{"id":7501,"date":"2026-04-10T08:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lundeby.com\/blog\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:07:36","slug":"mississippi-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lundeby.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/10\/mississippi-river-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi River Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 57%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We took a Viking cruise from Memphis to New Orleans in March 2026. We flew to Memphis and boarded the ship for a seven night cruise with a stop each day with tours on shore. The first album is the first four day: Memphis, Greenville, Vicksburg to Natchez.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"898\" src=\"http:\/\/lundeby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RiverMap-1024x898-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7511 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lundeby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RiverMap-1024x898-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lundeby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RiverMap-1024x898-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lundeby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RiverMap-1024x898-1-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Click on any image to zoom in and view captions. 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