Riverboats return to the Mississippi River Cape River cruise port coming next month By Jeremy Ford | March 9, 2021 at 3:40 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 6:20 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Riverboats are returning to the Heartland in April. They will be docking in both Cape Girardeau and Paducah. With five boats docking in downtown Cape Girardeau from April through mid-December, local merchants hope to see a boost in area tourism. “The best thing about our location is we are the first business that gets to welcome the tourists coming off the boats.” Stephanie Gardiner opened Bon Bon’s Restaurant last December and said she’s excited more tourists will be coming back to the area.