travelingla Posted September 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Has anyone on this board actually cruised the Great Lakes? I cannot find any info and would like to know the favorite line to explore for this. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted September 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 17, 2019 8 hours ago, travelingla said: Has anyone on this board actually cruised the Great Lakes? I cannot find any info and would like to know the favorite line to explore for this. Thank you You might do better posting this in the Canada/New England Forum under Ports of Call https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/9-canadanew-england/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 17, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I have sailed the Great Lakes extensively with Blount Small Ship Adventures. The amenities are somewhere between basic and spartan but the crew is fabulous. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveinCharlotte Posted September 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I'm aware of three cruise lines that sail the Great Lakes: The fore-mentioned Blount Small Ship Adventures, Victory Cruise Lines (a recent acquisition of American Queen Steamboat Company), and Pearl Seas (an affiliate of American Queen Steamboat Company). Our only cruise on the Great Lakes was with Blount ten years ago. I concur with rafinmd's assessment; crew was great and on-board historian/naturalists were excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted September 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 18, 2019 In the luxury segment, Ponant is offering a Great Lakes of North America itinerary on Oct. 6 – but it is sold out. Hopefully they will do this again in future years. https://us.ponant.com/cruises/north-america-great-lakes-of-north-america-c061019-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelingla Posted September 19, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Thank you all! My friends who I am inquiring for booked with Victory and it seems to be a very good ship and itinerary. 🙂 Edited September 19, 2019 by travelingla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted September 20, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I just finished the great lakes for 16 days Chicago to New York via Erie Canal with Blount. The highlight was the Erie Canal and Hudson River. Saw the Victory at Mackinac Island. Beautiful ship but would not make it on the Erie Canal or Welland Canal. Blount was fine for me. I knew what I was getting when I booked and it was what I wanted. Naturalist did a great job, food was excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare boblerm Posted October 12, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 12, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 10:09 PM, travelingla said: Has anyone on this board actually cruised the Great Lakes? I cannot find any info and would like to know the favorite line to explore for this. Thank you While I haven't done the cruise yet, I am booked on Tauck small ship for next year, Toronto to Chicago. The itinerary looks excellent. This will be our first Tauck small ship cruise, but based on previous experiences with them, I anticipate a first class experience. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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