American Queen Voyages River Cruises Reviews

Fishing boat in Petersberg harbour
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Another yummy dessert
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Kayaking in Misty Fjords
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Limited pre-cruise contact by AQV. Outstanding history and scenery.

Review for a North America River Cruise on American Empress

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MikeOrlando1947
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

No pre-cruise contact by AQV. Booked 4/2023. Called early August to see if they were still cruising 9/3. Received boarding documents 2 weeks before cruise. That was all the pre-cruise information. Staff on board were terrific. Very friendly and helpful. River talks were highlight of cruise. Lots of information and good insights on Lewis & Clark, native Americans and history of the Columbia ...
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Response from BriannaH, Guest Relations @American Queen Voyages

Thanks for the feedback! We're glad to hear that you had a great time onboard and enjoyed the river talks, premium experiences, and food. We are disappointed to hear about the boarding...

Sail Date: September 2023


The Land of Lincoln (Illinois River)

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Countess

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runner19492002
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Always a fun adventure with American Queen Countess! We are a very fit 73 and 72 year old married couple. Most passengers on the ship are near our ages. Many have mobility issues and there are often times of waiting particularly on the buses and getting on and off the ship. I wrote a previous review ("Life on the Mississippi") in July 2022 regarding the American, Countess. All the negative ...
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Response from BriannaH, Guest Relations @American Queen Voyages

Hi runner19492002! We are disappointed to hear about the tug boat and missing Hannibal. We are glad you noticed some things have improved. Thank you for your feedback! We will pass it along...

Sail Date: August 2022


Slightly disappointing trip

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Queen

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AliWood
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise was booked in 2019 for sailing in 2020, but eventually we did it in April 2022. New Orleans to Memphis. Check in at the Hilton Riverside the day before, plus Covid test, was straightforward. We did not stay at the Hilton, but on departure day made our way to the Hilton by cab. We had booked the pre-cruise excursion, which was excellent. Amusing and informative guide for a 4 hour ...
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Response from BriannaH, Guest Relations @American Queen Voyages

Hi AliWood! We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We are disappointed to hear about a lack of communication about The River Grill and bar. We are glad you enjoyed some ports...

Sail Date: April 2022


Did not live up to our expectations

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Countess

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Large1937
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We were so excited to try the new ship by American Queen. From the time we arrived to check in for our Covid test, it was so disorganized. It took forever to get through all of the procedures and seemed like personel were not prepared. Our rooms were very nice and we had a great cabin steward named Richard. We had ask for early seating at 5:30 as our party of four had issues with eating late and ...
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Response from BriannaH, Guest Relations @American Queen Voyages

Hi Large1937! Thank you for your feedback. We are disappointed to hear about the food and staffing problems. We will be sure to pass your feedback along to the crew....

Sail Date: April 2022


Not what I expected

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Duchess

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syypatti511
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

I chose this cruise because a few years ago we went on a American Queen Voyage. It was wonderful. Since it was the same company I thought this would be too. A few days before our voyage they changed our dining time to 7.30. I tried to change it back but they said it was because of the CDC guidelines. (some people did get it changed) They also sent us an email saying that there would be dining in ...
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Sail Date: December 2021


Disappointed .............

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Duchess

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SunBurstFC
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We were really disappointed in this recent December cruise from Nashville to Memphis. First the many positive things.... The food was really good, ample and varied. The staff everywhere on the ship were very friendly and helpful, especially the dining room staff. The ship seemed to be well maintained and clean and safe from the virus. The evening entertainment was probably above ...
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Response from BriannaH, Guest Relations @American Queen Voyages

Hi SunBurstFC! Thank you for your review and for sailing with us. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the food and found our staff to be helpful. However, we regret to hear that you were...

Sail Date: December 2021


Great ship and Crew But . . .

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Duchess

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dswgr6
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We accompanied another couple who had chosen this cruise from Memphis to New Orleans. The weekend before our cruise, New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Ida. We called the Monday before our embarkation to find out if the cruise was still on, and if our 2 night extension in New Orleans was still going to happen. We didn't get any answers until late in the afternoon the day before we were due to ...
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Sail Date: September 2021


American Queen Steamboat Company has poor customer service from main office. Review of Mississippi River

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Duchess

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MLouiseM
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The American Queen Steamboat Company needs to improve customer service from the company office. The experience on the American Duchess was very good and the crew went out of their way to accommodate. However, the corporate office did not care about their customers concerns about taking the cruise under these conditions and promises made by company representative were not followed up on. We had to ...
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Sail Date: September 2021


Mississipi river Minneapolis to New Orleans

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Countess

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drlee
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We have long had a desire to take a Mississippi river cruise its entire length, from Minneaolis to New Orleans. After a couple of outstanding river cruises in Europe, we were excited to try something in our home country. Cruises that travel the entire rivers are rare, most are sold as seven day/half river cruise. So we booked this based on research and itinerary. We do wish that later cruises were ...
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Sail Date: August 2021


Interesting Steam Powered Paddlewheeler

Review for a U.S.A. Cruise on American Queen

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penguin303
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Like many folks we had cabin fever after being cooped up to avoid the COVID virus. When it appeared that things were opening up, we booked a nine day cruise on American Queen Steamboat Company's (AQSC) "American Queen" from Louisville, KY to Memphis, TN. We were impressed with the health and safety precautions and felt that it would be safe to cruise in the good old U.S.A. We arrived in ...
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Sail Date: August 2021


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