New Orleans Adventures (Sept 2019) - Part 2: Steamboat Natchez - Dinner Jazz Cruise - ParoDeeJay

[@TinaC982]

Thanks to Uncle Google, the flag is the Jack of the United States, a maritime flag representing US Nationality , flown on the jackstaff in the bow of US vessels that are moored or anchored. Once the ship is under way, the jack is stowed away for future use. Great video guys! 🤘❤️🤘

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee!! :D

[@pamelathomas7209]

So glad you got an opportunity to experience this I'm from Memphis Tennessee and we have the Memphis Queen on the Mississippi River and it is really cool to experience an old-fashioned Jazz Cruise on a steamboat or paddle boat there's nothing like it I also experienced this myself in New Orleans years ago with my family and I went there for vacation

[@parodeejay]

Such a cool experience! We loved cruising down the Mississippi in style, hah... a fun slice of history!! :D

[@DaveBrandysExcursionsTravel]

Cruise before a cruise is the way to go! That steamboat looked like so much fun. We saw it when we were there in 2017 but never boarded it. Thanks for sharing!

[@parodeejay]

We love a good cruise before a cruise! We were torn between the Steamboat Natchez and the Creole Queen, but we ended up picking the authentic steam paddle wheeler... woohoo!! :D

[@adavan3095]

How absolutely fun. I wanna go there.

[@michellefuchs9800]

Looks like I will visiting Steamboat Natchez in January, thank y’all

[@parodeejay]

Such a cool piece of history... we had a ball!! :D

[@misslhoney]

So glad you’re uploading everyday. 😌

[@vickimccollum2537]

fun to watch the video of dinner on the riverboat!

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee! We had so much fun rollin' on the river, ha ha... such a calm and relaxing evening!! :D

[@nancylee908]

We will definitely do a cruise on the Steamboat Natchez next time we are in New Orleans. Thanks so much for sharing a very interesting experience with great jazz. The nighttime views were awesome and the food looked delicious. The hotel room looked very spacious. Thanks for the tour. Have a great weekend!

[@parodeejay]

That was such a cool cruise down the Mississippi, and I'm a sucker for some good Dixieland-style jazz music!! :D

[@jlizardi5013]

Busy day! Great room to rest!

[@parodeejay]

Whew... we certainly crammed a lot of fun into our first day!! :D

[@ellennelson9201]

I'm glad y'all had such a good time at Nola. Room spin I liked it. Rock on. I think I'll go back to NOLA in the spring.

[@parodeejay]

We really had fun exploring!! :D

[@srjinlv]

HA.. I would have been tempted to ring the bells too :)

[@parodeejay]

Must. Resist!! :P

[@jodura3363]

Enjoyed following along. I truly enjoy seeing Dee’s excitement

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee!! :D

[@lizdyson3627]

Hi Jay and see are paddle steamers are accessible. It looks awesome.

[@sheabryant4354]

Bahaha. Jay sounding like my husband and a little disappointed kiddo cause he couldnt ring the bells and agreed to behave!!

[@parodeejay]

Gotta be on my best behavior... at least when Dee is looking... :P ~Jay

[@seaweed2007]

Laissez les bons temps rouler and grab that beignet, some chicory coffee, then back to the docky! 😋

[@parodeejay]

Heck yeah, we finally get to hit up the original Cafe Du Monde location in the next episode... woohoo!! :D

[@mklee05091953]

The blue canton flag is the naval ensign that is flown when a ship is of US registry is docked.

[@parodeejay]

I had no idea at the time, but that makes sense. Nice!! :D

[@serenitypirates8537]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States

[@NauticalNurseNancy]

Did they actually run the paddlewheel to propel the boat? That looked like a very nice dinner steamboat ride. Way to take a cruise before your cruise! Oh, and that room tour at the end, after I thought y'all were done with the vlog - extra special! I love surprises!! What hotel did you stay at? That room looked amazing!

[@parodeejay]

Yep, it's the only steam-powered paddle wheeler around, so they say. We had a ball!! :D We ended up staying at a hotel Carl chose, the Homewood Suites in Metairie, which was awesome. About halfway between the airport and downtown.

[@lynneroberts9602]

We did this too on our visit to NOLA we did the lunch time cruise and the weather was great! Did they sound the steam horns playing their little song?

[@parodeejay]

Yes, the calliope! They played it as we were boarding, but that was the only time we heard it, hah... super fun!! :D

[@karl5408]

Hello. I love your videos. I was wondering for the main course did you order the food from a server or was there a buffet?

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! It was a buffet service. I showed it to some degree in the video, but they had 5 or 6 selections on the main center buffet, plus a carving station and a gumbo station on the side, and then two desserts! You could visit the buffet as many times as you wanted, and we definitely didn't leave hungry, ha ha... :P

[@karl5408]

@@parodeejay Great! Thank you. I love buffets.

[@laurasc84366]

I feel like Im stalking yall, just came home from Alaska on Legend, and my friends talked us into Glory in March ..lol we cant wait to explore NOLO.

[@parodeejay]

Funny! Hope you have an amazing time!! :P

[@charleshargett1402]

How much was the dinner cruise? It looked amazing.

[@parodeejay]

They have a ton of different options at various times of the day. The evening cruise is $85/pp with dinner, or $49/pp without dinner if you just want to float along and do the sightseeing. They also have some daytime cruise options, which is cool. We definitely enjoyed ourselves!! :D

[@williamhansonjr]

Jay, Did you ever find out what happened to the red and white stripes on that flag?

[@parodeejay]

Yes indeed! Someone linked us an article about the "Jack of the United States" being a proper maritime flag flown on the front staff of a vessel. Always learning!! :D en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States

[@olcomp]

Could you please provide more information about price for the activities you are doing in the future videos?

[@parodeejay]

We sometimes get into pricing along our adventures, but not too often since that's something that could change drastically over time. For instance, it's been almost two years since we did this adventure on the Steamboat Natchez. We try to provide links to the company's website in the video description so folks can get the most up-to-date information when doing their own planning!! :P

[@myutubemyutube]

What was the name of the hotel?

[@parodeejay]

We stayed in Metairie at the Homewood Suites. Almost dead center between the airport and the city, and it worked really well!!

[@wray1968]

Why were your shoes sticking to the floor? lol ew lol

[@parodeejay]

Ehhhh, I think it was the type of cleaner they used. Same thing happened on the tile lobby floor, ha ha...