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 River Explorer

Launched in 1998 as one of the world's largest and most luxury passenger barges, the River Explorer actually consists of the De Soto and La Salle barges which are pushed by the tow boat Miss Nari.

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 User Reviews

  • Name Age # of Cruises Desitination
  • Jim Leighninger  52 2 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

  • Ambrose Landry  74 17 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

  • Dick & Joan  71 2 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

  • Jim  52 2 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

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Ship Summary
  • Operator:RiverBarge Excursion Lines
  • Capacity (double occupancy):198
  • Builder:LeeVac Shipyards
  • Full Capacity:198
  • Inaugurated:1998
  • Space Ratio:N/A
  • Gross Tonnage:N/A
  • Crew:0
  • Length:730 ft. / 223 m