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Mississippi River cruises have surged in popularity in recent decades, especially among travelers looking to enjoy guided tours of historical cities and towns across the American Midwest and South.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A large cruise ship is making its way down the Mississippi River with stops in several Iowa cities. The Viking Mississippi stopped Tuesday in Dubuque and pulled ashore Wednesday ...

One less cruise line will ply the Mississippi River this summer, bringing fewer ships and passengers to Minnesota ports. American Queen Voyages, one of three cruise lines touring the Upper and Lower ...

The cruise ship Viking Venus, owned by Viking Cruises, docks in Liverpool in 2022. (Jason2035/Wikimedia) MANHATTAN (CN) — The Second Circuit affirmed Friday that a European cruise company has the ...

Smithsonian Journeys will offer a cruise on the Mississippi River for the first time since the pandemic, as the operator expands its river cruise portfolio. It regularly offered river cruises on the ...

There has been some churn in the river cruise industry in recent years. American Cruise Lines’ announcement comes a year ...

CAMANCHE, Iowa — Area residents and visitors can now explore the backwaters of the Mississippi River aboard the Blue Heron, a 24-passenger pontoon boat offering free, sunset eco cruises from now ...