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Seen on Elliott Bay; Emerald Queen paddle wheeler sold

The Emerald Queen paddle wheel boat that served as a casino in Fife from 1997 to 2004 has been sold. It was seen on Elliott Bay on Feb. 23.

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Thu, 02/23/2023

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The Puyallup Tribe’s Emerald Queen Riverboat has a new owner and will be repurposed.

Anchored on the Blair Waterway, the riverboat served the Tribe as a floating casino from 1997 to 2004. Today the Tribe operates two Emerald Queen Casinos, one in Fife and one in Tacoma that opened in 2020.

In recent years it was a familiar sight to customers at the Tribe’s annual Firecracker Alley fireworks market.

“The riverboat served our Tribe well and laid the foundation for us to open and operate the two premier casinos in the Northwest,” the Puyallup Tribal Council said.

Spectral Crane and Marine will be taking over ownership of the boat, which began its journey to Seattle by tugboat on Thursday. Moving the riverboat will open up more of the Tribe’s port property for economic development.

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Iconic Columbia River riverboat American Empress has new owner

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The American Empress, a once-common sight along the Columbia River, has officially been sold to Connecticut-based American Cruise Lines .

The sale comes after American Queen Voyages shut down operations

In February 2024, the owner of the American Empress - along with sister ships American Duchess, American Queen , and American Countess - announced the immediate closure of their cruise business . The closing resulted in 508 lost jobs, including 16 in Washington State.

The other ships offered tours along the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee Rivers.

Paddleboat was a common sight along the Columbia River

The cruise line offered cruises between Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, along the Columbia River. Communities along the river, like Tri-Cities, would often catch sight of the American Empress as it passed by. The American Empress would also often dock at Howard Amon.

I remember the first time I saw the boat docked in Richland. It was my first year living in the Tri-Cities - actually, the first time I was visiting Howard Amon Park. Living along a river was a new experience for me, and I was caught in a moment of awe. Now I just realize it's a shame I never took pictures, or embarked on the cruise, while I had the chance.

The future of the American Empress and sister ships is yet unknown

Although American Cruise Lines has confirmed its purchase as the final bidder on the American Queen paddleboats, it has not yet released its plans for where the paddleboats will eventually dock or cruise. Thankfully, the ships are relatively young and unlikely to be scuttled.

Hopefully, we'll see the American Empress cruising down the Columbia River once again. In the meantime, get a glimpse of the ship through this promotional video.

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Emerald Queen Casino Paddlewheeler

Northwest Yachtnet invites you aboard a truly unique new listing—the classic 300-foot-long paddlewheeler that once housed the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.

For the Broker’s Best section, we pride ourselves for covering a wide variety of used sail and powerboats available in the Pacific Northwest. This month, however, may be one of the first times we have featured one that is nearly 300 feet long, has more than 70,000 square feet of space on four decks, weighs 400 tons, and is big enough to comfortably accommodate 2,000 guests. Oh, and it’s also powered by a giant wooden stern wheel instead of a propeller.

Behold the Emerald Queen , the former floating gambling palace that had been moored at the Blair Waterway on the Tacoma waterfront for the last 25 years as part of the Emerald Queen Casino, owned by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

Built in 1995 by Louisiana-based Quality Shipyard and Kehl River Boats at a cost of $15 million, the steel Emerald Queen was designed to look like the classic paddlewheel riverboats that used to ply the waters of the Mississippi River in the 19 th century. Balustraded exterior walkways and lush interior amenities evoke the buildings of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The grande dame made her way from Houma, Louisiana, to Tacoma in 1997, not under her own power but towed on a barge by the Northwest tugboat Drew Foss , on a month-long journey south across the Gulf of Mexico, through the Panama Canal, and up the West Coast to Puget Sound.

But after its gamble paid off with many years in the casino business, the Puyallup Tribe knew when to hold ‘em, knew when to fold ‘em and retired the vessel as a casino in 2004. The ship is now moored next to Tacoma’s “Firecracker Alley” and is up for sale by the Tribe. The boat’s total interior space measures more than 70,000 square feet (23,400 square feet for the casino; 25,320 square feet for the lounge) and can be accessed by three gangways to the second deck and one gangway to the main deck.

The boat is equipped with two elevators: one 3,500-pound-capacity passenger elevator forward and a 10,000-pound-capacity freight elevator aft. The most striking interior feature, however, is the opulent forward grand staircase, which connects three decks inside an open atrium lit by a large hanging chandelier. 

The boat’s main deck features a covered walk around the perimeter, accessed by two forward gangways. Inside is the former gambling area, though all the gaming machines and tables have been removed. There are, however, five television screens, recessed chandeliers on the ceiling, meeting rooms at the aft end of the vessel, and men’s and women’s heads. The casino bar area includes a foot rail, a Hoshtzaki ice machine, three soda taps, two stainless steel ice bins, two double and two single stainless-steel sinks, three 2-door under-counter coolers, and liquor storage. It is one of three such bar areas located on each deck.

Located astern is the red paddlewheel structure, which rises as high as the second deck and can be hydraulically lifted and lowered into the water. The wheel is powered by two Cummins HTA-38 diesel engines, producing a combined total of 1,880 HP, a stately cruising speed of 8 knots, and a top speed of 10 knots. A 300-HP Thrustmaster hydraulic bow thruster also helps control the boat during mooring procedures. Because the Emerald Queen has been anchored in the same spot for a quarter-century, the engines have less than 200 hours of use. Despite their idleness, however, the engines have been lovingly maintained by the Tribe and remain in pristine condition.  

Exterior stairs at port and starboard, forward and aft, lead up to the second and third decks, both of which have covered walk-around exterior decking. Inside the second deck ,the former nightclub area of the casino space, is still equipped with seven TV sets and another fitted bar with the same equipment found on the main deck below, plus a master microwave oven and liquor storage. The deck also has a security monitor room with 18 video processors, three monitors, and two camera controls, and two 5-stall heads for men and women.

The top level includes a pilothouse, complete with state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment, two forward searchlights, a wooden steering wheel, and a ship’s office. Aft of the pilothouse there are also two vertical engine funnels with crown-like, Creole-style ornamentation, giving the boat 55 feet of bridge clearance.    

Born on the bayou, this Cajun gem is a classic homage to the nation’s proud riverboating heritage, giving credence to any potential plans for a revival as a future clearwater palace—whether it’s anchored at port or just rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river.

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LOA 292’ · Beam 60’ · Draft 7’ Tankage (Fuel/Fresh/Black) 14,000 gal. / 30,000 gal. / 32,000 gal.

Engines Twin Cummins HTA-38 Diesels

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Tribe Makes Huge Port Deal Riverboat casino site new home for container ships

Where once there was a casino, cranes will rise, and the original Emerald Queen riverboat will be replaced by oceangoing container ships.

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians announced Monday an agreement with Seattle-based SSA Marine to develop a 180-acre shipping container terminal along the eastern shore of the Blair Waterway in Tacoma’s Tideflats.

The proposed terminal would be the biggest – and most expensive – in the port. It also would be the only container terminal not owned by the Port of Tacoma. “This partnership will benefit the entire region,” said Herman Dillon, chairman of the tribe, on Monday. “Several thousand high-paying jobs will be created, and the container shipping volume of the port will be significantly expanded. The partnership between SSA and the Puyallup Tribe reaffirms the tribe’s commitment to economic development.”

The deal was negotiated through the tribe’s economic development arm, Marine View Ventures. SSA Marine, the largest U.S.-owned terminal operator, will design and construct the $300 million development and then operate the terminal.

This would be the company’s first terminal operation in Tacoma, though it has worked at the port for years providing stevedoring services for Totem Ocean Trailer Express and handling a variety of noncontainerized cargo from cars to lumber. SSA operates the largest terminal at the Port of Seattle – Terminal 18 – as well as terminals in California and around the world.

The company set the stage for Monday’s announcement last year when it purchased 52 acres of industrial land adjacent to the tribe’s 128-acre property on the Blair Waterway. As part of the latest agreement, SSA Marine will transfer ownership of that property to the tribe, which will then enter into a long-term lease agreement with the company. Neither the tribe nor the privately held SSA released financial details of the lease. The Port of Tacoma leases its waterfront property to shipping lines and terminal operators. Its most recent agreement – signed in 2005 – leases terminal property for $89,000 per acre per year. The port’s executive director Tim Farrell said that’s now considered low, because construction costs have increased.

Tribal spokesman John Weymer said that tribe would apply to add the 52 acres into trust status. SSA Marine purchased the property last year for $11.7 million, according to Pierce County Assessor records. The company will be responsible for the environmental cleanup of the site before it grants it to the tribe.

The port owns 130 acres of property – including the former Kaiser site – adjacent to the tribe’s port land. The port and tribe have been discussing development of the Blair Waterway properties and the potential for a mega-terminal for the past few years.

Port of Tacoma commissioner Ted Bottiger said the port hadn’t met with the tribe in a few months and that at one point the port and SSA Marine were going to put together an offer for the tribe. “We would keep the door open to a three-way partnership, but we wouldn’t wait (to develop the port property),” Bottiger said. “This is business, and nobody wins if the land stays vacant.” Commission President Connie Bacon said the deal is good for the region and ensures the property will be used for maritime commerce.

“We’ve all been trying to find a way to negotiate with the tribe,” she said. “If this is the way to make the land available for shipping, then that’s a good thing.” Farrell said the port will continue to pursue the development of container terminals on the Blair Waterway.

Bob Watters, vice president and director of business development for SSA Marine, said the company is already talking to potential customers.

“The growth in the Pacific Northwest is doing quite well and has been quite dramatic,” he said. “We’re quite confident that we’ll be able to attract customers down there.”

The proposed container terminal will include two ship berths. The facility will extend across Alexander Avenue and offer space for the storage and transfer of shipping containers. Watters expects construction to take four to five years.

The tribe received its land as part of a 1988 land claims settlement negotiated with local, state and federal government.

“This agreement has been 25 years in the making,” said Bill Sterud, a member of the tribal council and one of the leaders in the settlement negotiations. “We had a vision back then of the potential of what the port property could be. With this agreement, we are continuing to move down the roads of cooperation and opportunity.”

Weymer said the tribe has long sought to develop the property. “This has not been an overnight venture,” he said. “We’ve had companies from as far away as China looking at possible development of the property.”

The deal has been agreed to in principle, and signatures will be affixed to contracts within 90 days, Weymer said. The parties will celebrate with a groundbreaking ceremony within the next few months, they said. Meanwhile, the riverboat – which is still for sale – will leave the Blair Waterway. Brought to Tacoma in 1997, the original Emerald Queen served gamblers until it was closed in 2005, after the tribe moved its casino operations elsewhere.

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It took $15 million dollars to build the Emerald Queen back in 1995 and 26 years later it’s up for sale for $4.9 million.  The Emerald Queen Casino that most of us know near Tacoma actually began as the Emerald Queen Riverboat Casino that was purchased by the Puyallup Tribe and docked at the Port of Tacoma.

The original Emerald Queen was in operation on the Blair Waterway from the mid-90s through 2005.  The boat ceased being a casino after the tribe constructed the new massive 310,000 square foot facility in Fife, Washington.

The Emerald Queen Paddle Boat is 224 feet and has two Cummins-built engines with 940hp each for a total of 1880ph and a top speed of 10 knots. The fuel tank itself holds 14,000 gallons – that’s at least a $55,000 fill-up. The vessel bridge clearance is 55ft, so it would likely clear the Blue Bridge and I-182 Bridge. The clearance below the Cable Bridge is 48ft, so that would be a problem the new Tri-Cities owner would have to address.

Paddlewheel cruise ships are commonplace on the Columbia River, adding a paddlewheel casino with a homeport in Tri-Cities could bring a lot of visitors and dollars to the area, but as we all know, it would take some very deep pockets to make this idea a reality. If you have the cash and want to know more about the boat, it’s listed for sale by Matt Palmer of nwyachtnet.com . Scroll down and take a gander and peek inside this massive boat and imagine it full of people and activity.

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Puyallup Tribe’s New Emerald Queen Casino

By Lisa Pemberton, Puyallup Tribal News staff writer

The sounds of construction – deep rumbles, clanks and beep-beep-beeps of heavy equipment – are happening outside the Puyallup Tribe’s new Emerald Queen Casino.

Inside the building, the noises are a little more muted – zings of drills, swishes of furniture moving furniture and spritzing of cleaning bottles.

Crews are knocking out punch list items for the Puyallup Tribe’s new 310,000-square-foot casino, which is set to open soon.

How soon? Tribal officials aren’t quite ready to give an opening date. Right now, it’s “early 2020.” As with any major construction project, equipment tests, final permits and many other details will play into the new casino’s opening day.

The Puyallup Tribal News recently took a hard hat tour of the site, led by Emerald Queen General Manager Frank Wright.

“There are very few casinos, even in Las Vegas, that are nicer than this one,” he said.

Located at 2920 East R St., Tacoma, Wash., the nearly $400 million facility boasts glamour, glitz and state-of-the-art technology. It is projected to pump $1.5 billion into the local economy during the next decade.

“The casino will be a vibrant touch to this whole city,” said Puyallup Tribal Vice Chairman Bill Sterud. “We are turning it into a tourist destination.”

The casino was designed by Cuningham Group Architecture, and general contractor Absher-Kitchell is overseeing construction. The Wenaha Group is serving as the owner’s representative.

The casino will feature:

• Five restaurants, including a small café, a fine dining restaurant, a buffet, a coffee shop, and a sports bar. The restaurants are named the Summit Sports Bar, the Riverbank Buffet, the Waterway Deli, puyaləpabš café and the Paddle Wheel Coffee & Bakery.
• Puyallup tribal member traditional and contemporary artwork, including murals, paintings and architectural elements featuring Coast Salish design.
• A 2,000-seat, 21,000-square-foot concert venue and event center.
• Environmentally friendly building elements. For example, the concrete that was used contains a recycled material that was diverted from landfills, and the building was designed to meet or beat the state’s energy code requirements. One of the biggest ways the building is reducing its carbon footprint is through its state-of-the-art HVAC system. The system is designed to take advantage of natural air flow and movements, so it removes smoke from the building without using as much energy as a traditional HVAC system.
• An enormous LED screen, visible from Interstate 5. The screen is 32 by 147 feet.
• Parking galore. In addition to a four-story parking garage attached to the casino, the tribe is building parking for an additional 700 vehicles in the adjacent 150-200-room hotel that’s under construction next door. (The hotel is set to open in mid-2020.) Both garages will have a total capacity of more than 1,300 vehicles.

Planning and infrastructure work for the Puyallup Tribe Emerald Queen Casino began 15 years ago, Wright said.

“We could have jumped in and built this casino a lot earlier but we wouldn’t have been able to build something as nice,” he said. “We stayed in a tent quite a few years and made a lot of money so we could prove to the lenders, the banks, that we had the ability to run a big operation.”

With two locations in Fife and along Interstate 5 in Tacoma, the Emerald Queen employs nearly 2,200 people. The new casino is expected to generate about 230 more jobs, and the new hotel is expected to add 35 jobs.

The new casino will replace the current Tacoma I-5 casino, which is a former bingo hall with three large adjoining tents. The Fife location will remain open.

“This is the culmination of a lot of work, of a lot of amazing people over many years,” said Puyallup Tribal Chairman David Z. Bean. “It’s the realization of their vision just to bring a first-class facility for our gamers here in the Northwest.”

Officials are planning to hold a soft opening for the tribe’s members. Council member Annette Bryan said she wants it to be a big party, to celebrate a project that involved tribal community input and involvement.

“I’m anxious to get it open,” Sterud added. “And I am proud of all of the work that has been done to reach this point.”

Puyallup Tribal member Katie Manzanares contributed to this report.

By the numbers:

$1.5 billion: The economic impact the Puyallup Tribe’s new casino is expected to bring to the area during the next decade.

$372 million: The new casino’s estimated construction cost.

310,000 square feet: The size of the new casino.

21,000 square feet: The size of the new 2,000-seat event center inside the casino.

2,450: Estimated number of Emerald Queen employees, once the new casino and hotel open.

15 years: The amount of time it took to make the new Emerald Queen a reality.

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Emerald Queen Casino is owned and operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. Emerald Queen Casino, originally a riverboat on the Port of Tacoma Waterway, has evolved and expanded into two sprawling properties just 20 minutes south of SeaTac airport.

Emerald Queen Casino at Fife is a popular local casino with over 2,300 slots, 103 hotel rooms, two restaurants, and a 25,000 square foot event space.

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The Duchess, born Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, joined the Romanov dynasty in 1874 when she married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, uncle to the doomed last Romanov Emperor, Nicholas II. She established a grand court at St. Petersburg’s Vladimir Palace, with a jewelry collection to match .

Upon receiving news of the revolution, she left St. Petersburg with only a few "daytime jewels and strings of pearls" and hid the real treasures in a secret compartment in the Vladimir Palace. She remained in the countryside until February 1920, when she fled to Venice, becoming the last Romanov to leave Russian soil .

Her jewels, however, had gotten out even before she did. In an operation worthy of a thriller, a British officer snuck into the Vladimir Palace dressed as a worker (though one version states it was as an old woman) and stashed all the hidden jewels in his bags (in the old-woman version, some were sewn into a bonnet).

The jewels made it safely out of Russia and into London where her son Grand Duke Boris was living in exile.

After Duchess Vladimir’s death, her family began to auction her jewels to support themselves. The Vladimir tiara (with its original natural pearls) was sold to Queen Mary (who created the option to swap the pearls with the Cambridge emeralds) and a stash of rare emeralds, given to the Duchess as a wedding gift by her father in law Tsar Alexander II and worn in all their glory by her at the famous costume ball of 1903, was sold to Cartier .

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The prized Vladimir emeralds would go back and forth between the French house and provenance-hungry American heiresses for at least another decade. Soon after the Vladimir emeralds were acquired by Cartier from the Duchess’s family, they were sold to Esther Rockefeller McCormick who believed she had, in another life, been the wife of King Tut.

Upon her death in 1930, the emeralds go back to Cartier and in 1935 they are sold to Barbara Woolworth Hutton , then on the second of seven marriages.

It is said she spent a million on the Romanov treasures and, after some debate about how to set them, she decided in 1947 on an Indian style tiara in yellow gold. The choice of yellow gold was a departure from the platinum settings that defined jewelry of this level before the war. Yellow gold had during the war, and after, became more popular as platinum was labeled a strategic metal and any non-military use of it was banned.

Hutton’s Vladimir emerald tiara could also be worn as a necklace. She loved to wear her Vladimir emeralds while wearing a sari entertaining guests in Tangier. In 1965, in an effort to fund one of her divorces, Hutton sold the emeralds to Van Cleef & Arpels. As was the custom at the time—and because of the incredible value of the emeralds themselves as well as the challenges of wearing an Indian-style tiara—the house sold the emeralds separately.

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Emerald Queen Casino Riverboat Sold, Vessel Solidified Puyallup Tribe Sovereignty

Posted on: February 24, 2023, 12:40h. 

Last updated on: February 24, 2023, 01:18h.

The original Emerald Queen Casino riverboat that helped assure the economic sovereignty of the Puyallup Tribe in Washington more than a quarter-century ago has been sold.

One of 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington, the Puyallup Tribe, like so many other Native American communities across the US, turned to gaming in 1996 to serve as its economic heartbeat. Instead of constructing a tribal casino on its sovereign land, the tribe purchased a shuttered Mississippi riverboat casino in 1997 and relocated the paddlewheel to Tacoma.

The tribe’s original Emerald Queen Casino was berthed in the Port of Tacoma on the Blair Waterway. Following years of success catering to gamblers in the Seattle market, the Puyallup Tribe was financially capable of building an entirely new tribal casino on land.

The Emerald Queen Casino along E. 29th St. just south of Interstate 5 opened in 2001. The tribe continued to operate the Emerald Queen riverboat until 2004, when the Puyallups agreed with the Port of Tacoma to shutter the vessel to accommodate additional commercial development of the waterway.

In exchange, Tacoma allowed the tribe to open another Emerald Queen Casino in nearby Fife. That gaming venue commenced operations on Dec. 29, 2004.

Riverboat Set for New Use

The Puyallup Tribe held on to its shuttered riverboat since it closed 19 years ago. But the boat has finally found a buyer in Spectra Crane and Marina, a Seattle-based firm that leases maritime vessels.

The riverboat served our tribe well and laid the foundation for us to open and operate the two premier casinos in the Northwest,” the Puyallup Tribal Council said in a statement.

Spectra owner Boyer Halverson told Tacoma’s News Tribune this week that plans for the former floating casino have not yet been determined. But he thinks he likely overpaid for the boat.

“I can tell you that I probably paid too much,” Halverson admitted. “But it will be okay. We can make something out of it.”

Built in 1995 by Louisiana-based Quality Shipyard and Kehl River Boats at a cost of $15 million — $30 million in today’s dollars — the three-story vessel with a roof deck has 70,000 square feet of interior space. The casino was able to board 2,000 people at a time.

The vessel was constructed to mimic the classic paddlewheel riverboats that plied the Mississippi River in the 19th century.

“Born on the bayou, this Cajun gem is a classic homage to the nation’s proud riverboating heritage, giving credence to any potential plans for a revival as a future clearwater palace — whether it’s anchored at port or just rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river,” the boat’s sale listing read prior to its sale.

The asking price earlier this month was $1 million. Neither the tribe nor Halverson would confirm the final transaction price.

Greener Pastures

The newest Emerald Queen Casino is the tribe’s largest and glitziest property yet. The tribe opened the new integrated resort in the midst of the pandemic in May 2020.

The $400 million Emerald Queen Casino is adjacent to the former land-based Emerald Queen along I-5. The casino features more than 2,100 slots, 60 table games, and a 250-seat sportsbook.

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Source: casino.org

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