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Southern Grandeur

Travel to Vicksburg, known as the “Red Carpet City of the South”; sail to Natchez, the oldest city on the Mississippi; take in Baton Rouge and its memorable landmarks; see St. Francisville, a beautiful town with unique shops and historic homes; journey to Nottoway and explore the impressive halls of the largest plantation house in the South.

Nottoway
Nottoway

With special hosts:

  • James I. (Bud) Robertson Jr., Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Betty Lee Robertson, retired Virginia Tech faculty
  • Karina Martin, director of gift accounting and information systems.

Travel to Vicksburg, known as the "Red Carpet City of the South"; sail to Natchez, the oldest city on the Mississippi; take in Baton Rouge and its memorable landmarks; see St. Francisville, a beautiful town with unique shops and historic homes; journey to Nottoway and explore the impressive halls of the largest plantation house in the south.

  • Includes one-night hotel stay in Memphis.
  • Complimentary Hop-On Hop-Off shore excursions.
  • Complimentary drinks, as well as wine and beer with dinner.
  • Daily lectures by the onboard Riverlonian.

Day-by-day itinerary:

  1. Memphis, Tennessee
  2. Memphis, Tennessee
  3. River cruising
  4. Vicksburg, Mississippi
  5. Natchez, Mississippi
  6. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  7. St. Francisville, Louisiana
  8. Nottoway Plantation, Louisiana
  9. New Orleans, Louisiana
Southern Grandeur Map
Karina Martin

Karina Martin
Director of Gift Accounting and Information Systems

Martin joined Virginia Tech in November 2006. In her role as the director of gift accounting and information systems for Advancement, she oversees gift processing, reporting, training, and data integrity.

Picture of Dr. James I. (Bud) Robertson Jr.

James I. (Bud) Robertson Jr.
Author, Lecturer, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History

One of the most distinguished and in-demand speakers in his field, Robertson served as executive director of the U.S. Civil War Centennial Commission in the 1960s and worked with presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He then taught 44 years at Virginia Tech, where his upper-division course on the Civil War era attracted 300 or more students per semester and made it the largest class of its kind in the nation. He received every teaching award given by Virginia Tech. At his retirement in 2011, the university named him Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History.

Location
North America

Price
$2,599* (airfare is additional)

Dates
April 7-15, 2019

Tour Length
Nine days

Tour Operator
Go Next

Tour Type
River Cruise

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