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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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Victory Adds 2027 Canada and New England Voyages From Halifax
Victory says 2026 bookings are up 23 percent from the same point in 2025, and both 190-guest sister ships are set for 2026 enhancements.
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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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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.