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New Orleans to launch new paddlewheel riverboat

(2 Jan 2019) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus109679 ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO EXPERIENCE OLD NEW ORLEANS AND THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI – A JAZZ CRUISE ABOARD AN OLD-FASHIONED PADDLEWHEEL RIVERBOAT. AND LAUNCHING THIS MONTH – THE FIRST NEW RIVERBOAT TO SURFACE SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA COLLAPSED THE CITY'S TOURISM INDUSTRY MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. THE NEW ORLEANS STEAMBOAT COMPANY MANAGED TO KEEP AFLOAT THE NATCHEZ – ONE OF THE NATION'S LAST COMMERCIALLY-OPERATED PADDLEWHEEL STEAMBOATS. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Dow, Project Manager, New Orleans Steamboat Company: "At one point in time, there were thousands going up and down the rivers and the lakes of this wonderful country here. So, you know there's only six, and we've got one of them, so we love showcasing that engine room." THE NEW VESSEL – CALLED "THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS" – WON'T BE STEAM-POWERED BUT WILL OFFER AN AUTHENTIC PADDLEWHEEL EXPERIENCE. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Dow, Project Manager, New Orleans Steamboat Company: "At the back of the second deck, there's a little walk-around where people can go out, and they can look down on the paddlewheel, and they can see it working." TOURS WILL INCLUDE NARRATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CITY AND SIGHTS ALONG THE SHORELINE. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Cyndi Grunenberg, Houston, Texas resident: "It was a great trip, a little bit of history along the river and just a fun ride." OFFICIALS SAY THEY DON'T EXPECT A SHORTAGE OF PASSENGERS. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO NEW ORLEANS HAS SURPASSED PRE-KATRINA LEVELS IN RECENT YEARS, AND THE RIVERBOATS ARE A BIG DRAW. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Perry, New Orleans & Company: "People don't come here only for food and music. What they like is other experiences. They love to do things like go on swamp tours. They love to go on the paddlewheelers. People stand in lines to go see them because that experience on a paddlewheeler is just one of the great added attractions of imagining yourself in a time gone by." THE NEW VESSEL – ORIGINALLY A CASINO BOAT BUILT IN 1991 – ALREADY LOOKED THE PART OF A NEW ORLEANS RIVERBOAT. BUT THE INTERIOR HAD TO BE GUTTED TO MAKE WAY FOR A COMMERCIAL GALLEY, SEATING FOR HUNDREDS OF BRUNCH AND DINNER GUESTS, LIVE BANDS AND DANCING. THE BOAT IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR TOURS BY JANUARY TWENTY-FIRST. AND IN ANOTHER YEAR, OVERNIGHT RIVER CRUISES MAY BE BACK IN NEW ORLEANS WITH THE RETURN OF THE DELTA QUEEN, THE NATION'S LAST AUTHENTIC OVERNIGHT STEAMBOAT. AFTER REPAIRS, IT'S EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SERVICE IN 2020. STACEY PLAISANCE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW ORLEANS. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...