprising midnight delights.
BREAKFAST
Early Riser Coffee and Beignets / Front Porch of America
Buffet Breakfast / Grand Saloon
Traditional Breakfast Service / J.M. White Dining Room
LUNCH
Buffet Luncheon / Grand Saloon
Traditional Luncheon / J.M. White Dining Room
Alfresco Lunch / River Grill
DINNER
Traditional Dinner / J.M. White Dining Room
Alfresco Dinner / River Grill
SNACKS AND SANDWICHES
24-Hour Dining Service / Front Porch of America
Afternoon Ice Cream & Cookies / Front Porch of America
Traditional Po’Boy Sandwiches / River Grill
Elegant Southern Tea / Ladies’ Parlor
Pre-Dinner Canapés & Hors d’Oeuvres / Main Deck
Moonlight Supper / Engine Room Bar
