We recently had the chance to visit the Mississippi Queen steamboat in Pittsburgh where she was docked in preparation for a short fall foliage cruise down to Cincinnati. The dock is conveniently located in downtown Pittsburgh on the Monongahela river, just across from the Station Square shopping complex.
Parking is located right at the pier, just steps from the ship.
The Mississippi Queen, built in 1976 for the bicentennial, is a medium sized Riverboat holding just over 400 passengers. We were greeted by a Southern Belle, dressed in a hoop skirt who showed us the way to the reception lounge to find the purser's desk. Soon we were met by an associate of ours who took us to an upper deck where the Show Lounge is located. Passengers were beginning to congregate before the cruise. We feasted on a luncheon buffet of a variety of salads, sandwiches, and the famous steamship round of roast beef, and we washed it down with a wine punch.