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Mississippi River Cruise: New Orleans History Tour
4.4
1,619 Ratings
New Orleans
Embark on a historic Mississippi River cruise aboard the Creole Queen Paddlewheeler. Discover 300 years of New Orleans history, visit Chalmette Battlefield, and enjoy stunning views of the French Quarter and Port of New Orleans.
Embark on a historic Mississippi River cruise aboard the Creole Queen Paddlewheeler. Discover 300 years of New Orleans history, visit Chalmette Battlefield, and enjoy stunning views of the French Quarter and Port of New Orleans.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chalmette Battlefield - Disembark at the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, where you can tour the Chalmette Battlefield including the Malus-Beauregard House and the Chalmette Monument before re-boarding for the return cruise.
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve -…
- Chalmette Battlefield - Disembark at the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, where you can tour the Chalmette Battlefield including the Malus-Beauregard House and the Chalmette Monument before re-boarding for the return cruise.
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve - Chalmette Battlefield is located in the Jean Lafitte National Park, making it an exciting and special addition to your river cruise!
What's Included
- Local guide
- All fees and/or taxes
- On-board restrooms
- 1-Hour at Battlefield
- Local guide
- All fees and/or taxes
- On-board restrooms
- 1-Hour at Battlefield
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Alcohol (Cash Bar)
- Gratuities
- Alcohol (Cash Bar)
Additional Information
Embark on a 2 hour, 30-minute journey down the mighty Mississippi River aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Listen to the detailed commentary by a licensed historian, who will cover 300-years of New Orleans’ history, from its establishment by the LeMoyne Brothers to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The boat will make brief stop at…
Embark on a 2 hour, 30-minute journey down the mighty Mississippi River aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Listen to the detailed commentary by a licensed historian, who will cover 300-years of New Orleans’ history, from its establishment by the LeMoyne Brothers to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The boat will make brief stop at Chalmette Battlefield for an hour long exploration. This includes a guided tour and discussion by a National Park Ranger on the battle of New Orleans, all while you enjoy the gentle breeze and subtle waves of the river. A cash bar and an optional fulfilling Creole lunch are there for your pleasure on the ship while you take in the panoramic views of the renowned French Quarter and Port of New Orleans from the river.
- No outside food or beverages are allowed on board.
- Bags are checked before boarding the vessel to ensure safety during the cruise.
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If altered or canceled due to poor weather, cruise may remain dockside in the event of unfavorable sailing conditions.
- Due to limited capacity, refund requests made less than 24 hours prior to departure will NOT be considered. This includes missing the attraction for any reason. However, your ticket is transferable and valid for up to one year.
- The Creole Paddlewheeler is Wheelchair accessible with a weight-restricted mechanical lift. However, the Chalmette Battlefield Park is not wheelchair accessible for handicap passengers at this time.
Location
1 Poydras St
Poydras Street
Located directly at the end of Poydras Street behind the Outlet Collection Mall and the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(1619 Ratings)
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Nina_s
Jan 12, 2025
More than a paddle boat ride - Narration was great and easy to hear. Nice to break up the boat ride with the battlefield experience. Food was buffet style. Second helpings welcome.
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Mary_c
Jan 11, 2025
Great tour! - The guides were fantastic storytellers. On the boat you'll learn about the history of New Orleans from the beginning all the way through Hurricane Katrina. The way he told the story of what went wrong with Katrina was fascinating and profoundly moving. At the battlefield, you'll hear the story of the Battle of New Orleans. You only have an hour, so you can't see everything. The NPS ranger gives the history of the battle (she was also great) and you'll have time to walk around after. Highly recommend!
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Claude_p
Jan 6, 2025
Charles Chestnut is worth 3 times the price of this tour - It’s fantastic…if you take the time to listen to the on board historian Charles Chestnut. He makes this tour. Without him it’s a slow, barely scenic sleepy boat ride. With him the tour, the history of New Orleans and much, much more come to life in an accurate, revealing and very entertaining way. BRAVO Charles!
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Alida
Jan 4, 2025
Family Trip - We stayed an extra day in NO and the cruise was the perfect amount of time to fill our afternoon. The narrator was great and gave a lot of information on the ride. The park ranger at the Battle of New Orleans was also phenomenal!
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Christian_s
Jan 4, 2025
missed the boat - We are assuming it was 5 star! We travelled to New Orleans for New Year's, and had reservations for New Year's Eve. Got a call, boat needed maintenance, wanna go tomorrow? Sure! Then Bourbon Street happened. We stayed in the hotel room morose, and decided to avoid all. We will be back, and we will ride with y'all!
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Clinton_s
Jan 2, 2025
Great Narrator - I think his blanket was Charlie, and he was great. At the battlefield, he really made it come to life and kept us anticipating and entertained. We purchased with a buffet meal and feel like we got our money’s worth.
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Matombo
Jan 11, 2025
It's the Narrator - We took the Historical River Cruise.
Unless you have a particular interest in the Mississippi, the trip itself is not really worth the fare. We steamed downriver for about an hour, spent another hour at the Chalmette battlefield, and then steamed back. That was it.
The shoreline of the river that the tour passes is not very interesting: mostly a collection of shipping wharves, dilapidated factories, abandoned piers, pushboat barges, a couple of Navy ships, and a huge sugar refinery, most of which are obscured by the levies anyway. We passed the French Quarter, but it was so far away that St. Louis Cathedral was little more than a silhouette. The battlefield was interesting, but we had only an hour there, and a fair amount of that time was spent getting on and off the boat.
So why the 4 rating? The narrator, Charles. His presentation on the way to the battlefield was an excellent capsule history of New Orleans and the lower Mississippi, and on the way back he offered an optional but moving account of the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina. He made the trip worth the money.
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Mary_e
Jan 3, 2025
informative - Ride on the Mighty Mississippi was great. The highlight was learning of the battle of New Orleans. Fascinating battle that I knew little about previously. Tour guide was knowledgeable and provided great facts on New Orleans history
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Stephen_f
Jan 2, 2025
good tour overall but... - Very good tour overall but more time needed at Chalumet Battlefield. Taking into account the time needed to embark/disembark the large number of people from the steamboat, walk to/from the site, and hear the guide's presentation, there is little time left (15 minutes or less) to see the battlefield before one has to get back to the boat.
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Droopy86
Jan 10, 2025
Very disappointed is not worth 94 dollars - A cruise on the Mississippi is a dream. It stops there in fact the cruise doesn't last 2 hours as you might imagine. There is only one hour of navigation since we dock further on the bank and to visit the memorial of the cart plantation battlefield it is the most interesting of the cruise. We meet n huge cargo ships otherwise it is ugly and only the views of the city and the bridge are nice. The boat itself is comfortable but I advise against lunch that we did not have and thankfully composed of rice pasta and meat in warmed sauce on each trip. Besides, considering what was left on the plates, it must not be very good. Not Nola's best memory.
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