About Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge is the Louisiana state capital and a regular call on Lower Mississippi cruises. The Old State Capitol — a Gothic Revival castle in cast iron and stained glass on the bluff above the river — and the modern Art Deco state capitol tower built by Huey Long in 1932 are the headline visits. The USS Kidd, a Fletcher-class destroyer preserved at the riverfront, and the LSU Rural Life Museum on the southern edge of town complete the standard shore-excursion programme.

River cruise ships that call at Baton Rouge

16 vessels from 3 operators include Baton Rouge in their published itineraries:

Ship	Cruise line
American Countess	American Queen Voyages
American Duchess	American Queen Voyages
American Harmony	American Cruise Lines
American Heritage	American Cruise Lines
American Independence	American Cruise Lines
American Jazz	American Cruise Lines
American Melody	American Cruise Lines
American Queen	American Queen Voyages
American Serenade	American Cruise Lines
American Song	American Cruise Lines
American Spirit	American Cruise Lines
American Splendor	American Cruise Lines
American Star	American Cruise Lines
American Symphony	American Cruise Lines
Queen of the Mississippi	American Cruise Lines
Viking Mississippi	Viking River Cruises

Itineraries that include Baton Rouge

Lower Mississippi Heritage

Operators serving Baton Rouge

Founded 1997

Viking River Cruises

Scandinavian-styled Longships exploring Europe's great waterways.

Founded 1991

American Cruise Lines

US-built coastal and river ships across America's waterways.

Founded 2012

American Queen Voyages

Heritage paddle-wheelers on the Mississippi River system.

Rivers reached from Baton Rouge

North America

Mississippi

Cruises on the Mississippi are operated by paddle-wheel and modern shallow-draft ships from American Cruise Lines and American Queen Voyages. Itineraries run…