Delta Queen docks in Chattanooga to become hotel (AP)
From The Associated Press through USA Today:
By Bill Poovey,
Associated Press Writer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Banished from America's waterways as a cruise vessel, the 82-year-old sternwheel steamboat Delta Queen hopes to find new life as a floating hotel and lounge on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.
Hundreds of people turned out under gray skies for a welcome ceremony Feb. 11 as the historic boat sailed in from New Orleans, and some well-wishers were allowed aboard the 285-foot-long Queen. In October, the boat lost its exemption to operate overnight river cruises for up to 176 passengers. Due to fire safety concerns, federal law prohibits such boats from carrying more than 50 overnight passengers.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/2009-02-24-delta-queen_N.htm
By Bill Poovey,
Associated Press Writer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Banished from America's waterways as a cruise vessel, the 82-year-old sternwheel steamboat Delta Queen hopes to find new life as a floating hotel and lounge on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.
Hundreds of people turned out under gray skies for a welcome ceremony Feb. 11 as the historic boat sailed in from New Orleans, and some well-wishers were allowed aboard the 285-foot-long Queen. In October, the boat lost its exemption to operate overnight river cruises for up to 176 passengers. Due to fire safety concerns, federal law prohibits such boats from carrying more than 50 overnight passengers.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/2009-02-24-delta-queen_N.htm
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