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If you read our blog with any regularity, look at our website or follow us on our American Queen Steamboat Company Facebook Page or Twitter page, then you know that the American Queen is something special. We often refer to her as the grandest riverboat ever built and there’s a simple reason for that: she is.

Used as an adjective, the word “grand” has two definitions. It means “magnificent and imposing in appearance, size or style” and can also denote “the largest and most important item of its kind.” In the case of the grand American Queen, both definitions apply. By virtue of her sheer size, she can offer more amenities than not only most other riverboats, but also many shoreside hotels.

When our future guests think of traveling on the Mississippi River or one of its tributaries, very specific images come to mind, often tinged with the rose-colored glasses of Mark Twain. They think of stately red paddlewheels, lovely antebellum decor, delectable Southern cuisine, sunsets on idyllic rivers and sitting in a rocking chair sipping a glass of lemonade, sweet tea or a mint julep. Though that might be a rosy version of Mark Twain’s world, it also happens to be a surprisingly accurate portrayal of life on the American Queen. Interestingly, one thing our guests often don’t picture is a spa. It seems impossible that a modern riverboat built to resemble the great vessels of the 19th century would have such an amenity. It turns out that it’s not only possible, it is a key part of the full and contemporary vacation experience that is an American Queen Steamboat Company voyage.

The American Queen’s AQ Spa by Pevonia is pure and utter bliss. Pevonia’s line of products is available in more than 100 countries worldwide in the most prestigious destination, resort and hotel spas, as well as premier day spas. Therefore, they are a natural fit for the American Queen where we focus on treating our guests like pampered royalty.

We encourage our guests to relax while on board the American Queen and a spa treatment is the ultimate way to unwind. If a treatment called Queen’s Shea Butter Wrap sounds indulgent, that’s because it is. Imagine the ultimate in total relaxation and tranquility. This one-hour treatment is a restorative journey to deeply nourished skin. Your therapist begins by eliminating dead skin using bath salts or a scrub. An aromatic oil of your choice will tantalize the senses while indulging your skin along with ultra-moisturizing and healing Shea Butter. While you are cocooned in warmth, the Shea Butter stimulates collagen production while being absorbed into the skin, making it soft and supple to the touch. A pampering 30-minute massage tops off the experience.

The King’s Massage or Queen’s Massage are Swedish, Deep Tissue or Shiatsu massages tailored to your personal desires as well as tailored to be of the greatest benefit to your gender. Men and women’s muscles are unique and these massages are designed to target the appropriate spots to achieve a feeling of soothing ease while rebalancing your body.

As you might expect of a riverboat sailing the storied rivers of America’s heartland, we offer a River Stone Massage. Smooth river stones provide penetrating heat to warm and relax the muscles, allowing the therapist to work more deeply to relieve stress and promote the body’s natural healing. You can relieve intense muscle tension while receiving a decadent sensory experience.

While we offer a lovely afternoon tea complete with scones and other treats aboard the American Queen, coffee is also immensely popular, particularly with meals. But there are even more uses for coffee than just as an accompaniment to a fine dinner. With our Firm & Smooth Treatment, our therapists use a green coffee body wrap to achieve more toned and firm skin. This anticellulite and rejuvenation treatment reveals slimmer, smoother and tightened skin while providing the benefits of relaxation and tension relief. The active components in the green coffee concentrate, cellulite activating gel and svelte body cream offer these benefits: controls fat infiltration, eliminates stored fluid, releases and eliminates toxins, stimulates fat splitting lipolysis, and activates fat dissolution.

As you can see, the American Queen’s grandeur is all-encompassing; it offers something for everyone, including spa treatments. So as you imagine yourself gently swaying back and forth in a rocking chair on the American Queen’s Front Porch of America, a lemonade in one hand and your favorite book in the other, the sun dancing off the river and the aroma of tonight’s upcoming dinner wafting across the deck from the galley below, add another image to your thoughts. Think of lying down on a comfortable massage table covered by crisp white sheets and receiving a spa treatment that will leave you weak-kneed with utter and complete relaxation. This is your vacation, after all – shouldn’t you indulge?

Best of all, it’s more rewarding than ever to sail with us. For the next two months, the American Queen Steamboat Company is offering a great savings opportunity. Just select the voyage of your choice, reserve your stateroom and pay-in-full at time of booking before March 31, 2014 to receive a two-category upgrade* on any departure of the American Queen on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers in 2014 and even any 2014 sailing on our new American Empress as well.

*Offer expires March 31, 2014 and is valid on new, paid-in-full bookings only. Full payment at time of booking is required to redeem this offer. Estimated savings of up to $3200 ($1600 per person) is based on double occupancy for a standard American Queen 9 day voyage. Offer is not valid on Group bookings or existing reservations and cannot be combined with other offers, promotions or discounts. The free 2 cabin category upgrade means that guests will be placed in cabin(s) that are 2 sequential categories above initial cabin(s) requested at time of reservation. This offer is not valid on cabin upgrades into American Queen categories LS, AAA, SO and SI; and American Empress categories LS, A and CS. This offer is based on cabin availability and only while inventory lasts. Cruise fare does not include taxes, port charges, insurance, gratuities, or airfare. Additional terms and conditions may apply - call 888-749-5280 for details.