GUESTS sailing the mighty Mississippi River onboard American Cruise Lines (ACL) 150- guest Queen of the Mississippi can now expect a whole new dimension of experience in American river cruise history, with the arrival of an antique 132-year-old Nichol steam calliope. For those that don’t know, (CW had to look...
GUESTS sailing the mighty Mississippi River
onboard American Cruise Lines (ACL) 150-
guest Queen of the Mississippi can now expect
a whole new dimension of experience in
American river cruise history, with the arrival of
an antique 132-year-old Nichol steam calliope.
For those that don’t know, (CW had to look
this one up), a calliope is a steam organ which
produces sound through the use of steam or
compressed air which is pushed through large
whistles, and was a popular entertainment
piece for people living in the late 1800’s and
early 1900’s.
The historic (but fully functioning) Nichol
instrument joining the Queen, originates from
the Washington, a paddlewheel steamboat
which operated on the Mississippi and Ohio
River from 1880 to 1938, and which includes
all its original brass whistles and valves,
keyboard, recordings and books.
See www.americancruiselines.com.
