Tagged: Great Lakes

Sun, sails and ships cruising into the lakefront —a taste of summer rolled into Milwaukee Tuesday morning with the first of an expected 11 cruise ships docking at the port this season. It was just one of the many ships cruising the Great Lakes to get to what Mayor Barrett has coined the ‘Capitol of America’s Fresh Coast.’ (tmj4.com)

Thursday marked the start of the cruise ship season on the Great Lakes, with the first ship arriving in Muskegon.The Victory I cruise ship tied up in Muskegon at around 7 a.m. The 300-foot ship departed early Thursday evening. (grandhaventribune.com)

Great Lakes cruise passengers disembarking in Cleveland later this year may notice an improvement in the arrivals process. The Port of Cleveland is planning to spend $600,000 to develop a more permanent U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility to process cruise passengers. (cleveland.com)

Green Bay may not boast the scenery of Alaska or the tropical climate of the Caribbean, but all indications point to Green Bay becoming a cruise ship destination in 2019. Members of the Brown County Harbor Commission know it’s just been a matter of time. (wsaw.com)

The Milwaukee seaport welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously on August 31, bringing close to 300 leisure travelers from around the world to explore the city. (milwaukeeindependent.com)

Two passenger cruise vessels are docking in Milwaukee today, a rare occurrence that Port Milwaukee and tourism officials hope will become more common as they make a concerted effort to attract more cruise ships to the city. (biztimes.com)

A coalition of government and business groups is kicking off a campaign to attract cruise ships to the Great Lakes. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials are scheduled to attend an announcement of the “Cruise the Great Lakes” initiative Thursday on Mackinac Island. (apnews.com)