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2 weeks agoThis Mississippi River Cruise Takes You Through the Heart of the American South With Stops in Underrated Destinations
The Viking Mississippi calls at three of the state's ports as it covers 600 miles of the Lower Mississippi on its Mississippi Delta Explorer itinerary. The trio of destinations—Natchez, Vicksburg, and Greenville—might not have the global renown of other ports of call on the eight-day journey like New Orleans, Louisiana, or Memphis, Tennessee, but they each have a story to tell in the history of the state and its role in building the United States.
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