Choosing
Dinner cruises compared
Every evening sailing, fare by fare and band by band, with the honest verdict on the buffet.
Mississippi riverboat guides
Straight answers to what people actually ask before booking a cruise in New Orleans, checked against the operators' own pages, the live listings and the wharves themselves.
Choosing your cruise
Choosing
Jazz cruises by band
Who plays which sailing, what the music-only fares cost, and where on deck the band actually carries.
Choosing
Jazz brunch cruises
The value sailing: morning fares, buffet math, child and senior prices, and the boats that run it.
Choosing
NATCHEZ vs Creole Queen
Steam and a calliope, or a battlefield ashore. Settled by use case, not loyalty.
Choosing
Chalmette battlefield cruise
The only sailing that lands: the battle, the ranger hour, real timings and what it costs.
The boats
Boats
Steamboat NATCHEZ
The 1925 engines, the 32-note calliope, every sailing she runs and what each one actually costs.
Boats
Creole Queen
The 880-passenger paddlewheeler, her Chalmette shore hour, her fares and how she stacks up against the steamboat.
Boats
CITY of NEW ORLEANS
The 2025 arrival: four decks, elevators to three of them, and the cheapest ticket on the water.
Prices, wharves and planning
Planning
Cruising with kids
Child fares, elevators, snacks and attention spans across all three boats.
Planning
What to Wear
The real dress code, what people actually wear on each boat, and how to pack for the deck in every season.