Memphis New Orleans and Mexican Riviera – Brilliance of the Seas – 24 February 2025

Memphis New Orleans and Mexican Riviera – Brilliance of the Seas – 24 February 2025

Memphis New Orleans and Mexican Riviera – Brilliance of the Seas – 24 February 2025. Your first stop is Memphis – a city known for its music and food. Blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll spill out from the clubs along Beale Street, and restaurants dish up barbecue and soul food. The next on the list is New Orleans. The city where cultures are blending in a unique way. It’s a house of jazz music which surrounds you from every corner of the city. And then there’s the neon-lit Beale Street, where greats like W.C. Handy and B.B. King performed and helped perpetuate the music style known as Memphis Blues. In 1977, the U.S. Congress officially recognized Beale Street as “Home of the Blues.” For a quintessential dose of Beale Street, head to Rum Boogie or B.B. King’s Blues Club. Like most attractions that draw folks to Memphis, the Blues reflect the soulfulness and grit that’s so deeply rooted in the city’s history. Music buffs will also want to visit the Memphis Rock n’ Soul Museum (curated by The Smithsonian Institution), Sun Studio, where Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash got their start and Stax Museum of American Soul Music, which sits on the site of the original Stax recording studio where greats like Booker T and the MGs and Otis Redding recorded their music.

Take the Amatrak train down to New Orleans, a journey of approximately 9 hours.

Jazz fans will have a whale of a time in the city known as the ‘Big Easy’. New Orleans is located in the state of Louisiana and no trip here is complete without a night out on the world-renowned Bourbon Street. Still in the same city, but feeling like a million miles away, a few hours spent in the Garden Quarter will be in stark contrast to the lively music and party atmosphere that emanates from many of the city’s bars. Lakes, parks, historic buildings and an aquarium make up some other incredible highlights. All you have to do is book your holiday and look forward to savouring each and every moment. 

When you’re seeking a little bit of everything that makes New Orleans such a fantastic city to visit, then look no further than Magazine Street. It’s six miles of shopping, eateries, activities and attractions close to the banks of the Mississippi River that is simply unmissable. 

This Memphis, New Orleans and Mexican Riviera Cruise package will allow you to see some of the most interesting and culture-rich areas of America. Browse your itinerary and enquire about this Memphis multi centre holiday with The Cruise Pro.