Luxury Cruises to Resume in Pacific Northwest - Leisure Group Travel

The American Queen Steamboat Company, owner and operator of the U.S-flagged American Queen, announces the purchase of the Empress of the North from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) for an undisclosed amount. To be renamed the American Empress, the vessel is scheduled to resume sailings on the great rivers of the Pacific Northwest April 2014 from her homeport of Portland, Ore. The American Empress will deliver riverboat opulence on a grand scale, following in the pedigree of the line?s namesake American Queen, and serve as the largest overnight riverboat west of the Mississippi River.

A U.S.-flagged riverboat, the American Empress measures 360 feet with five decks and accommodates 223 guests in seven stateroom categories. The American Empress will sail the Columbia and Snake rivers, offering seven-day voyages between Portland, Ore. and Clarkston, Wash. Ports of call include Astoria, Wash.; Stevenson, Wash.; The Dalles, Ore.; Umatilla, Ore.; and Richland, Wash.

The American Empress was built in 2002 and operated by Majestic America Line from 2002 to 2008, sailing Alaska?s Inside Passage and the Pacific Northwest.

(www.aqsc.com)

Source: http://leisuregrouptravel.com/luxury-cruises-to-resume-in-pacific-northwest/

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