Recapture the romance of sternwheeler cruising along Alaska's Inside Passage and Oregon's Columbia and Snake Rivers aboard the luxury American West Steamboat sternwheelers Empress of the North and Queen of the West. These luxurious vessels are the newest and largest of all small cruise ships in western America. The faithfully recreated authentic sternwheelers combine the best features of both large and small cruise ships. You get the amenities and spaciousness of a large cruise ship combined with close-up, casual cruising of a small cruise ship. All cruises include live showboat entertainment, fine dining and included shore tours.

American West Steamboat Company prides itself in providing the highest quality, all-American cruise experience and has earned several prestigious awards. American West Steamboat Company cruises have been voted by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine to the esteemed "Gold List" and have received a "Readers' Choice Award" as one of the world's top cruise lines. CruiseReports awarded the Queen of the West the highest Quality Rating of any ship in the world (9.9 out of 10), and also recognized her as the top ship overall in the Tour Cruise category.

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