{"id":110020,"date":"2021-03-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=110020"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:58:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:58:04","slug":"grammy-museum-mississippi-to-resume-tours-for-american-queen-steamboat-company-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/grammy-museum-mississippi-to-resume-tours-for-american-queen-steamboat-company-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi to Resume Tours for American Queen Steamboat Company\u00ae Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Museum to reopen its doors for tours for cruisers this March, 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

GRAMMY Museum\u00ae <\/sup>Mississippi<\/a> <\/strong>is pleased to announce it will\u00a0 open its doors again to offer tours for guests aboard American Queen Steamboat Company\u2019s authentic\u00a0paddlewheelers<\/a>, <\/strong>beginning in spring 2021. Tour stops to the Mississippi Museum are scheduled to begin this\u00a0 spring. Additional information is forthcoming.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is always exciting adding a new stop on the river for our guests to explore, and a 2021 season highlight will\u00a0 be our port debut at the new Terrene Landing dock and a visit to Cleveland, Mississippi,\u201d said John Waggoner<\/strong>,\u00a0founder and CEO of American Queen Steamboat Company. \u201cHome to the GRAMMY Museum, a simply\u00a0 stunning addition to the region, our guests will enjoy discovering this newly added treasure.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome guests of American Queen Steamboat Company to our historical landmark\u00a0museum in Cleveland,\u201d said Emily Havens<\/strong>, executive director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to share a little piece of Mississippi music history with cruise guests and want to acknowledge the American Queen Steamboat Company for their efforts in making it possible to safely bring in their guests for\u00a0museum tours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests aboard the American Queen<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u2014the largest, most opulent riverboat in the world\u2014get a unique\u00a0perspective on America\u2019s history, culture and landscape as they cruise the Mississippi River. Operated by the\u00a0American Queen Steamboat Company, the authentic paddlewheelers offer several itineraries to choose from\u00a0of the lower or upper Mississippi River. Guests can choose from eight- to 16-day cruises that take them up and down the Mississippi River while stopping at historical landmarks along the way, like the GRAMMY Museum\u00a0 Mississippi. While touring the Museum, guests will learn about the impact Mississippi has had on American music through unique artifacts, video footage and temporary and permanent exhibits. Temporary exhibits\u00a0 currently on display at the Mississippi Museum include Stronger Together: The Power of Women in Country\u00a0 Music<\/em>, Willie Mitchell & The Music of Royal Studios <\/em>and a special limited-time display celebrating the music of\u00a0 GRAMMY\u00ae <\/sup>winner Garth Brooks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT AMERICAN QUEEN STEAMBOAT COMPANY <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Queen Steamboat Company\u00ae<\/sup>is the operator of the U.S.-flagged American Queen<\/em>™, the largest,\u00a0 most opulent riverboat in the world. Longer than a football field, towering six decks in height and laced with\u00a0 fanciful gingerbread trim, she is a marvel of modern engineering. Her journeys through the heartland offer a\u00a0unique perspective on America\u2019s history, culture, and landscape with convenient departures from some of America\u2019s most iconic river port cities, including Memphis, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, St.\u00a0Louis, and Minneapolis. In April 2014, AQSC began serving the Pacific Northwest with the opulence and grandeur of the American Empress<\/em>™ and added the American Duchess<\/em>™ to the Mississippi River in August\u00a0 2017. The fourth boat to join the American Queen Steamboat Company fleet is the American Countess<\/em>™,\u00a0 which will cruise the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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