For most of the day there was some sort of music or activity going on, aboard or ashore, often more than one thing at a time. We had a few occasions where it was necessary to choose which activity to do.
Off the boat (when docked) there were the free “Hop-On Hop-Off” bus tours which took passengers around the town and would stop at a few of significant locations to let passengers shop, see the sights or visit local attractions. The buses are made up to look like the AQ itself. The quality of these tours varied depending the town. As I commented elsewhere the river towns suffered when the riverboats shut down and now are rebuilding the attractions that used to bring tourists in off the river.
There were also other tours (for a fee) that were more extensive or went farther afield. We didn’t take any of these so I can’t comment on them except to say they were available.
Later in the day there were movies, bingo, and lectures by Riverlorian and author Jerry Hay. In the various bars and other locations there was music by the ‘house’ musicians (The Riverboat Syncopaters)
either as the full group, duo, trio or singly.
There were additional musicians such as Jackie Bankston who we had first met on Windstar cruises and enjoy her performances a lot.
The evenings always had a show in the theater. For our cruise these included; The Juggernaut Jug Band.
A Mark Twain impersonator who we did not see.
Blend, a Doo-Wop quartet – these guys were good and had a great variety of 50’s & 60’s music. They even had an Elvis Impersonator.
Bodine Balasco “The Last of the Riverboat Gamblers” a stage magician. He also provided instruction in the Mark Twain Gallery on card tricks and riverboat gambler card ploys.
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The theater shows always had two performances, one during the early dinner seating so the late diners could see the late show and vice versa.
I’m not sure you can call it music or entertainment but one thing you shouldn’t miss is the calliope. It is located on the top deck, just above the River Grill and produces an awesome sound that echos back and forth across the river. Believe me this is one fearsome musical instrument! But once is enough if you value your hearing!
With this much entertainment, we bet it was hard to choose! Joe says he would of enjoyed the ‘last of the riverboat gambler”