The Great American Steamboat Company announced that Priscilla Presley will be the godmother of the steamboat American Queen. Presley, who was once married to Elvis Presley, is synonymous with Graceland in the steamboat’s homeport of Memphis. Priscilla Presley will name the vessel in a christening ceremony at the revitalized Beale Street Landing on April 27. Highlights will include performances by local musicians, a bottle of champagne crashing against the stern and the sounds of the calliope as the American Queen steams off up the Mississippi River. The Great American Steamboat Company has also entered into an exclusive partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises. This collaboration will present the first Elvis Cruise on the American Queen from Memphis to New Orleans this December, as well as Graceland experiences for guests.
A daughter of an Air Force officer, Priscilla Presley attended high school in Germany, where she met Elvis Presley. In 1979 she became co-executor of the Presley Estate, growing it from a burgeoning entity into a phenomenally successful organization consisting of the famous Graceland Mansion, a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, television and video projects. In addition to being a businesswoman, producer and actress, Presley is an ambassador of the Dream Foundation, helping to fulfill the dreams of adults battling terminal illnesses. She became aware of the organization after helping to grant recipients’ wishes to visit Graceland. She has also joined Hollywood celebrities in the fight against the overmedication of children. She is an advocate for Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights and a percentage of all purchases on PriscillaPresley.com are donated to support these two charities.
After a sunset christening, the American Queen will depart on its inaugural voyage up the Mississippi River to the Ohio River with stops in Henderson and Louisville, Ky., and Madison, Ind., before arriving in her disembarkation city of Cincinnati. In Louisville, the ship will take part in the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Great Steamboat Race with the Belle of Louisville and Belle of Cincinnati. The American Queen will offer Southern cuisine of famed Chef Regina Charboneau, the line’s culinary director. The company offers a variety of voyage lengths, ranging from three to 10 nights, and fares beginning at $995 per guest. A pre- or post-cruise luxury hotel stay, all bottled water and soft drinks, wine and beer at dinner and complimentary shore adventures are included in each port of call. Exclusive rates are available by The CruiseOutlet.com. Email info@thecruiseoutlet.com or call 203-288-1884
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