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Chef Joey & JJ on Fox 8

June 6, 2013  |  News Flash

  Chef Joey LaBella and his 6 year old son, JJ, were featured on FOX 8 TV on Wednesday to promote Family Fun Day on the Steamboat NATCHEZ.  Chef LaBella is the Executive Chef on board the boat, and developed the menu for this family event taking place on Saturday, June 8th at 2:30pm.  Chef and his son JJ often cook together and the Tomato Basil Salad that will highlight… Read More »

Golden Era of Steamboats

June 3, 2013  |  News Flash

Notice that the lower deck of the Steamboat NATCHEZ is twice as high as the other decks. The lower deck was the main cargo hold, constructed to carry cotton, sugar, corn and rice to the port of New Orleans. During the Golden Era of steamboats, over 75% of the world’s cotton would move through the port, making the Crescent City rich. Today the NATCHEZ is the last of authentic steamboat… Read More »

Wedding Accolades From Kristin

May 21, 2013  |  News Flash

  Some excerpts from a letter from Kristin: I am writing to the staff of the Steamboat Natchez to thank them all for making my wedding a dream come true! I was looking to get married in New Orleans and we did not have a very large budget to work with. I began thinking about getting married at a small chapel, because that was all we could afford. We would be… Read More »

Hats off to Gina!

May 14, 2013  |  News Flash

  Gina & Roy - Steamboat Hosts Extraordinaire! We recently were in New Orleans and took the 11:30 am cruise. We felt the whole experience was delightful and through the narration we learned things about the port of New Orleans. Gina was exceptionally nice and we all admit you have a real treasure in her. Please share our photo that she took of us with her and thank her for… Read More »

Dukes of Dixieland news

May 6, 2013  |  News Flash

[caption id="attachment_16912" align="aligncenter" width="220" caption="Dukes - the tops in music and style"][/caption] May 6, 2013 Michael Stokes, Music Director of WDFU-FM & DAR.FM Internet Radio in New Jersey across from lower Manhattan, has just ADDED "Celebrating Satchmo" to his playlist, and said this about the "DUKES of Dixieland":  "I cannot say enough about this group.  Throughout the decades they have always found ways to keep it interesting, alongside the most… Read More »

Dukes of Dixieland

March 21, 2013  |  News Flash

[caption id="attachment_16672" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Dukes of Dixieland on the Texas Deck"][/caption] The Grammy nominated Dukes of Dixieland perform nightly on the Steamboat Natchez. The steamboat company is proud to have this outstanding and legendary musical group as the house band.  To watch them in action in a recently filmed PBS special click here Read More »

Super Events for Super Bowl week on the Steamboat Natchez

January 21, 2013  |  News Flash

Daily cruises on the last authentic steamboat on the Mississippi River are always a New Orleans experience not to be missed - but there are SUPER Events on the boat Thursday, January 31 and Sunday, February 3, 2013. There is no better place to view the riverfront festivities than perched above Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard than aboard the Steamboat NATCHEZ!   Board as early as 6pm, and we sail 7-9pm.  Join us… Read More »