The Delta Queen previously docked in Chattanooga has apparently decided to relocate their headquarters to Kimmswick, in Jefferson County. Based on the articles I read looks like they want to sell cruises to multiple destination cities. Working on getting approval to run on oceans but in the meantime it'd be cool to see overnight cruises to some nearby river cities even if it never gets to hit the open ocean. And a return of cruise boats to the riverfront is a welcome sight.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metr ... 244f5.html

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/loca ... ri/324454/

Also nice to hear we beat out Cincinnati for the HQ

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/b ... /72026164/

My understanding is that that only restricts overnight travel. Seems like it could fall back on a strategy of day cruises. Not sure how far they could get in a day. New Orleans runs the Natchez for short river cruises and the Belle of Louisville in Louisvillle does as well, so no reason the Delta Queen couldn't do the same here. Unfortunately the ideal short cruise destination from downtown would be either St. Charles or Alton but that would require passing through the lock and dam, so not sure how workable that would be.

Considering its already outfitted as a hotel with sleeping quarters, overnight cruises definitely makes the most sense.