Great Lakes Cruises
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Our Great Lakes cruises sail aboard a comfortable and well-equipped vessel, featuring spacious cabins, modern amenities, engaging itineraries, and quality dining experiences.
Great Lakes cruises typically last from about a week to two weeks and vary in price depending on the ship and itinerary. Cruises visit a mix of natural wonders and historic sites, offering a range of activities that make exploring the lakes and rivers a memorable experience year after year.
The season to cruise the Great Lakes runs from late May through mid-September, from the end of the North American spring season through summer and into early autumn. The most popular time to cruise the Great Lakes is during the generally sunny summer months of July and August when temperatures can reach into the 90s F during the day.
An easy way to remember the names of the five Great Lakes is to think of the acronym HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. You might be interested to know that together, the Great Lakes is the largest freshwater system on earth and accounts for more than 20% of the surface freshwater in the world. So how much water is in the Great Lakes? About 6 quadrillion gallons!
Niagara Falls is right between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario on the Niagara River and makes for an exciting day on almost all of our best Great Lakes cruises.
The best Great Lakes cruises are ideally suited for adults. But inquisitive youngsters and teens might enjoy these cruises on the Great Lakes too, if they like to stroll through museums, enjoy nature tours (like Niagara Falls) and like urban exploration like walking tours of cities.
A marvel of modern engineering, the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan connects Lake Superior to the Lower Great Lakes through a set of parallel locks.
The Locks are maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers, who have nicknamed them the "Linchpin of the Great Lakes."
Experience the Soo Locks through any of our Great Lake cruises visiting Sault Ste. Marie.
