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Recent Examples of riverboat
Other special events include, a riverboat ride hosted by Green River Distillery, a mix and mingle at The Last Refuge, 600 E. Market St., in NuLu and a fine dining experience at Bistro Le Relais, 2817 Taylorsville Road, with former Courier Journal food critic Susan Reigler.
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Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2025
Like its counterpart at Disneyland in California, Tom Sawyer Island is a old timey island amid the Rivers of America, which guests can reach by raft or circle by riverboat.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 7 July 2025
She’s joined by an eminent paleontologist, Dr. Henry Loomis (Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, who's much less interesting out of knee breaches and buckled shoes), and riverboat captain Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali, always interesting no matter what the role or film).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
Rates haven’t yet been released, but given the brand’s track record (and typical sky-high prices), exclusivity and comfort are a given.
A&K Sanctuary’s portfolio already spans 13 luxury camps in Africa and four riverboats on the Nile.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2025
Like its counterpart at Disneyland in California, Tom Sawyer Island is a old timey island amid the Rivers of America, which guests can reach by raft or circle by riverboat.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 7 July 2025
She’s joined by an eminent paleontologist, Dr. Henry Loomis (Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, who's much less interesting out of knee breaches and buckled shoes), and riverboat captain Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali, always interesting no matter what the role or film).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
Rates haven’t yet been released, but given the brand’s track record (and typical sky-high prices), exclusivity and comfort are a given.
A&K Sanctuary’s portfolio already spans 13 luxury camps in Africa and four riverboats on the Nile.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
Noun
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All three of those tenets are found within the one-bedroom, two-bath abode, which replaced an aging houseboat that had occupied the slip for decades.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Aug. 2025
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Fitzgerald began publishing fiction at age fifty-eight, and won the 1979 Booker Prize for her third novel Offshore, based on her experience living on a rundown houseboat in London.—
Jane Ciabattari
August 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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No motorboat sounds here, no industrial vacuum cleaner sounds.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kight was also charged with operating his motorboat on the lake negligently, endangering the life of Jennifer Ann Stahle by not looking forward in the direction of travel and being under the influence, according to court documents.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The couple had three children together before Stefano tragically died in a powerboat racing accident in 1990.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The race will be run off Virginia Key near the historic Miami Marine Stadium, once the heart of American powerboat racing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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The three women died after a pontoon boat with seven occupants flipped over in the western Maine lake.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Or, have dinner on a pontoon boat with each course delivered by silent canoe.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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According to reports, the new $1 million vessel, an 85-foot cruiser named Dolce Vento, was launched Tuesday in the Ereğli district of Zonguldak, a port city on Turkey’s Black Sea.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Grasso’s Garage this week, the luxury cruiser, couch-like riding G80, Genesis’ upper-midsize luxury sedan fit for all consumers.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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Crossing the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task by any measure, but imagine doing it in a rowboat, completely unsupported.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 2025
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Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
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Kayaks, canoes and stand up paddleboards are also available to take out.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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In Ellabell, where golf courses and canoe outposts define the local economy, the megasite looms both as a beacon of opportunity and a source of tension.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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