This year’s social banquet on Wednesday evening will be a 2.5-hour dinner cruise on the Gateway Princess. The Princess is a 120-foot long, 35-foot wide all-steel traditional paddlewheel style riverboat. With floor to ceiling windows, the Princess allows her passengers to have a superb view of our skyline. The Princess, formerly known as the Keystone Belle, joined the Gateway Clipper Fleet in 1999 after 15 years of service in Moline, Illinois on the Mississippi River. The Princess will leave from the Convention Center dock, which is about 3-4 blocks from the Omni Hotel. Bus transportation to and from the dock will be provided.