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New riverboat gets red carpet treatment in QC

By: Dave Thompson|September 7, 2022
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    The new Viking Mississippi riverboat is on its maiden voyage and was docked in Davenport on Wednesday. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    The new Viking Mississippi riverboat’s passengers got the red carpet treatment – complete with a bald eagle flyover – when it docked Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Davenport.

    Hundreds of people attended a noon welcoming event and Quad Cities Chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony at River Heritage Park, 615 E. River Drive. The star of the show was the massive Viking Mississippi ship from

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