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Launched
in:
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1995
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Length:
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418
feet / 127.40 m
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Width:
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89
feet 4 inches / 27.22 m
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Height:
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97.5
feet / 29.71 m (top of folding smokestacks)
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Number
of Decks:
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6
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Gross
Tonnage:
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3,707
tons
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Passenger
Staterooms:
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222
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Total
Passengers:
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436
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Total
Crew:
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167
(all American crew)
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Speed:
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Peak:
11 mph / 17.7 km/h - Average: 8 mph / 12.87 km/h
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Cabin
Sizes:
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Average
cabin size app. 190 sqft / 17.65 sqm (varies depending on the Category)
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In-Room
Amenities:
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*
Categories L, K, J are inside cabins, E to OS are outside cabins
* private bathrooms with shower (Category L, K, J, E) and additional tub ( only Category C to OS) * conditioning shampoo, soap, body lotion * hair dryer * irons & iron boards * telephone (ship to shore service) * ice (but no refrigerator or mini bar) * no safe * stationary and complementary postcards * bathrobes * massage showerhead * makeup mirror * TV/DVD/Sound system |
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Amenities:
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*
small gym
* small bathing pool * table tennis * Chart Room * Library * TV at Calliope Bar, Gentlemen´s Card Room * Engine Room Viewing Area * Gift Shop * Theater * Movie Theater * Passenger Laundry * board games for kids and jigsaw puzzles * Onboard Photographer * binoculars * U.S. Postal Service Station |
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Entertainment:
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*
Evening Show
* Music in several public areas * onboard activites published in the daily onboard newspaper (like kite flying, calliope playing, pilot house tours, trivias and more) * Steam Calliope Concerts * dancing (social hosts available) |
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Family:
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* board games and small variety
of toys
* several of the onboard activities are interesting for kids too * special kids´ menues for dinner * high chairs, booster seats, cribs available on advance request * some cabins are available for triple and fourth occupancy (with an upper berth folding out of the wall) |
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Food
& Beverages:
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*
Southern Cuisine
* Continental Breakfast * Breakfast Buffet or Menue (open seating) * Lunch Buffet oder Menue (open seating) * Afternoon Tea * 5 Course Dinner (assigned seating, two seatings) * Midnight Buffet * Cookies, Ice Cream, Hot Dogs & Fixings, hors d´oeuvres, popcorn, coffee / tea / ice tea / lemonade * special diets are avaible on advance request |
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Attire:
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*
casual for daytime
* no shorts and shirts for dinner, men usually wear sports jackets with or without tie, women wear dress / dressy skirt and blouse / pantsuit * two formal nights (sports jackets / coats / suit but no tuxedo with tie for men and party or cocktail dress for women) |
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Shore
Tours:
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A
variety of shore tours is offered in every port (not included, app. $
10 to $ 70). A shuttle bus is offered in nearly every port
(not included, app. $ 10). A free walking map is available.
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Special
Cruises:
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* Themed Cruises
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Cruise
Lenght:
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3 - 7 night cruises
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Ports
of Call:
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New
Orleans (mainly New Orleans Roundtrips), Memphis
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Rivers:
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Lower
Mississippi River
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Specials:
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paddlewheel
steamboat with additional z-drives, world largest steamboat
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Amenities
for physically challenged passengers:
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*
2 elevators
* 8 wheelchair accessible cabins |
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Single
Travellers:
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8 cabins for single travellers
(Category L), social hosts may be available
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Gratuities:
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Suggested
tips for cabin attendant (per day), waiter (per day), bus person (per
day), Maitre D´(per cruise), Dining Room Captain (per
cruise), Porters (per bag); expect app. $ 14 in total for
daily tips per day, per person; a tipping guide and envelopes are
provided during
the
cruise.
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Fellow
Passengers:
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Average
age is 50+; expect families and kids during the school holidays
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Electricity:
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110
V, US plug-ins
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Climate Control:
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air condition, heating
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Currency / Credit Cards:
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USD, Visa, MC, AE, Discover
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Language:
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English,
all American crew
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Contact:
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Majestic America Line
2101 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1150 Seatlle, WA 98121 Phone (206) 292-9696 Toll Free (800)-434-1232 (reservations) www.majesticamericaline.com |
