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Memphis Riverboats has been giving sightseeing tours and dinner cruises on the mighty Mississippi since 1955. Private Charters are also available. Riverboats are the most popular form of gambling in Mississippi, and the only facility permitted to operate casino games. According to the law, the casinos do not have to be able to take sail so many venues are located over water but resemble a land-based casino. Gambling took many forms on riverboats. Gambling with one's life with the boilers aside, there were sharks around willing to fleece the unsuspecting rube. As cities passed ordinances against gaming houses in town, the cheats moved to the unregulated waters of the Mississippi aboard river steamers.

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This riverboat galleries are dedicated to the many riverboats in a paddle-wheel steamboat style all along the US inland rivers that remind us of the original, historic steamboats plying these waters just a few decades ago.

In this list you’ll find information about each of the boats, picture galleries, calliope music, whistle recordings and some videos.

Columbia, Snake Rivers Beginning in April 2014, the AMERICA EMPRESS, ex EMPRESS OF THE NORTH, will run again on the Columbia and Snake Rivers for the American Queen Steamboat Company after about six years of lay-up. The American Empress is…

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Public Health Update

By visiting Memphis Riverboats Inc., you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to Covid-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending any of our cruises, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to Covid-19 and agree not to hold Memphis Riverboats Inc, or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, and employees liable for any illness or injury.

Check out the Sightseeing Cruise and the Dinner & Music Cruise for the latest schedule.

Authentic American Riverboat Cruises on the Mississippi River

Take a Paddlewheeler a few miles up and down the greatest river in the U.S.A., The “Mighty” Mississippi. This is a great way to see and learn a bit of Mississippi River history while visiting Memphis, Tennessee. The most popular cruise is the 90-minute sightseeing cruise, which takes visitors a step back into Tennessee history. Historical commentary gives a comprehensive and interesting narrative of past and presents Mississippi River life. Snacks and drinks are available onboard, as well are restrooms.

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We also offer seasonal Dinner & Music Cruises. Included is the most excellent house band playing a little of everything from R&B to Jazz, and of course the Blues. Special cruises are also offered such as a romantic Valentine’s Day cruise, a beautiful sunset cruise on the Saturday before Memorial Day, an exciting fireworks cruise on the 4th of July and more. Rates for our special Memphis cruises vary by event. All events are listed under the “All Cruises” tab.

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Find more things to do and see in KAYAK Memphis Travel Guide