Name: Mississippi Delta Explorer from New Orleans Cruise
Brand: Viking
Availability: InStock

Itinerary
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Day 1 - New Orleans

Arrive: Sat 31 May 2025 / Depart: Sat 31 May 2025

New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. Nicknamed the "Big Easy," it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and spicy, singular cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures. Embodying its festive spirit is Mardi Gras, the late-winter carnival famed for raucous costumed parades and street partie

Day 2 - Darrow, Louisiana (USA)

Arrive: Sun 01 June 2025 / Depart: Sun 01 June 2025

Day 3 - St Francisville, Louisiana

Arrive: Mon 02 June 2025 / Depart: Mon 02 June 2025

St. Francisville is a town in, and the parish seat of, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,765 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Day 4 - Natchez, Mississippi

Arrive: Tue 03 June 2025 / Depart: Tue 03 June 2025

Natchez is a city in Mississippi. Set on the Mississippi River, it’s known for antebellum mansions like the unfinished, octagonal Longwood, and the Melrose estate, part of the Natchez National Historical Park. Once a trade route, Natchez Trace Parkway is now a recreational road and scenic drive. To the south, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is home to a reconstructed Natchez house and three ceremonial mounds.

Day 5 - Vicksburg, Mississippi

Arrive: Wed 04 June 2025 / Depart: Wed 04 June 2025

Vicksburg is a city in western Mississippi. It’s known as the site of a key Civil War battle. The Siege of Vicksburg is commemorated at the vast Vicksburg National Military Park, which encompasses the Vicksburg National Cemetery and the restored USS Cairo gunboat. The landmark Old Court House has a museum displaying Civil War artifacts. The Lower Mississippi River Museum features an aquarium and interactive exhibits.

Day 6 - Scenic Cruising: Lower Mississippi

Day 7 - Memphis, Tennessee

Arrive: Fri 06 June 2025

Memphis is a city on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee, famous for the influential strains of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll that originated there. Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Johnny Cash recorded albums at the legendary Sun Studio, and Presley’s Graceland mansion is a popular attraction. Other music landmarks include the Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Blues Hall of Fame and Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Day 8 - Memphis, Tennessee

Depart: Sat 07 June 2025