b'MEMBER NEWSAmerican Cruise Lines PurchasesAmerican Queen Voyages PaddlewheelersE arlierthismonthAmerican CruiseLinespurchasedfour riverboatspreviouslyoper-atedbyAmericanQueenVoyages. The vessels purchased are American Queenthe largest and flagship ves-selintheformerAmericanQueen VoyagesfleettheAmericanEm-press, American Countess, and Amer-ican Duchess. The sale also included relatedassets,suchastrademarks associatedwithAmericanQueen Voyages, website domain names, and certain business records.Hornblower,AmericanQueenVoy-agespreviousowner,announcedin Februarythatitwouldrecapitalize throughbankruptcybutplannedto sell or close American Queen Voyages, itsonlyovernightcruiseoperation. The bankruptcy court had planned an auction for the four river boats sched-uledforlateMarch,butpostponed the auction and later reported that the auction for the river vessel assets was canceled. American Cruise Lines was identified as the buyer of the assets. American Cruise Lines already oper- DIGITAL SHIPBUILDERSDESIGN. BUILD. CONSULT.ates on the Mississippi River with itsincatcrowther.commodernriverboatsandtraditional paddlewheelersliketheAmerican Queen Voyages assets. The company has one paddlewheeler operating on theMississippiRiverandasecond PHOTO: AMERICAN QUEEN VOYAGESone in the east as well as two in the Pacific Northwest. YANKEE FREEDOM IV34m Catamaran Passenger Ferry47 APRIL 2024'