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American Patriot Begins Milwaukee Turnaround Calls
Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland, American Patriot is about two hundred forty-three feet long and carries about one hundred thirty guests in fifty-six balcony staterooms.
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American Cruise Lines Adds Sheboygan to Great Lakes Schedule
American Patriot is scheduled to dock along South Pier on a nine-day Lake Michigan and Upper Peninsula itinerary, with up to 130 guests expected ashore June 26.
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Victory II Opens Green Bay’s Expanded 2026 Cruise Season
Passengers were scheduled for excursions to the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay Botanical Garden and Lambeau Field before Victory II’s planned June 10 departure.
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American Patriot Returns Cruise Traffic to Rochester After Six Years
Passengers were greeted by Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony reenactors before local stops at the Susan B. Anthony House and George Eastman House.
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American Cruise Lines Adds Fleetwide America250 Programming
The Great United States Cruise is slated to run from Portland, Oregon, to Boston, visiting eighteen states on three ships and including Boston Harbor fireworks on July Fourth.
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New York Sets 2028 Opening for Buffalo Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal
Visit Buffalo Niagara expects seven cruise calls in Western New York this year, with a potential regional economic impact of about one million dollars.
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Pearl Seas Plans Four Great Lakes Itineraries for 2026
Pearl Seas has four Great Lakes itineraries planned, including a fourteen-night Great Lakes Explorer voyage from Toronto to Duluth across all five lakes.
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Escanaba Opens Cruise Season as Victory I Brings 150 Visitors
Sunday’s shore program moved visitors from the waterfront to the Delta County Chamber Museums for local history on Webster Marble and the Upper Peninsula’s military role.
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Great Lakes Cruising Poised for Record $300 Million Impact in 2026
The forecast signals how the Great Lakes are moving from niche itineraries to a fuller cruise market, giving inland ports a larger stake in seasonal tourism.
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Port Milwaukee Plans Record 2026 Cruise Season With 64 Calls
As Great Lakes cruising expands, Milwaukee is shifting from a quick stop to a homeport, a change that can bring longer stays and steadier lakefront business.