• Enjoy a riverboat ride through New Orleans.paddle wheel image by Tammy Mobley from Fotolia.com
  
  If you're visiting New Orleans and are looking for a an enjoyable, relaxing tour, you might want to consider taking a New Orleans riverboat tour. These tours generally offer a sit-down dinner and live music while you enjoy a breathtaking view of the city. Riverboat tours are typically casual and very family friendly.
  
  

Steamboat Natchez

• Departing at the Toulouse Street Wharf behind Jax Brewery, the Steamboat Natchez Dinner/Jazz Cruise offers indoor and outdoor seating along with a casual, buffet-style dinner.
  
  During the ride, you will be treated to live jazz music by the Dukes of Dixieland. Boarding call is at 6 p.m. and the cruise is from 7 to 9 p.m. March through October. Call for seasonal cruise times from November through February. Reservations are recommended and group rates are available.
  
  Steamboat Natchez
  400 N. Peters St., Suite 203
  New Orleans, LA 70130 -1037
  504-586-8777, 800-233-2628
  steamboatnatchez.com/dinner_cruise.html
  
  

Creole Queen

• Cruise on the New Orleans Creole Queen and take a tour of the Chalmette Battlefield. The captain will entertain you with details about the history of New Orleans, its landmarks and river lore.
  
  On this cruise, you will leave the ship to set foot on the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans and the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. You can tour the Chalmette Battlefield and the Chalmette Monument before returning to the ship.
  
  Prices are $20 for adults and $10 for children and reservations are highly recommended (as of March 2010). This price includes the narrated cruise and admission into the park. The Creole Queen is an authentic paddle-wheeler that features decks trimmed with wrought iron and a Victorian-style interior.
  
  Creole Queen
  Chalmette Battlefield Tour
  1 Poydras St.
  Riverwalk Market Place
  New Orleans, LA 70130
  504-529-4567
  creolequeen.com/mississippi-river-cruises.html
  
  

Creole Queen

• The Creole Queen, with its beautiful Victorian decor, is a wonderful place to spend an evening cruising down the Mississippi River. You will enjoy a lively jazz band during your cruise and a Creole buffet in the elegant dining area. After dinner, enjoy cocktails on the deck and a view of the New Orleans skyline.
  
  This tour boards at 7 p.m. at the Canal Street Dock and cruises from 8 to 10 p.m. seasonally, March through October. A cash bar is available for the duration of the cruise.
  
  Creole Queen
  Jazz Cruise
  1 Poydras St.
  Riverwalk Market Place
  New Orleans, LA 70130
  504-529-4567
  bigeasystore.com/CC/cruise_dinnerjazz.html