The 280 foot Riverboat Queen of the Mississippi is nearing completion at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. As explained in this article by Candus Thomson of the Baltimore Sun, the expected August 4, 2012 maiden voyage of the paddle-boat indicates a revival of inland river cruising on the Mississippi. The operator and builder of the Queen of Mississippi, American Cruise Lines, expects a growth market and has begun construction of another riverboat at its Salisbury shipyard.
In addition to routes on the lower and upper Mississippi, several cruises to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are scheduled in the Fall of 2012. Various ports of call comprise each trip. For example the Ohio River trips will stop in Point Pleasant, WV, Marietta, OH, and Wheeling, WV among other destinations.
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