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''American Countess'' is a
After many delays, the American Countess was finally launched on March 21, 2021, in New Orleans. The launch followed almost four years after the launch of
river cruise
A river cruise is a voyage along inland waterways, often stopping at multiple ports along the way. Since cities and towns often grew up around rivers, river cruise ships frequently dock in the center of cities and towns.
Descriptions
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paddlewheeler owned and operated by American Queen Voyages.
''Kanesville Queen'' (1995-2016)
Thecasino boat
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Kanesville Queen was originally constructed for Harrah's Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area. It is loc ...
and opened to the public on New Year's Day of 1996. In 2007, Iowa law was changed to allow casinos to operate fully onshore. After the revision of the law, Harrah's officials stated that the river vessel was no longer needed at their Council Bluffs casino and estimated it would save the company $2 million annually to retire the boat. In 2013, Kanesville Queen was sold as scrap
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to Newt Marine of Dubuque, Iowa
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.
Introduction as ''American Countess''
Purchased by American Queen Steamboat Company in 2016, the dormant vessel was eventually brought to Gulf Island Shipyard in Houma, Louisiana to be cut in half and extended with a new 60-foot midsection in order to increase passenger capacity.
After many delays, the American Countess was finally launched on March 21, 2021, in New Orleans. The launch followed almost four years after the launch of American Duchess
''American Duchess'' is a river cruise paddlewheeler owned and operated by American Queen Steamboat Company. It is the third addition to the AQSC fleet and is advertised as being the most luxurious option of the line's vessels. The riverboat's iti ...
, another former Iowa casino boat that had been converted into an overnight cruise vessel by the same company.
See also
*''American Queen
''American Queen'' is said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. The ship was built in 1995 and is a six-deck recreation of a classic Mississippi riverboat, built by McDermott Shipyard for the ''Delta Queen'' Steamboat Company. Although ...
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*''American Duchess
''American Duchess'' is a river cruise paddlewheeler owned and operated by American Queen Steamboat Company. It is the third addition to the AQSC fleet and is advertised as being the most luxurious option of the line's vessels. The riverboat's iti ...
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*'' American Empress''
*'' Delta Queen''
*''Mississippi Queen
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References
{{Reflist 1995 ships River cruise ships Passenger ships of the United States Council Bluffs, Iowa