America's Maiden Voyage

Today the new paddle wheeler America docked at our waterfront in my hometown of Vicksburg, MS, on her maiden voyage.  It was built by American Cruise Line (ACL) at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland for overnight river cruising.  America will replace existing paddlewheeler Queen of the Mississippi.  She went into service on May 7.  She will have features never seen before on a riverboat.  It is larger than previous ACL riverboats with a 185 passenger capacity.  Her home-port is New Orleans, LA.  I was told that this is as far as she will go and will head southbound to Natchez, MS.