RICHMOND, VA — Allianz Global Assistance and American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) have teamed up to provide travel protection and assistance to customers booking river cruises with the cruise line.

Launched earlier this year, customers who purchase Allianz Travel Insurance for an AQSC cruise now receive essential benefits like trip cancellation and interruption, travel delay, missed connection, baggage protection, 24/7 assistance and emergency medical and transportation for any covered reasons such as an illness or injury.

According to Allianz, AQSC’s uniquely American river cruises, which are inspired by the glory days of Mark Twain’s Huck Finn on the Mighty Mississippi, are worth protecting.

Lobby, American Duchess

“Early explorers of America’s great rivers weren’t lucky enough to have travel protection or the modern comforts and luxuries aboard American Queen Steamboat’s fleet,” said Mike Nelson, CEO of Allianz Global Assistance. “Today, we’re pleased to partner with a premier riverboat operator and protect the unforgettable, novel journeys that AQSC offers to its sophisticated travellers.”

AQSC cruises continue to be in high demand, with interest growing for more intimate riverboat experiences. It operates the American Queen and American Duchess on the Mississippi River and the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, as well as the American Empress on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest.

“American Queen Steamboat Company is thrilled to partner with Allianz Global Assistance to offer our guests travel protection,” said Ted Sykes, president and COO of AQSC. “For many, travelling on our authentic paddlewheelers is the trip of a lifetime, and this insurance will help our guests rest assured that they will have assistance should any travel headaches interrupt their plans.”