RiverBarge Cruise Line

Launched in 1998, RiverBarge Excursion Lines tries to approach river cruises differently - and it does so very successfully. First of all, the word "cruise" is taboo - the correct term is river excursion. The R/B "River Explorer" actually consists of two barges, De Soto and La Salle, and the tow boat Miss Nari, and offers river excursions in a modern and spacious, yet intimate and truly all-American environment.

• Dick & Joan  River Explorer  Nashville, TN to Paducah KY

  Absolutely fantastic. Good food and open seating at all meals - NO TIPPING - shore excursions paid for - staterooms 2oo sq ft -walkout veranda, etc. Board as a passenger, leave as part of... read more

  3 users found this review helpful.
• Jim Leighninger  River Explorer  St. Louis to Cincinnati

  My wife and I recently returned home after an extraordinary cruise aboard the River Explorer from St. Louis to Cincinnati. Having cruised aboard one of the paddlewheelers several years ago,... read more

  6 users found this review helpful.
• Ambrose Landry  River Explorer  Cumberland & Tennessee Rivers from Nashville

  We enjoyed trips on many cruise ships and visited countless ports of call before we found our true love. It's the River Explorer of RiverBarge Excursion Lines of New Orleans. The key words for an... read more

  8 users found this review helpful.
• Jim  River Explorer  St. Louis to Cincinnati

  My wife and I recently returned home after an extraordinary cruise aboard the River Explorer from St. Louis to Cincinnati. Having cruised aboard one of the paddlewheelers several years ago, we were... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.