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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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Victory II Opens Duluth Summer Cruise Season
The DECC seawall, repaired last year, is Duluth's primary cruise dock, with customs and security processing for foreign-flagged vessels on routes crossing the United States-Canada border.
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Thunder Bay Opens 2026 Cruise Season as Victory II Arrives
For the first two-ship day on June 19, Victory II is due at Keefer Terminal while Viking Polaris docks at Pool Six.
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Hapag-Lloyd Adds Two 21-Day Great Lakes Voyages for 2027
The added sailings replace three shorter cruises and include Tadoussac, where the Saguenay Fjord meets the Saint Lawrence River and guests may see belugas.
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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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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.
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Erie Eyes Great Lakes Cruise Ship Calls After Regional Talks
As Great Lakes cruising expands beyond big-city ports, smaller harbors like Erie are competing on waterfront access and dredging readiness, especially with lower water expected.
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Victory Cruise Lines to Spend $5M Upgrading Two Ships in 2026 Layup
In the fast-growing Great Lakes and Canadian Maritimes niche, small-ship lines are using winter layups as strategic reset points to boost reliability and onboard polish.