There’s no better time than this summer for you to discover America from the unique vantage point of America’s only floating hotel barge, the 196-guest R/B River Explorer. Experience a unique way of life on the river as we travel through the heart of the North American Continent. Learn why the Mississippi River is really two different rivers. See farmlands border the many tributaries that merge with the Ohio River. Barge on the Illinois River. See the Ohio River mix with the sediment-laden waters of the Mississippi at the Confluence, the crossroads of America. Our all-American Star Spangled Summer excursions are the perfect choice for you. This is where America meets the river, where the river meets the people, where the stories begin and the fun never ends. It’s a place we call America’s Junction.

Barge on the Ohio River and float down a section of the restored Ohio and Erie Canal on a canal boat replica. Step into the life of a canal traveler from the 1800s. This excursion begins with an overnight stay in Cincinnati, Ohio. Along the way, experience the scenic river towns of Ripley, Ohio, Marietta Ohio, Blennerhassett State Historical Park, Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Portsmouth, Ohio, before returning to the “Queen City of the West,” Cincinnati

This adventure begins in St. Louis, Mo., home to the Museum of Westward Expansion. You will experience barging on the Upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers and encounter the amazing Confluence where the strikingly different waters of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers meet. Along the way, you will visit “America’s River Town,” Paducah, Ky., Louisville, Ky., and Aurora, Ind., before ending this incredible excursion with an overnight stay in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This excursion begins with an overnight stay in Louisville, Ky. You will barge on the Ohio and Upper Mississippi rivers and experience the incredible Confluence. This excursion includes visits to Henderson, Ky., Paducah, Ky., Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Chester, Ill, before ending with an overnight stay in St. Louis, Mo.

This adventure begins with an overnight stay in St. Louis, Mo. See the Gateway Arch. We’ll barge on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers. Visit Grafton, Ill., Alton, Ill., Havana, Ill., and Peoria, Ill., before ending where we began, in St. Louis.