In 1970, Rep. Edward Garmatz, (D-Md.) gave fellow members of Congress three reasons the Delta Queen steamboat should not be permitted to continue operations as in inland river overnight passenger boat ...

Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) introduced legislation in the Senate last week to extend the historic paddlewheeler Delta Queen's exemption from a 1966 law banning passenger overnight vessels with ...

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, the Delta Queen riverboat is moored at Coolidge Park on in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2018, ...

KIMMSWICK, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nation’s last authentic overnight steamboat may once again cruise the rivers of America’s Heartland and Deep South. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The Delta Queen, an historic wooden riverboat, will resume cruising rivers in the United States in 2020 after being sidelined since 2008. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Are you interested in owning a piece of history? A historic steamboat, the Delta Queen, is up ...

It is the end of the line for one of America's prized river-going vessels. Majestic America Line announced on Thursday that the Delta Queen will cease operations beyond 2008. It was not the cruise ...

The Delta Queen docked at Natchez, Miss., in 2007. Fans of the Delta Queen are rejoicing after the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to reinstate an exemption allowing the historic steamboat ...

Delaware North Companies, one of the nation's largest privately held companies, is selling its Delta Queen Steamboat Company river operation to Ambassadors International, which already owns a similar ...

The U.S.’s last authentic overnight steamboat may once again cruise the rivers of the nation’s Heartland and Deep South. Late last year, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reinstate an ...

American Classic Voyages Inc., the largest U.S.-flag cruise company, announced on October 19 that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Code in Wilmington, ...