The anticipated dip in traffic is the result of Viking operating only one of its two expedition vessels on the Great Lakes this season. The Switzerland-based cruise line began docking at Port ...

This season, six cruise lines are expected to sail on the Great Lakes: Viking, Pearl Seas, St. Lawrence Cruise Lines, Ponant Hapag-Lloyd and Victory Cruise Lines, which is making a comeback this year.

As the Great Lakes is a small, luxury and expedition ... In September 2023, a Viking Cruises’ representative visited the Buffalo Region and reviewed potential locations to bring the Octantis ...

ALPENA, MI – This Northern Michigan harbor town is expected to welcome the largest cruise ships on the Great Lakes 19 times this year. The 665-foot sister ships Viking Octantis and Viking ...

The Viking Octantis on a Great Lakes cruise. Photo Credit: Viking With vice president of sales and national accounts Michele Saegesser departing Viking, the company has promoted Erik De La Cruz ...

At 51 nights, the Great United States Cruise covers 14 states, including visits to three national parks and a nearly complete ...

The push to bring Great Lakes cruise ships to Buffalo is taking ... medium and large vessels, such as Viking Cruises’ 378-passenger Octantis and Polaris, and Hapag-Lloyd’s 230-passenger ...

Cruise lines scheduled to operate on the Great Lakes in 2025 include Pearl Seas, Viking, St. Lawrence Lines, Ponant, Hapag-Lloyd, and Victory. Cathleen Domanico, tourism director of Cruise the ...

From beaches to Broadway, lush landscapes to landmarks, there is much to discover in America – and much of it can be best explored from a cruise ... Great River and running 3,341 miles from Lake ...

For an adventure closer to home, the Great Lakes Collection cruise aboard Viking Octantis is a 15-day itinerary in August 2026 departing from Toronto, Canada, for Duluth, Minnesota (or the reverse).