Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Historic Mississippi River Cruise
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Take a 2 hour, 30 minute cruise down the great Mississippi River aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Enjoy a narrated tour with a licensed historian describing 300-years of New Orleans history; from the founding of the city by the LeMoyne Brothers to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. During your cruise the vessel will dock at Chalmette Battlefield for a 1-hour excursion. Enjoy a guided tour and talk by a National Park Ranger about the battle of New Orleans, while taking in the sweet breeze and delicate waves along the river. Delight in a cash bar and/or a satisfying Creole lunch option available on the boat while viewing the famous French Quarter and Port of New Orleans from the river .
1 Hour at Battlefield
Local guide
Taxes
Food and drinks (Available for Purchase)
Gratuities
- INFANT: : 0 - 5
- CHILD: : 6 - 12
- ADULT: : 13 - 99
- Due to limited capacity, refund requests made less than 24 hours prior to departure will NOT be considered. This includes missing the attraction for any reason. However, your ticket is transferable and valid for up to one year.
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- No outside food or beverages are allowed on board.
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Bags are checked before boarding the vessel to ensure safety during the cruise.
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If altered or canceled due to poor weather, cruise may remain dockside in the event of unfavorable sailing conditions.
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Chalmette Battlefield
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Recenzije
We got in line at about 2:10, which was simply too late to take advantage of the only decent seating on the boat - the top deck pavilion. The good seating went amazingly fast. We were left with sitting on a simple wooden bench, watching as scores of people couldn’t find a seat at all. My first suggestion: if you want to enjoy a beautiful day on the river cruise, get there at least 30 minutes in advance.
The food was pretty bland, and not worth the buffet ticket price. They actually ran out of many items fairly early. If you don’t want to eat the food, you are out of luck. There is no snack bar on board, except for drinks at the bar.
There were two types of staff that came to work that day-those that were fantastic with customer service and those that were, well, simply angry.
The tour guide was excellent. We really liked the history and humor she provided. The bar workers were also fantastic, very kind and accommodating.
The deck hands were simply rude and seemed pretty “put out” by there being customers on the boat.
The tour of the battlefield was interesting, as were those that turned the top deck into a dance floor.
Overall, I suppose I’d do it again if the weather was nice, if I got in line early to get good seating and brought my own snacks.
