DELTA QUEEN CRUISES ARKANSAS RIVER IN 1994

The Delta Queen Steamboat Company
Dept. PY94
30 Robin Street Wharf
New Orleans, LA 70130-1890

1-800-543-1949


The election of President Bill Clinton has
probably done more for Arkansas tourism that
any other single event.  And now another
momentous occurrence will be generating
additional interest in "The Natural State." 

On April 13 a gala celebration was held at
the Museum of American Folk Art in New York
City to inaugurate the 1994 itineraries of
the DELTA QUEEN, one of the last American
steam-powered paddlewheelers.  Attenders
enjoyed a true taste of Arkansas music and
crafts, and food was provided by Sylvia's
Restaurant in Harlem, noted for rendering
some of the best down-home cooking that can
be found anywhere.

Sponsored by The Delta Queen Steamboat
Company and the Arkansas Department of Parks
and Tourism, plans for four cruises to the
Arkansas River Valley were announced.  The
DELTA QUEEN, a National Historic Landmark,
will begin its first journey with a seven-
night cruise from Memphis to Little Rock on
July 23 and follow up with a return trip on
July 30.  Following the same course,
additional trips are scheduled for September
9 and 16.

The DELTA QUEEN has hosted several
celebrities, including former President Jimmy
Carter, during its prominent lifetime.  And
it is no wonder!  A true return to old-
fashioned elegance, all of the vessel's
fixtures are original:  the only Siamese bark
floor aboard a steamboat, rich hardwood
paneling, gleaming brass, stained and
diamond-cut windows and the breath-taking
Grand Staircase topped by an elegant Tiffany
crystal chandelier.  Combine all that with
Southern hospitality, frontier ingenuity, and
the culture and crafts of the Ozark
Mountains, and you are going to have the time
of your life!  Cruises start as low as $990
per person (double occupancy) for a seven-
night adventure.  

Some of the fascinating places you will visit
along the Arkansas River are Pine Bluff,
believed by some to be the place where the
Civil War started and home of the Arkansas
Railway Museum; Little Rock, where Bill and
Hillary Clinton lived and the site of
Granny's Attic--try on corsets, formal wear,
and hoop skirts from days gone by; Petit Jean
Mountain, a beautiful state park with
waterfalls and hidden forest paths and where
President Clinton's 1967 Mustang convertible
now resides at the Museum of Automobiles; and
Fort Smith, a genuine frontier outpost.  For
more information about steamboating and
seasonal theme cruises available, you can
call the number above for a complimentary
copy of Steamboatin' Gazette.

-               Laurie Lawson-