American Lady Cruises, 1630 East 16th Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001, United States
Warm Lasting Memories
Join us soon for a 1.5 or 2 hour cruise on the beautiful Mighty Mississippi!
Wow, So Much Fun!
Thank you for another great year of warm lasting memories!
We're finished with cruises in '24, but, once again, we had the pleasure of making new friends from around the globe and we appreciate every one of you! Now we settle in for winter and prepare for an even better '25! Plan to join us and make some warm lasting memories!
The Basics
Public Cruises
We specialize in 1.5 to 2-hour public cruises on the Mississippi River along the banks of Dubuque, Iowa. Depending on which day you join us, we will have a combination of Lunch, Happy Hour, and Evening Dinner Cruises. Click on the Sightseeing Cruise, Lunch Cruise, Happy Hour Cruise, and Evening Dinner Cruise tabs near the top of the page to discover details on those cruises.
Private Cruises
Our yacht is the venue for many private cruises every year. Weddings, anniversary celebrations, birthday parties, class reunions, and corporate outings are just a sample of events held on board Dubuque's American Lady. Click on the Private Cruise tab near the top of the page to discover many details about planning a private cruise.
Once-a-Year Cruises
Father's Day Cruise
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Father's Day Cruise
Plan to celebrate that wonderful man on this once-a-year cruise from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. It includes the dinner buffet, soft drinks, and your first adult beverage. Choose a 10 oz NY Strip or Chicken or Vegetarian Stir Fry or for the kids, Mac & Cheese or a Burger. Dinner also includes lettuce salad, garlic and parsley smashed potatoes, green beans, and chocolate chip bread pudding.
Limited seating, buy early!
13 years and older $71.95
4-12 years $41.95
3 years and younger are free
Fireworks Cruise
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Father's Day Cruise
Dubuque's Annual Fireworks Show is always held on July 3, and we provide you with the best seat available. The fireworks are shot over the river, and we drop anchor just north of the show for prime viewing. We even see some of the US Army's Golden Knights skydiving show. Cruise from 7:00 pm to around 11:00 pm, with dinner served around 7:30 pm. We limit this cruise to 68 tickets, and it is a sellout every year.
People started buying tickets in December 2023!
13 years and older $109.95
4-12 years $79.95
3 years and younger are free
Colors of Fall Cruise
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Timed to hit the prime time of Fall for colorful foliage, this very popular cruise leaves our dock at 9:30 am and returns at 4:00 pm taking a leisurely pace. We go to Bellevue, IA and back, all the while enjoying the colorful bluffs, continental breakfast, Fall inspired hot lunch buffet, live music, and your first two adult beverages included. This cruise has been a sellout every year, so don't delay your reservations!
Buy your tickets early, this cruise will sell-out!
13 years and older $149.95
4-12 years $79.95
3 years and younger are free
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Lock 11 Northern Excursion
Also timed to view Fall foliage, you will travel north of Lock and Dam 11, providing you with the experience of locking through a dam.
We leave our dock at 9:30 am and return around 4:00 pm. Keep in mind that a boat cannot schedule a time to enter the lock, so our Captain uses his knowledge and experience to return at the right time, but circumstances could cause us to return to dock a little late.
Expect to travel to the vicinity of Cassville, WI before we return to our dock. Live music continental breakfast, hot lunch buffet, unlimited soft drinks, lemonade, iced tea, coffee, and two adult beverages included with each adult ticket.
In the event that we cannot use the lock, we will instead travel to Bellevue, IA before returning home. On this alternate route, we will not pass through a lock.
13 years and older $149.95
4-12 years $79.95
3 years and younger are free
Some Useful Information
blocked streets can cause delays
We appreciate railroads and the hard work of their crews, but travelers need to be aware of possible driving delays due to Dubuque streets being blocked by trains. If you are approaching our location by driving northbound on US Hwy 61/151, do not take the White Street or 9th Street Exits to get to us. Both of these exits cross railroad tracks, and trains can sometimes block street traffic as long as 30 minutes. That could cause you to miss your cruise!
Instead, continue north and take the Kerper Blvd Exit. At the traffic light, turn right, then turn left onto 16th Street. Be in the right lane, and turn right onto Admiral Sheehy Dr, and then take the next right turn to arrive in our parking lot. On this route, the road takes you over the railroad tracks avoiding the possibility of being delayed by a train!
Please tell us that you are bringing the little ones.
Babies Are People Too!
We happily let children 3 years of age and younger take a ride free of charge, but they are counted as a passenger just like paying customers. So, when you make reservations, please inform us if you have that little bundle of joy so we can add them to our passenger list!