It was set to be a record year : Great Lakes cruise operators buckle up for a rough season in wake of the pandemic By Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune © Handout/Blount Small Ship Adventures/TNS Blount Small Ship Adventures Grande Mariner docked at Chicago s Burnham Harbor. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the cruise line to suspend all 2020 and 2021 voyages in the Great Lakes and beyond.
May typically marks the start of the season for cruise vacations on the Great Lakes, a burgeoning segment of the market that was shaping up to have a banner year in 2020.
Until the pandemic turned the tourism industry on its head, buzz had been building about Great Lakes cruises and so had business.
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The American Song began a Columbia and Snake river cruise on Sunday. Photo Credit: American Cruise Lines
U.S. river cruise operators, who have been sailing the Mississippi since March, are now returning to the Pacific Northwest, as well.
American Cruise Lines launched its first cruise with the American Song on the Columbia and Snake rivers Sunday. And its American Harmony is set for its first cruise in the region Wednesday.
And on Monday, the American Queen Steamboat Co. (AQSC) said it will resume river cruising in the Pacific Northwest June 14 with its American Empress.
The American Queen Steamboat Co. said it will commence Pacific Northwest sailings June 14 about the American Empress.