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Launched
in:
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1975
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Length:
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382
feet / 116.43 m
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Width:
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68
feet / 20.72 m
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Height:
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71
feet / 21.64 m
(top of folding
smokestacks)
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Number of Decks:
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7
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Gross
Tonnage:
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3,364
tons
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Passenger
Staterooms:
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206
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Total
Passengers:
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412
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Total
Crew:
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157 (all American crew)
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Speed:
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Peak:
11 mph / 17.7 km/h - Average: 7 mph / 11.26 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 K and J are inside cabins, F to OS are outside cabins,
Category K has bunk beds
* private bathrooms with shower (Category K, J, F, E, EE, DD, CC) and additional tub ( only Category BB, AA, OS) * conditioning shampoo, soap, body lotion * hair dryer * massage showerhead * bathrobes * makeup mirror * irons & iron boards * TV/DVD and sounds system * telephone (ship to shore service) * ice (but no refrigerator or mini bar) * stationary and complementary postcards * no safe |
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Amenities:
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*
small gym
* small bathing pool * Chart Room * Library * TV at Calliope Bar, Forward Cabin Lounge * Engine Room Viewing Window * Gift Shop * Theater * Movie Theater * Beauty Salon * Passenger Laundry * board games for kids and jigsaw puzzles * binoculars * Riverlorian (river historian) * 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 (world largest steam calliope) * 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 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 * 2 formal nights (sports jackets / coats / suit with tie but no tuxedo for men and party or cocktail dress for women; Captain´s Champagne Reception and Captain´s Dinner) |
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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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* a large variety of Themed Cruises with additional lecturers
* Great Steamboat Race from New Orleans to St. Louis against the Mississippi Queen |
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Cruise Length:
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3 to 11 nights
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Ports of Call:
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New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis,
St. Paul, Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh, Nashville, Chattanooga
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Rivers:
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Mississippi River System including
some smaller tributaries
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Specials:
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paddlewheel steamboat, world
largest steam calliope
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Amenities
for physically challenged passengers:
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* 2 elevators
* 1 wheelchair accessible cabin |
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Single Travellers:
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no special cabins for single
travellers, social hosts are 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 11 Seattle, WA 98121 Phone (206) 292-9696 Toll Free (800)-434-1232 (reservations) www.majesticamericaline.com |
