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28/04/2007 5:50 pm
Hi all,
This just dropped into my inbox, don't know if it's "secret" or not, but here it 'tis. From a "trusted source" to protect the poster. And I apologize for the format; apparently this program strips the table feature. I hope you can make sense of it. I tried converting it to something ledgeable, but my computer skills are lacking, I guess. Looks like the DQ is in lay-up for quite a while, and doesn't do the early season NOLA-Memphis/Memphis-NOLA trips, but just heads up river mid April all the way to Cincinnati in 14 days--now that's a TRIP!
S'
David D.
Um, some translation, might help. First is listed the date & day, then what the DQ is doing, Then What the MQ is doing, and lastly, the AQ. I believe the cities in all capitals are boarding/unboarding locations.
DQ MQ AQ
DATE DAY PORT PORT PORT
1-Jan-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up 12/28/07 DEPT
2-Jan-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
3-Jan-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
4-Jan-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
5-Jan-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
6-Jan-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
7-Jan-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
8-Jan-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
9-Jan-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
10-Jan-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
11-Jan-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
12-Jan-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
13-Jan-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
14-Jan-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
15-Jan-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
16-Jan-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
17-Jan-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
18-Jan-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
19-Jan-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
20-Jan-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
21-Jan-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
22-Jan-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
23-Jan-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
24-Jan-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
25-Jan-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
26-Jan-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
27-Jan-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
28-Jan-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
29-Jan-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
30-Jan-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
31-Jan-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
1-Feb-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
2-Feb-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
3-Feb-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
4-Feb-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
5-Feb-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
6-Feb-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
7-Feb-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
8-Feb-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
9-Feb-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
10-Feb-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
11-Feb-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
12-Feb-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
13-Feb-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
14-Feb-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
15-Feb-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
16-Feb-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
17-Feb-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
18-Feb-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
19-Feb-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
20-Feb-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
21-Feb-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
22-Feb-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
23-Feb-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
24-Feb-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
25-Feb-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
26-Feb-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
27-Feb-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
28-Feb-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
29-Feb-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
1-Mar-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
2-Mar-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
3-Mar-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
4-Mar-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
5-Mar-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
6-Mar-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
7-Mar-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
8-Mar-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
9-Mar-08 Sun Lay-up Lay-up Steamboat'n
10-Mar-08 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Natchez
11-Mar-08 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Vicksburg
12-Mar-08 Wed Lay-up Lay-up St. Francisville
13-Mar-08 Thu Lay-up Lay-up Baton Rouge
14-Mar-08 Fri Lay-up Lay-up Oak Alley
15-Mar-08 Sat Lay-up Lay-up NOLA
16-Mar-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
17-Mar-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
18-Mar-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
19-Mar-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
20-Mar-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
21-Mar-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
22-Mar-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
23-Mar-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
24-Mar-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
25-Mar-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
26-Mar-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
27-Mar-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
28-Mar-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
29-Mar-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
30-Mar-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
31-Mar-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
1-Apr-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
2-Apr-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
3-Apr-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
4-Apr-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
5-Apr-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
6-Apr-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
7-Apr-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
8-Apr-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
9-Apr-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
10-Apr-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
11-Apr-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
12-Apr-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
13-Apr-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Oak Alley
14-Apr-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley St. Francisville
15-Apr-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Natchez
16-Apr-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez Vicksburg
17-Apr-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Steamboat'n
18-Apr-08 Fri NOLA Steamboat'n Helena
19-Apr-08 Sat Oak Alley Steamboat'n MEMPHIS
20-Apr-08 Sun St. Francisville MEMPHIS Helena
21-Apr-08 Mon Natchez Steamboat'n Vicksburg
22-Apr-08 Tue Vicksburg New Madrid Natchez
23-Apr-08 Wed Steamboat'n Paducah St. Francisville
24-Apr-08 Thu Helena Henderson Baton Rouge
25-Apr-08 Fri Memphis Grandview Oak Alley
26-Apr-08 Sat Steamboatin' Louisville NOLA
27-Apr-08 Sun Paducah LOUISVILLE Oak Alley
28-Apr-08 Mon Henderson Madison St. Francisville
29-Apr-08 Tue Steamboatin' Cincinnati Natchez
30-Apr-08 Wed Louisville Maysville Vicksburg
1-May-08 Thu Madison Point Pleasant Steamboat'n
2-May-08 Fri CINCINNATI Marietta Helena
3-May-08 Sat Louisville Wheeling MEMPHIS
4-May-08 Sun Madison PITTSBURGH Helena
5-May-08 Mon CINCINNATI Wheeling Vicksburg
6-May-08 Tue Maysville Marrietta Natchez
7-May-08 Wed Point Pleasant Point Pleasant St. Francisville
8-May-08 Thu Marietta Maysville Baton Rouge
9-May-08 Fri Wheeling Cincinnati Oak Alley
10-May-08 Sat PITTSBURGH Madison NOLA
11-May-08 Sun Wheeling LOUISVILLE Oak Alley
12-May-08 Mon Marrietta Madison St. Francisville
13-May-08 Tue Point Pleasant Cincinnati Natchez
14-May-08 Wed Maysville Maysville Vicksburg
15-May-08 Thu Cincinnati Point Pleasant Steamboat'n
16-May-08 Fri Steamboat'n Marietta Helena
17-May-08 Sat Henderson Wheeling MEMPHIS
18-May-08 Sun Paducah PITTSBURGH Helena
19-May-08 Mon Dover Wheeling Vicksburg
20-May-08 Tue NASHVILLE Marrietta Natchez
21-May-08 Wed Dover Point Pleasant St. Francisville
22-May-08 Thu Paducah Maysville Baton Rouge
23-May-08 Fri Henderson Cincinnati Oak Alley
24-May-08 Sat Grandview Madison NOLA
25-May-08 Sun Louisville LOUISVILLE Oak Alley
26-May-08 Mon Madison Madison St. Francisville
27-May-08 Tue CINCINNATI Cincinnati Natchez
28-May-08 Wed Louisville Maysville Vicksburg
29-May-08 Thu Grandview Point Pleasant Steamboat'n
30-May-08 Fri Henderson Marietta Helena
31-May-08 Sat Paducah Wheeling MEMPHIS
1-Jun-08 Sun Dover PITTSBURGH Helena
2-Jun-08 Mon Nashville Wheeling Vicksburg
3-Jun-08 Tue NASHVILLE Marrietta Natchez
4-Jun-08 Wed Dover Point Pleasant St. Francisville
5-Jun-08 Thu Paducah Maysville Baton Rouge
6-Jun-08 Fri Henderson Cincinnati Oak Alley
7-Jun-08 Sat Steamboat'n Madison NOLA
8-Jun-08 Sun Madison LOUISVILLE Oak Alley
9-Jun-08 Mon Cincinnati Madison St. Francisville
10-Jun-08 Tue Maysville Cincinnati Natchez
11-Jun-08 Wed Point Pleasant Maysville Vicksburg
12-Jun-08 Thu Marietta Point Pleasant Steamboat'n
13-Jun-08 Fri Wheeling Marietta Helena
14-Jun-08 Sat PITTSBURGH Wheeling MEMPHIS
15-Jun-08 Sun Wheeling PITTSBURGH Helena
16-Jun-08 Mon Marrietta Wheeling Vicksburg
17-Jun-08 Tue Point Pleasant Marrietta Natchez
18-Jun-08 Wed Maysville Point Pleasant St. Francisville
19-Jun-08 Thu Cincinnati Maysville Baton Rouge
20-Jun-08 Fri Steamboat'n Cincinnati Oak Alley
21-Jun-08 Sat Henderson Madison NOLA
22-Jun-08 Sun Paducah LOUISVILLE Oak Alley
23-Jun-08 Mon Dover Steamboat'n St. Francisville
24-Jun-08 Tue NASHVILLE Henderson Natchez
25-Jun-08 Wed Nashville Paducah Vicksburg
26-Jun-08 Thu Dover Cape Giradeau Steamboat'n
27-Jun-08 Fri Paducah Steamboat'n Helena
28-Jun-08 Sat Henderson Grafton MEMPHIS
29-Jun-08 Sun Steamboat'n ST. LOUIS Steamboat'n
30-Jun-08 Mon Madison Steamboat'n New Madrid
1-Jul-08 Tue CINCINNATI Hannibal Paducah
2-Jul-08 Wed Madison Steamboat'n Cape Girardeau
3-Jul-08 Thu Louisville Dubuque Steamboat'n
4-Jul-08 Fri Grandview LaCrosse Grafton
5-Jul-08 Sat Henderson Red Wing ST LOUIS
6-Jul-08 Sun Paducah ST PAUL Alton
7-Jul-08 Mon New Madrid Winona Hannibal
8-Jul-08 Tue MEMPHIS LaCrosse Steamboat'n
9-Jul-08 Wed Steamboat'n Dubuque Dubuque
10-Jul-08 Thu New Madrid Davenport LaCrosse
11-Jul-08 Fri Paducah Burlington Red Wing
12-Jul-08 Sat Cape Girardeau Hannibal ST PAUL
13-Jul-08 Sun Steamboat'n ST LOUIS Winona
14-Jul-08 Mon Grafton Alton LaCrosse
15-Jul-08 Tue ST. LOUIS Hannibal Dubuque
16-Jul-08 Wed Alton or St. Louis Steamboat'n Davenport
17-Jul-08 Thu Cape Giradeau Dubuque Burlington
18-Jul-08 Fri Paducah LaCrosse Hannibal
19-Jul-08 Sat Dover Red Wing ST LOUIS
20-Jul-08 Sun Clarksville ST PAUL Alton
21-Jul-08 Mon Nashville Winona Hannibal
22-Jul-08 Tue NASHVILLE LaCrosse Steamboat'n
23-Jul-08 Wed Dover Dubuque Dubuque
24-Jul-08 Thu Paducah Davenport LaCrosse
25-Jul-08 Fri Henderson Burlington Red Wing
26-Jul-08 Sat Steamboat'n Hannibal ST PAUL
27-Jul-08 Sun Madison ST LOUIS Winona
28-Jul-08 Mon Cincinnati Alton LaCrosse
29-Jul-08 Tue Maysville Hannibal Dubuque
30-Jul-08 Wed Point Pleasant Steamboat'n Davenport
31-Jul-08 Thu Marietta Dubuque Burlington
1-Aug-08 Fri Wheeling LaCrosse Hannibal
2-Aug-08 Sat PITTSBURGH Red Wing ST LOUIS
3-Aug-08 Sun Wheeling ST PAUL Alton
4-Aug-08 Mon Marrietta Winona Hannibal
5-Aug-08 Tue Point Pleasant LaCrosse Steamboat'n
6-Aug-08 Wed Maysville Dubuque Dubuque
7-Aug-08 Thu Cincinnati Davenport LaCrosse
8-Aug-08 Fri Steamboat'n Burlington Red Wing
9-Aug-08 Sat Henderson Hannibal ST PAUL
10-Aug-08 Sun Paducah ST LOUIS Winona
11-Aug-08 Mon Steamboat'n Alton LaCrosse
12-Aug-08 Tue ST. LOUIS Hannibal Dubuque
13-Aug-08 Wed Alton or St. Louis Steamboat'n Davenport
14-Aug-08 Thu Cape Giradeau Dubuque Burlington
15-Aug-08 Fri Paducah LaCrosse Hannibal
16-Aug-08 Sat Dover Red Wing ST LOUIS
17-Aug-08 Sun Clarksville ST PAUL Alton
18-Aug-08 Mon Nashville Winona Hannibal
19-Aug-08 Tue NASHVILLE LaCrosse Steamboat'n
20-Aug-08 Wed Nashville Dubuque Dubuque
21-Aug-08 Thu Dover Davenport LaCrosse
22-Aug-08 Fri Paducah Burlington Red Wing
23-Aug-08 Sat Henderson Hannibal ST PAUL
24-Aug-08 Sun Steamboat'n ST LOUIS Winona
25-Aug-08 Mon Madison Alton LaCrosse
26-Aug-08 Tue CINCINNATI Hannibal Dubuque
27-Aug-08 Wed Louisville Steamboat'n Davenport
28-Aug-08 Thu Grandview Dubuque Burlington
29-Aug-08 Fri Henderson LaCrosse Hannibal
30-Aug-08 Sat Paducah Red Wing ST LOUIS
31-Aug-08 Sun Dover ST PAUL Alton
1-Sep-08 Mon Nashville Winona Hannibal
2-Sep-08 Tue NASHVILLE LaCrosse Steamboat'n
3-Sep-08 Wed Dover Dubuque Dubuque
4-Sep-08 Thu Paducah Davenport LaCrosse
5-Sep-08 Fri Henderson Burlington Red Wing
6-Sep-08 Sat Steamboat'n Hannibal ST PAUL
7-Sep-08 Sun Madison ST LOUIS Winona
8-Sep-08 Mon Cincinnati Cape Giradeau LaCrosse
9-Sep-08 Tue Maysville Paducah Dubuque
10-Sep-08 Wed Point Pleasant Henderson Davenport
11-Sep-08 Thu Marietta Grandview Burlington
12-Sep-08 Fri Wheeling Louisville Hannibal
13-Sep-08 Sat PITTSBURGH Madison ST LOUIS
14-Sep-08 Sun Wheeling CINCINNATI Alton
15-Sep-08 Mon Marrietta Louisville Hannibal
16-Sep-08 Tue Point Pleasant Grandview Steamboat'n
17-Sep-08 Wed Maysville Henderson Dubuque
18-Sep-08 Thu Cincinnati Paducah LaCrosse
19-Sep-08 Fri Steamboat'n Dover Red Wing
20-Sep-08 Sat Henderson Nashville ST PAUL
21-Sep-08 Sun Paducah NASHVILLE Winona
22-Sep-08 Mon Dover Nashville LaCrosse
23-Sep-08 Tue NASHVILLE Dover Dubuque
24-Sep-08 Wed Dover Paducah Davenport
25-Sep-08 Thu Paducah Henderson Burlington
26-Sep-08 Fri Henderson Steamboat'n Hannibal
27-Sep-08 Sat Steamboat'n Madison ST LOUIS
28-Sep-08 Sun Madison CINCINNATI Alton
29-Sep-08 Mon Cincinnati Steamboatin' Hannibal
30-Sep-08 Tue Maysville Henderson Steamboat'n
1-Oct-08 Wed Point Pleasant Steamboatin' Dubuque
2-Oct-08 Thu Marietta Florence, AL LaCrosse
3-Oct-08 Fri Wheeling Decatur Red Wing
4-Oct-08 Sat PITTSBURGH Steamboatin' ST PAUL
5-Oct-08 Sun Wheeling CHATTANOOGA Winona
6-Oct-08 Mon Marrietta Steamboat'n LaCrosse
7-Oct-08 Tue Point Pleasant Florence, AL Dubuque
8-Oct-08 Wed Maysville Steamboat'n Davenport
9-Oct-08 Thu Cincinnati Mount Vernon Burlington
10-Oct-08 Fri Steamboat'n Steamboat'n Hannibal
11-Oct-08 Sat Henderson Madison ST LOUIS
12-Oct-08 Sun Paducah CINCINNATI Alton
13-Oct-08 Mon Dover Louisville Hannibal
14-Oct-08 Tue NASHVILLE Grandview Steamboat'n
15-Oct-08 Wed Dover Henderson Dubuque
16-Oct-08 Thu Paducah Paducah LaCrosse
17-Oct-08 Fri Henderson Dover Red Wing
18-Oct-08 Sat Steamboat'n Nashville ST PAUL
19-Oct-08 Sun Madison NASHVILLE Winona
20-Oct-08 Mon Cincinnati Nashville LaCrosse
21-Oct-08 Tue Maysville Dover Dubuque
22-Oct-08 Wed Point Pleasant Paducah Davenport
23-Oct-08 Thu Marietta Henderson Burlington
24-Oct-08 Fri Wheeling Steamboat'n Hannibal
25-Oct-08 Sat PITTSBURGH Madison ST LOUIS
26-Oct-08 Sun Wheeling CINCINNATI Alton or St. Louis
27-Oct-08 Mon Marrietta Madison Cape Giradeau
28-Oct-08 Tue Point Pleasant Louisville Steamboat'n
29-Oct-08 Wed Maysville Grandview Mount Vernon
30-Oct-08 Thu Cincinnati Henderson Paducah
31-Oct-08 Fri Steamboat'n Paducah New Madrid
1-Nov-08 Sat Henderson New Madrid MEMPHIS
2-Nov-08 Sun Paducah MEMPHIS Helena
3-Nov-08 Mon Steamboat'n Helena Vicksburg
4-Nov-08 Tue Memphis Vicksburg Natchez
5-Nov-08 Wed Steamboat'n Natchez St. Francisville
6-Nov-08 Thu Vicksburg St. Francisville Baton Rouge
7-Nov-08 Fri Natchez Baton Rouge Oak Alley
8-Nov-08 Sat Baton Rouge Oak Alley NOLA
9-Nov-08 Sun NOLA NOLA Steamboat'n
10-Nov-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
11-Nov-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
12-Nov-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
13-Nov-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
14-Nov-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
15-Nov-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
16-Nov-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
17-Nov-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
18-Nov-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
19-Nov-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
20-Nov-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
21-Nov-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
22-Nov-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
23-Nov-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
24-Nov-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
25-Nov-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
26-Nov-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
27-Nov-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
28-Nov-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
29-Nov-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
30-Nov-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
1-Dec-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
2-Dec-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
3-Dec-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
4-Dec-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
5-Dec-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
6-Dec-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
7-Dec-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
8-Dec-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
9-Dec-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
10-Dec-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
11-Dec-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
12-Dec-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
13-Dec-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
14-Dec-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
15-Dec-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
16-Dec-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
17-Dec-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
18-Dec-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
19-Dec-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
20-Dec-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
21-Dec-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
22-Dec-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
23-Dec-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
24-Dec-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
25-Dec-08 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
26-Dec-08 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
27-Dec-08 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
28-Dec-08 Sun Lay-up NOLA Steamboat'n
29-Dec-08 Mon Lay-up Oak Alley Natchez
30-Dec-08 Tue Lay-up St. Francisville Vicksburg
31-Dec-08 Wed Lay-up Natchez St. Francisville
1-Jan-09 Thu Lay-up Vicksburg Baton Rouge
2-Jan-09 Fri Lay-up Steamboat'n Oak Alley
3-Jan-09 Sat Lay-up Baton Rouge NOLA
4-Jan-09 Sun Lay-up NOLA Lay-up
5-Jan-09 Mon Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
6-Jan-09 Tue Lay-up Lay-up Lay-up
28/04/2007 7:36 pm
David, I'll bet you a new kite that April 25th for the DQ should be MEMPHIS not Memphis. I suspect a typo, but not really positive. A 14 night cruise would be a little unusual, especially as an inaugural, ah but to dream... I suspect the first cruise is a 7 nighter, NOLA to MEMPHIS, the next cruise a 7 nighter, MEMPHIS to CINCINNATI...but I will admit that this is an educated guess on my part.
The thing that gets me about this schedule is that the DQ starts so late and ends so early. And very little on the Mississippi...And the AQ never leaves the Mississippi.
I mean, come on...If it's March, and the Krause's are still breathing then it must be the DQ! not in 2008.
28/04/2007 8:18 pm
Matter of conjecture on my part, but as I study this schedule, I suspect that anytime the DQ's schedule says Cincinnati it should read CINCINNATI. I'll bet a cruise there is no way MAL is going to have all those 10 to 14 night cruises, a quick count of 13 cruises that long, quite a few back to back. And I doubt that the DQ is only starting from Cincy once in 2008...so this has got to be typos, 11 times by my count and 2 times for Memphis (really to be MEMPHIS).
Now, if I'm right, then most of the DQ cruises have been shortened to 5 and 6 nighters. And I'm not saying that is a bad thing...
28/04/2007 8:45 pm
yes, I'm hogging the thread...The thing that is cool about this schedule format is that you can see instantly if any of the boats are rafting together. Such as May 7th, May 14th, May 26th... May 27th, Cincinnati, looks to be a toughie for the company. The DQ's starting a new cruise the same day the MQ is doing her shore tours, all in the same city.
Topic starter
28/04/2007 8:47 pm
Bruno,
the original message sent to me showed the trip start/end cities in a grey box, so doubt that those are typos. And why is she so late starting, and so early ending her trips? I'm just posting what was sent to me!
S'
David
28/04/2007 10:33 pm
Hi, Dave & Bruno. Waaaaay, back, those longer trips were the rule rather than the exception, though times and peoples' travel habits were somewhat different then. The old times I'm referring to were the Greene Line days; all trips started and ended in Cincinnati. The longest was a 21 night Cinci/NO/Cinci round trip, and they did those even after I started on the boat in 1975. I'm not sure what they'd do as far as a St. Paul trip back in the Greene Line days; that would be a long one, Cinci/St. Paul/Cinci. Maybe Dale or someone else will come in and clarify that one.
One thing that they used to do back then that has been either discouraged, or just plain not allowed recently, is that they would allow partial booking of a trip as the trip got closer. So, if you had, for instance, a N.O to Cincinnati trip, but you wanted to get on at Memphis (or Paducah, etc.) and finish the remainder of the trip, you could do it. I remember one time in about 1978 or 79, we had a gentleman who's life-long dream was to ride the DELTA QUEEN, but he was of limited means and could not afford a full cruise. His wife, knowing how much he wanted to ride the boat, saved her money and bought him a trip from St. Louis to Cairo (on a St. Louis/Cinci trip). This was only one night, but you never saw any person have more fun than that man did on that 30 hours on the DQ. If they are doing these longer trips, and would allow partials, that might be a very good thing, though somewhat harder for the hotel part of the crew to deal with.
In the early 1970's, when the DQ was threatened with extinction, Betty Blake made a concious effort to create the short trips we now take for granted -- the N.O weekends, but also St. Louis Weekends, Memphis Weekends, Cinci, etc. Her thinking was that all the folks who supported the boat through their letter-writing campaigns to Congress would be rewarded by having a short trip that they could afford. I dare say this earned the company many loyal customers (Judy Patsch, Ann Zeiger, myself and scores of others) who never would have sprung for a 7 night or more cruise. If the new company will allow partials on thsoe long trips, it may very well be a good way to introduce a new group of people to steamboating.
28/04/2007 11:24 pm
Bob, Deb's and my first cruise with DQSC was a four nighter, a Cincinnati roundtrip on the MQ. We probably would have never gotten "a taste" if a four nighter that was close, within driving range, of Rochester, hadn't been offered. We would have never taken the cruise if it was more money and/or if we would have had to fly, so the 4 night thing worked for us then. The longest cruises I have seen in my eight seasons of cruising, discounting the Great Excursion which was unique, are eight and a rare 11 nighter.
I personally would welcome the return of 5 and 6 night cruises. May attract a few new passengers to the company. Now, Deb and I think any cruise 3 nights or shorter is a tease, but a five or six nighter would work just fine, thank you.
29/04/2007 1:15 pm
When Delaware North decided to put the AQ based in New Orleans, it was to have 3 and 4 night trips. It was frequently still marketed as a week long vacation with the other nights at a New Orleans hotel. The programs was actually successful until Katrina blew into town.
From crew a standpoint, shorter cruises mean harder work but also more money. The harder work is partly because all cleaning and paperwork that is done between cruises must be done more frequently. All cleaning is done constantly anyway but I am talking about simple things --- i.e the bar fruit tray is usually kept covered in the cooler overnight. At the end of a cruise, it is started fresh again. As for the more lucrative, that is because it attracts people who are doing this for the first time and it is a teaser. But those people are fun-loving and usually spenders.
By the way, one of the saddest stories of my years on the boats was a passenger in his forties who had saved up for his trip of his dreams. He had brought a girlfriend along but it was definately the wrong girl. She complained endlessly about everything. He had watched the boats as a kid growing up and this was going to be the trip of a lifetime for him. I was not the only crew member who wanted to dump her in the river or leave her at a shore tour (which they did not go on probably because of money.) FYI- he was a low ball in the tips department too and I believe his sincerity that the trip was out of his price range.
Topic starter
29/04/2007 5:02 pm
The trips are expensive. If it weren't for Phyllis Dale finding us some real deals(free ad, Phyllis!), and the info posted here about concerns of the future operation of some of the boats, we probably wouldn't have yet gone! It was time to go--after 36 years of waiting! Fortunately, we had some luck in buying and selling our new house & our old house, and Linda inherited a few bucks when her father died (once again, that CA real estate market). Now this second trip probably means I won't get a new roof on my shop for at least another year--out with the caulking gun again! And my conversations with folks around here who do blue water cruises think that even our deals are too expensive for their cruising budgets. Well, I dunno, I think I got good value for my money--kite, $2.00, extra suitcase for DQSC logoed items bought on sale, $12.00 (ain't A. Schwab's wonderful), Video Camera to catch the trip, $300.00, Trip on the DQ, playing the calliope, & meeting some of y'all--PRICELESS!
S'
David D.
29/04/2007 7:28 pm
Did any body notice that we are STEAMBOAT'N again. Yes, I realize it's not the exact same spelling. Clever way around what I perceive to be a trademark?
I'm thrilled, thank god for small favors...
29/04/2007 8:02 pm
Earlier this year MAL sent me a survey to fill out expressing my interest level in varous cruises. I had to rank what they sent by my level of interest.
The shortest cruise on the list was 7 days. I had more of an interest in the Ohio river cruises, specifically anything that went through Marietta.
According to this schedule there would be 20 days in which the MQ (8 days) or the DQ (12 days) would be in Marietta. The two boats would be passing each other a lot.
The MQ trips are mostly Louisville /Pittsburgh and the DQ trips are Nashville Pittsburgh.
That last trip of the season on the DQ does look interesting, although I doubt I could afford Pittsburgh all the way to NOLA.
29/04/2007 9:50 pm
Cost factors in long versus short trips (or cruises).
I am sure that the additional expenses with shore service shuttles to and ftom airports along with programs for people who decide they want to park their cars at a specific port are also factors in long versus short trips. The increasing airfares also factor into things.
While I realize that getting an all inclusive package is tricky, perhaps the longer cruising structure is because as crazy as it sounds, the surveys that MAL is getting are indicating the attitude of- if I have to pay that much money, I want the whole enchilada.
I found it very difficult to quote prices to my friends in the Northeast. I also direct them all to Phyllis Dale, confident that she will get them the best deal that she can. Like all of the hospitality and travel industry, they want to reward the people who book early and not do last minute bargains to fill the boats. There is a great deal of logic to this as far as planning and management. You will receive the deepest discounts when you book a trip far in advance.
However, all that said, the crowd of age 40-65 may not be able to make that kind of time committment far in advance.
I like the idea of shorter trips and partial trips but I know that is harder to manage. Again, I wish MAL success- no matter how they are trying to get there from here.
FYI- I went to a luncheon yesterday of ham radio operators. I was wearing my DQSC sweater and jacket. I got lots of comments from former passengers of the steamboats.
30/04/2007 1:03 pm
The Cincinnati/St. Paul roundtrip was also 21 days.
30/04/2007 1:49 pm
Steamboating colleagues:
Judy and Bob are 100% correct about the New Orelans and St. Paul DQ trips being 21 day R/T affairs back in the GREENE LINE days. In fact, all trips were R/T from here then: Kentucky Lake 7 days, Pittsburgh 10 days, Reelfoot Lake trip 7-8 days, I 'think', Cincinnati to Cairo and return, 7 days. Many passengers drove to the GL wharfboat, parked their cars under cover for the duration of their trip or up in town at long-term lots. Others locally were driven down to the landing; others arrived by bus, air and train.
Yes, when Betty Blake came aboard big changes were made in trip schedules. R/Ts were greatly altered or cut in place of one-ways, as many know today. I recall vaguely at the time Betty bringing in an expert from the travel industy/cruise lines to rework the DQ's trips along the new schedules. Changing vcation needs for many were focusing on the 7 day arrangement. The one way's, in essence, maximixed company revenue but caused no small amount of logistical issues with passengers board/leaving the boat along the way with transportation back to their point of origin. There's a clipping buried here from the local papers at the time showing this gentleman, along with an interview, but I can't find it in all the junk here now. Thanks for remembering this. Now back to mixing and laying fresh concrete.
Cheers,
R. Dale Flick
30/04/2007 8:18 pm
Years ago long vacations were the norm...my Grandfather Zahn always took 3 weeks in August for the family to go to the summer home...so back in the 40's & 50's those 21 day trips were feasible!
Today, many working people inthe US have a maximum of only 3 weeks vacation...
Thats why people like me need quality time, instead of quantity time...
30/04/2007 9:21 pm
Yes, my first trip was a 3 day Dick Billings charter and the next year I started with the longer trips. Hard to believe now, but I wasn't sure how much I'd like it, and blowing $180 for 3 days wouldn't have been too painful. I always advise people who aren't sure if they'd like it or not to take a shorter trip first, nothing worse than being stuck somewhere for a week in a situation you don't like. As to the 21 dayers, that can still be done by booking back to backs. Back in '77, my 28 consecutive days were made up of: 7 days Cincy-Pittsburgh RT, 7 days Cincy-Ky. Lake RT, 3 day Cincy RT, and an 11 day Cincy-St. Paul. People who want to do the whole Mississippi can(or could) do a NOLA-St. Louis segment followed by a St.Louis-St. Paul. The last time the company offered a St.Paul-NOLA one unit trip was in '04 on the MQ, when she had the 6 day boiler layup here, which blew that trip. Often its almost as cheap, and certainly easier, to book back to backs to make it a round trip, as far as plane connections or driving go...
01/05/2007 4:28 am
David: I'm sure glad to see that schedule. I heard a pretty nasty rumor after we got off the DQ in Memphis on March 24. We were walking in town a few blocks from the river, and we were approached by a guy trying to sell rides on one of the day boats. We told him that we weren't interested, since we had just gotten off a week's trip on the DQ. He replied, "Oh, what can you tell me about the rumor that is all over town about the DQ. This will be her last season on the river. She is being sold, and is going back to CA and will be joining her sister-boat the Delta King in Sacramento as a floating hotel." We told him we had heard no such thing, and went on our way.
Not being one wanting to spread runors, I didn't post it here. But I kept having that nasty feeling, "What if its true?" I guess your schedule makes it certain that the rumor was false. Thanks a lot.
Topic starter
01/05/2007 4:39 am
For our trip, Birmingham to Chattanooga, we are renting a car to drive back to Birmingham (2+ hour drive!) so our airfare is round trip. Found out flights into Chattanooga cost a whole lot more than into Birmingham!
Let's see, takes 7 days to boat and 2+ hours to drive back!! But, if I had my druthers, I'd boat back!!
Steamcerely,
David D.
01/05/2007 11:07 am
Jim- on rumors-the schedule doesn't provide re-assurance in my book. But the fact that the DQ is the most consistently filled boat of the 3 would indicate that would not be the one to be sold.
The DQ has age as a factor both for and against. The DQ doesn't have handicapped access as a factor. But the DQ has more charm----she is really the most charming boat. She is also the right size.
I think that part of the problems that all of the owners of the DQ have had was that she is such a charmer, that the MQ and AQ were built because the waiting list for the DQ was too long. Now the companies struggle to fill all 3 boats.
Anyway, I am sure lots of rumors are flying under MAL but I would just continue to support and ride the boat of your choice.
Cheers
Elaine
02/05/2007 4:43 am
Elaine: I'll certainly agree with you that the DQ has the most charm and is the right size. On our DQ trip in March, we tied up alongside the AQ in Natchez. Took a quick walk through. Nice, but no thanks. Certainly not the DQ.
I suppose that the tentative schedule for 2008 would indicate that she'll still be around for at least another year. I can't really believe it would be economically feasible for anyone to buy her, and ship her back to CA. Probably would use a "heavy lift" ship instead of towing, but that sure isn't cheap! I wouldn't be surprised if it was cheaper to build a pretty close replica (without the propulsion machinery, etc.)
So, I'll still keep the DQ on my list for another trip in the next few years, if I can afford it.
Regards, Jim
Topic starter
02/05/2007 5:39 am
Jim,
Well, I live an hour and a half from the Delta King's dock, and there is NO talk out here of such a thing. The DQ may have been born here, and built to run here, but she now has a much longer history on the Big Muddy than here--in fact, she was basically a new boat when Cap't Greene bought her. I have realized that I am older than he was (or ever was) and cannot imagine doing such a bold thing!
The rumor we heard was that she would be taken to NOLA and turned into a floating hotel/restaurant. Now there are many reasons why this would be ALL wrong--not the least is the lack of operating, but also when the next storm hits (not IF, WHEN) she would be powerless (pun intended) to go elsewhere for protection.
The big thing to watch is the extension of her exemption to the Ships at Sea law. Without that, she can't run, at least not as an overnight boat.
I was onboard with Jim, and I agree about the AQ, nice, fancy, but it was sooo good to be back aboard the DQ--HOME!
Long live the DQ!!!
S'
David D.
02/05/2007 11:22 am
After reading all of the other posts and watching the Interview that Carmen posted the link but David probably won't be able to see on his computer, I want to mention that the president of MAL- another David seemed to emphasize the number of "ships" in his fleet and how their small size made a unique experience.
Thus, even if MAL does seem to emphasize the AQ-and Dale's article in AAA Magazine put a good emphasis on the MQ- the DQ still is the right size.
As for making her a stationary hotel/restaurant. They just did a lot of boiler work parts and refitting. The captains comment on how much easier she is to pilot. As for Safety at Sea and exemptions- my impression of MAL is that they have an even more well-oiled political machine than Delaware North did. I just don't think that would happen. But I also think a lot depends on the re-building of New Orleans. Or will the boats change their home base to St Louis?
One of the things about the 7 day or longer trips is the 2 different ports of embark and debark. Those cities need services as evidenced even by the discussion on this very board.
FYI- When I was first offered a job around February or March 2001, it was aboard the DQ and I turned it down. A series of events including a trade show in New Orleans in June of 2001 inspired me to call the company back. They offered me a slightly different position on the AQ for even less money and I accepted. Then 9/11 and the bankruptcy. So, the AQ was my first boat and I am fond of her. But it did not take long for me to figure out the magic of the DQ. So, after having served on the AQ in 2001, the MQ in 2002, I ended up on the DQ in 2003. If I had been asked to do that in reverse order, it never would have happened.