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The most comfortable way to explore this region is aboard a private luxury riverboat—think of it as your own floating boutique hotel.
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Paul Irvine, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
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Paul Irvine, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverboat. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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riverboat
noun
riv·er·boat
-ˌbōt 
: a boat used (as for carrying passengers or freight) on a river
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