Ship Facts Class: Steamboat Length: 418 ft Cruising Speed: 7-10 Knots Gross Tonnage: 3,707 Guest Capacity: 436* Total Staff: 161 * Double Occupancy
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She's the largest steamboat ever built, a soaring triumph of American ingenuity yet a river lady as gracious and congenial as her older sisters. In 1995 she answered Steamboaters' call for yet another proud paddlewheeler on which to discover riverside America.

Although her designers filled her to the brim with today's technological advances, her many public rooms and accommodations bustle with the opulence of the American Victorian period. Woodwork glistens and antiques fill her spaces, and outside, lacy filigree evokes the memory of the many grand river steamers that both preceded her and inspired her designers. Select a volume from the vast collection in the Mark Twain Gallery, the boat's library. Enjoy a sing-along in the Main Deck Lounge, or tap your toes to a lavish show in the two-deck-tall Grand Saloon, the most elegant show place on the river. You'll find your own favorite nook aboard the grand American Queen.