The Big Easy to the Gateway City Cruise

Day 1 - New Orleans

Arrive: Tue 27 July 2027 / Depart: Tue 27 July 2027

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: Wed 28 July 2027 / Depart: Wed 28 July 2027

Day 3 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Arrive: Thu 29 July 2027 / Depart: Thu 29 July 2027

Baton Rouge is a city on the Mississippi River, and the capital of Louisiana. Antebellum landmarks include the castle-like Old Louisiana State Capitol, now a museum, and Magnolia Mound Plantation, with its French Creole house. LSU Rural Life Museum is a complex of refurbished buildings illustrating 18th- and 19th-century life. On the river, the USS Kidd is a retired WWII destroyer that is now a museum.

Day 4 - St Francisville, Louisiana

Arrive: Fri 30 July 2027 / Depart: Fri 30 July 2027

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 5 - Natchez, Mississippi

Arrive: Sat 31 July 2027 / Depart: Sat 31 July 2027

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 6 - Vicksburg, Mississippi

Arrive: Sun 01 August 2027 / Depart: Sun 01 August 2027

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 7 - Greenville, MS

Arrive: Mon 02 August 2027 / Depart: Mon 02 August 2027

Day 8 - Rosedale, Mississippi, USA

Arrive: Tue 03 August 2027 / Depart: Tue 03 August 2027

Day 9 - Scenic Cruising: Lower Mississippi

Day 10 - Memphis, Tennessee

Arrive: Thu 05 August 2027 / Depart: Thu 05 August 2027

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 11 - At Sea

Day 12 - Paducah, Kentucky,USA

Arrive: Sat 07 August 2027 / Depart: Sat 07 August 2027

Day 13 - Cape Girardeau, MO

Arrive: Sun 08 August 2027 / Depart: Sun 08 August 2027

Day 14 - St Louis, Missouri

Arrive: Mon 09 August 2027

St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its iconic, 630-ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19th-century explorations of Lewis and Clark and America's westward expansion in general. Replica paddlewheelers ply the river, offering views of the arch. The Soulard district is home to barbecue restaurants and clubs playing blues music.

Day 15 - St Louis, Missouri

Depart: Tue 10 August 2027

St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its iconic, 630-ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19th-century explorations of Lewis and Clark and America's westward expansion in general. Replica paddlewheelers ply the river, offering views of the arch. The Soulard district is home to barbecue restaurants and clubs playing blues music.