Family Cruise Vacation on the Mississippi River
Written by Vacation Idea.com Travel Editors.
During the summer and winter holidays, try a new kind of family adventure aboard one of the Delta Queen Steamboat Company's historic boats. During the Riverbonding Adventure, families have the time to reconnect in a unique setting while cruising the Mississippi River.
Activities the whole family can enjoy during the cruise range from ping-pong tournaments, line dancing and scavenger hunts, to flying a kite, family game hours, and calliope concerts where children can play riverboat music. Families will be able to choose from more than 20 interactive games, including Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, UNO, Risk, Jenga, Life and Pictionary.
A cruise vacation is an exciting way to learn about the Mississippi River and its history. Kids can earn the Cub Pilot's License by performing various tasks along the way, such as interpreting river maps.
Vacationers will be able to visit an authentic steam-powered Engine Room, take a tour of the Pilot House and participate in morning talks. While the boat travels along the Mississippi, there is always something to see, including tugboats, barges, Coast Guard cutters, freighters, and a variety of wildlife.
Optional family-oriented tours include excursions to the local nature center or children's museum, fishing trips and Cajun swamp tours.
In 2004, pricing starts as low as $970 for a family of three for 3-night vacations booked at 2-for-1. Book early and get 2-for-1 pricing - plus children 18 and under travel free - on any 2004 "Riverbonding Adventure" vacation. For families with two or more children, a second room of equal or lesser value is free with a room at full price (under advanced purchase offer.)
Read more about the Delta Queen Steamboat Company, or call the company at 800-543-1949 for departure times and itineraries.
