A Message from Chamber President Rick Aschieris:

Chamber Member Provides Unique View of the Area

SEPTEMBER 2007 - One of the newest members of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce is Delta River Cruise. Owned by Willie and Lorraine Feltus, Delta River Cruise is a relatively inexpensive and easy way for chamber members and their guests to tour the Delta — sampling first hand the wide variety of Central Valley and Delta experiences.

Basic cruises are on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m. The fare is $16 per adult and $15 for children and seniors for a 90-minute journey where Delta River Cruise passengers will see first hand the important progress being made in Downtown Stockton. Passengers will see the new downtown arena, which is home of the Stockton Thunder hockey team and the Stockton Lighting arena football team, and an already popular venue for concerts and other traveling events.

As a guest of Delta River Cruise, passengers will also see the new Downtown Sheraton Hotel and Stockton Ballpark, one of the highest–rated minor league baseball parks in the nation and home of the Stockton Ports, a farm team of the Oakland A’s.

The Delta River Cruise experience then takes passengers by the Port of Stockton. Passengers are told about the Port being the second busiest inland port in the Western United States, setting ship-call and tonnage records in 2005 and in 2006, and not taxing the citizens of Stockton while creating hundreds of family-wage jobs for our area. (Yes, I admit this is a shameless plug — but it’s my column for the year!)

Passengers will also see some of the most beautiful waterfront homes in Stockton passing by Atherton Island and Atherton Cove. From the water, passengers will get a truly unique water-side view of the Stockton Golf and Country Club and its new clubhouse.

From there, Delta River Cruise will take you west into the rural delta where you will see all types of recreational boaters, farmers tending their fields, and fishermen “doing their best”. Meanwhile passengers will also enjoy incredible views of Mt. Diablo to the Sierra Foothills. Combine these views with a cruise at sunset and a favorite beverage from the onboard bar, and you will be able to enjoy a truly unique view of the City of Stockton, the Port, and the beautiful rural delta in just a few minutes.

Delta River Cruise also offers a Sunday Brunch Cruise for $35 per person, and for the truly ambitious, a once a month $175 seven-hour cruise to San Francisco, weather permitting, with a return via Amtrak.

Welcome Delta River Cruise to the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce!

Delta River Cruise departs from 445 W. Weber Avenue, Stockton behind the Waterfront Warehouse and can be contacted by telephone at (209) 942-4372 or through their website: info@deltarivercruise.com