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The historic steamboat American Queen will take you on a journey down the most famous river in the USA, the boat carries 436 passengers. Queen of the Mississippi is a newer steam paddleboat (running from August 2012) that can accommodate 150 passengers in large cabins. Stops along the way include Natchez, New Orleans and Chattanooga. These cruises are quiet, subdued, dollar car rental car rental and rental cars slow trips (traveling at 8mph) which stop at small towns along the way, they are popular with older travelers.
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The dry heat throughout the summer in this area makes the river cruise ideal. On an 8 day cruise of Columbia and Snake River you will pass through different kinds of terrain from manmade beauty to wild natural countryside. Portland is a good starting point for the cruise which continues on in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark to Astoria, the oldest settlement in the USA west of the Rockies. The cruise also visits Rainer, OR, travels up the Columbia River Gorge to Stevenson, WA, Pendleton, OR, Richland, WA and Lewiston, ID. At each port of call there are organized excursions. See Hells Canyon, North America s deepest canyon, see cowboys at the Pendleton round-up and learn about Native dollar car rental car rental and rental cars American heritage.