Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Historic Mississippi River Cruise

Gives you a nice taste of the local food, the river, and the battlefield. Just the right length of time. Narration on the trip is awesome.

We arrived 30 minutes before scheduled time. The line was at least 100 deep, standing in the hot afternoon sun. I have difficulty standing for long periods of time, so we went inside of the outlet mall adjacent to the boarding area and shopped until boarding began. We were the last passengers to board and found no place to sit once onboard. Unable to stand for long, I had to sit on the floor. Eventually the dining area had some seats available, and I was finally able to sit on a chair. If it weren't for the narrator, Dr. what's her name, the whole duration of our time on this cruise would have ended in a battle for a refund. She was entertaining, very knowledgeable and made the most of a very, very short journey. I cannot recommend this river cruise. The restrooms, all I can say is, go before you board (HORRIBLE!!!). It wasn't because of paper on the floors, or soap scum on the sink, the strong urine smell permeates the space, it hits you as you push the door open (speaking of the door, I hope they find some time to clean it, if it was wiped down daily, it wouldn't look like that). I don't know what the other cruiseline (I think it's greyline) is like, but at least they had a cool zone set-up with plenty of seating for their customers, prior to boarding. This is April, I'm glad that it's not July. PS don't eat that food from their buffet, please.

Ship was old and not kept up well. The staff was swearing behind partitions. Food was only edible and served like a cheap school lunch with cafeteria type table and chairs. One man - not sure his title but similar to a cruise director - never stopped talking over an intercom. Some of the details were interesting but the majority of the information was just depressing/boring. The stop at the battlefield was pointless - nothing to really see - you stood in a circle under a tree and listened to someone tell the story of the battle. They could have told the story in the boat and just pointed out the site as we floated by. It was a 2 hour ride on a boat on the river that’s the only reason I gave it a 3 otherwise it would have been 1 star.

Cancelled our trip after boarding
Should have give something other than a trade in for future trip or money back

It was a big inconvenience
Narrator was knowledgeable but tone was off

Meal not with it
Pictures overpriced

Unfortunately, the trip was cancelled at the last minute due to a mechanical problem the vessel had been experiencing for some time. The crew decided to scrap the trip for safety reasons, and it was disappointing to only learn about this at departure time when it was too late to schedule an alternate activity. I would have doubts about using this provider again due to their unreliable performance. I do give them credit for promptly notifying Tripadvisor of the cancellation so a refund could be processed, which is why I'm giving three stars instead of one.

The cruise was cancelled because a generator failed and crew was not confident to sail. Please confirm how refund will be made? robertmuir@rogers.com
416 991 2106

This was a relaxing, informative trip along the river. We purchased the tour and lunch. The food was decent and plentiful. The bar was stocked and all the staff were pleasant and helpful. The tour guide is very good at her job and gave us interesting historical information. I believe this would be a nice trip for people of all ages.

Our family enjoyed this tour on the Mississippi River and the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and the Historic Chalmette Battlefield, site of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. I read some review complaining that this part of the Mississippi isn't that pretty, but it's a busy port, so I'm not sure what people expect. We found it really nice to be on the water on this charming boat. It was a nice day, so we stayed up top, but there's plenty of indoor space on less-than-ideal days. A highlight of the trip was Charles, the history narrator. He was full of information and highly entertaining (he even kept our 11 year old's attention)! The visit to the battlefield was interesting as well.

Pleasant cruise with good commentary and interesting tour of the Battle of New Orleans sight.
Do not bother going for the food option as it was truly awful. Lettuce salad, gumbo, rice, beans, pasta and jambalaya. All cold and unappetising served on plastic divided plates.

We really enjoyed the paddle boat trip down the river. The narration done by Charles was excellent. He had a great sense of humor and the way he told the accounting of the events that took place during Hurricane Katrina was really something else. I’d definitely would go again and recommend.

Enjoyable and informational. The narration was worth listening to. The time at the battlefield was brief but enough so as to get a feel for what hqppened there.

Very good coverage of historical events. Especially for someone from another country with scattered knowledge of American history.

Loved the slow ride along the river. Especially loved the history of New Orleans and Katrina as told by Charles! The park was ok, liked learning about the musket.

The paddleboat tour was great! Our guide was a very good storyteller and very knowledgeable about New Orleans!

Nice cruise with a lot of historical facts. Getting off the boat at the Chalumet battlegrounds is quite informative.

Fantastic cruise!! Historian was knowledgeable and passionate about the history of New Orleans and the Mississippi River, and the geography of each. Crew was phenomenal, personable, and helpful. Would highly recommend!

Interesting & enjoyable, it was a reasonable price for the experience. I wish they had not played the old pipes at the sane fine as the music- made our ears hurt!