Onboard, all but a handful of cabins were dark as the 666-foot cruise ship ended its maiden Great Lakes voyage. Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The nascent cruise industry in Cleveland will take a hit this summer as one of the major players in Great Lakes cruising is going out of business.

While Antarctica might get all the buzz as an expedition cruise destination, the Great Lakes is an underrated gem—and ...

A 2021 study by the University of Minnesota Duluth predicted that the local economic impact of seven ... more than 22,000 people are expected to book Great Lakes cruises — up nearly 10% ...

American Queen Steamboat Co. bought the ships from Victory Cruise Lines in 2019 and renamed them before the company was rebranded as American Queen Voyages Lakes and Oceans in 2021.

American Queen Voyages told WJMN that it will no longer offer Great Lakes cruises after this year. AQV President Cindy D’Aoust said the Midwest’s winters don’t make fiscal sense for the company.

Victory Cruise Lines is relaunching in April with Great Lakes and Canada cruises. American Queen Voyages’ founder, John Waggoner, is reviving the brand with two 190-passenger ships, Victory I ...