🚢🎶 STEP BACK IN TIME ON THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI 🎶🚢
Echoes of the Old South – A Classic Paddlewheel Journey

This isn’t just a cruise…
It’s America as it was meant to be experienced.

Think Mark Twain vibes, slow river days, live music, historic towns, and sitting on deck watching the Mississippi roll by with a drink in hand 🇺🇸✨

🌊 11-NIGHT MISSISSIPPI RIVER EXPERIENCE
🗓️ Departure: 9 November 2026
💷 From £3,899pp

✨ Featuring a traditional American paddlewheel riverboat — elegant, nostalgic and beautifully relaxed.

🗺️ THE ROUTE

📍 Memphis
📍 Cruising the historic Mississippi River
📍 Oak Alley
📍 Baton Rouge
📍 Natchez
📍 Vicksburg
📍 St. Francisville
📍 New Orleans

Blues, jazz, plantations, Civil War history, Southern food, and unforgettable stories — all woven together by the river.

🚆 WHAT MAKES THIS SPECIAL

✔️ Scenic overnight sleeper train from Memphis to New Orleans
✔️ Classic paddlewheel cruising
✔️ Small-ship, intimate atmosphere
✔️ In-depth shore excursions included
✔️ Guest speakers & onboard talks bring the history to life

This is travel for people who love meaningful journeys, not rushing from place to place.

💎 WHAT’S INCLUDED

✈️ Flights
🏨 2 nights at The Guest House at Graceland
🚆 Amtrak sleeper rail journey (Memphis ➝ New Orleans)
🏨 2 nights at InterContinental New Orleans
🚢 7-night all-inclusive river cruise
🍽️ All meals onboard
🍷 Alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks
🎶 Nightly entertainment
🗺️ Guided shore excursions
📶 Wi-Fi
💙 Gratuities included

🗨️ Kat & Simon’s honest take:
This is one for people who love history, music, culture and storytelling. It’s calm, fascinating, and completely different to ocean or European river cruising. If Route 66, New Orleans jazz, or the Deep South has ever appealed — this will hit the spot.

💷 PRICES FROM

📍 Manchester – £4,499pp
📍 Glasgow – £4,549pp
📍 Dublin – £4,299pp
👤 Solo travellers – from £5,299
💳 Deposits from £625pp

📞 Call Kat & Simon on 0800 0662 694
💬 Or message us — we’ll tell you honestly if this is your kind of trip

⚠️ Riverboats are small and dates are limited — once cabins go, that’s it.

🎷 Slow travel. Deep stories. Real America.