As you board the boat for the first time, musicians and entertainers welcome you aboard the steamboat, setting the stage for a wonderful week. You always leave and return to the ship on this deck, scanning your passenger ID card. There is a water station on this deck so you can refill your water bottle before you leave.
Sometimes you can feel the engines on this deck while you are eating but it isn’t horrible. Continue reading American Queen Steamboat – Deck 1
Note: This is my first time on a river boat, I cannot compare the American Queen to any other river boat, I can only compare her to an Ocean Cruise Ship.
According to our Riverlorian, this is the largest and only working steamboat on the river. There is an American Flag flying from the ship and most of the accents are from different parts of the country, not different parts of the world. There are no children on board and the only 20 somethings I have seen have been staff . There are several Mother – Daughter couples and I just met a lady staying in the single person stateroom who is traveling with both her parents. *Update: there is one teen traveling with her mother.
