My wife and I were on the June 28th sailing of the American Queen from Memphis to St Louis. We were in cabin 401, a beautiful cabin and a great location on the boat -- forward Starboard.

The American Queen is a beautiful vessel with a great crew and the pace of the cruise is very relaxing. The average age of the passengers on our cruise was 76. At 7 miles an hour, there is no movement, nor noise of the boat in the forward cabins and lounges. One may experience noise, toward the aft of the boat, from the engine room and paddle wheel. They do not skimp on bathroom amenities. The wi-fi is very weak and spotty.

There are 3 bars onboard and one may order the same drink at each of the bars and receive a completely different version of the drink from each bar. There was no consistency whatsoever in drink making. During one unfortunate incident in the lounge adjacent to the main dining room, my wife's cranberry based cocktail was launched off of our server's tray and splattered us both. To my surprise they replaced the drink and still gave us the bill for it. Not one manager, and there were many around, approached us to ask if we were alright or if our clothes were damaged. The concern was directed at the table and stemware and when it was discovered that neither suffered damage everyone went back to their business. Our server was left to clean up the mess on her own. Read more