While the Delta Queen and other iconic riverboat relics have long since departed, the famed Showboat Majestic has graced the Cincinnati shores since 1967.
But it has been vacant since 2013, a fact that might soon change thanks to an ambitious plan to revitalize the floating national landmark, along with a second iconic vessel, the Mike Fink riverboat.
The plan, which Showboat Holdings LLC presented earlier this month to the Newport City Commission, calls for both vessels to relocate to the Newport shore, just west of the Purple People Bridge. There, they will entertain visitors in a 220-seat performance space and house a box office, gift shop and other amenities.
Downtown firm KZF Design would handle the architectural work, according to the plan.
Read the full River City News story here.
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