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In 1997, decades after the demise of passenger cruising on the Great Lakes, German cruise line Hapag-Lloyd brought their 420-passenger cruise ship MV Columbus, filled primarily with German travelers, to sail the Great Lakes. Fascinated by the idea of revitalizing this once flourishing cruise market, travel industry veterans Tom Conlin and his son Chris, formed the Great Lakes Cruise Company the following year. By fall 1999, the Great Lakes Cruise Company operated the first American charter of the MV Columbus. With the success of their first season, GLCC chartered both MV Columbus and the 90-passenger French luxury yacht Le Levant the following three years.

In 2002, to facilitate the revitalization process and attract more travelers to our beautiful inland oceans, GLCC formed a partnership with Acheson Ventures of Port Huron, Michigan, just as Acheson was completing construction of the finest new cruise ship terminal in the Great Lakes. As more cruise lines entered the Great Lakes market, GLCC expanded their services, forming a single source for Great Lakes cruises.

The Great Lakes Cruise Company currently features not only their own charters, but also offers cruises aboard all ships now sailing the Great Lakes.

Ships:
Le Levant* 95 p Wallus and Fortuna/FR

Columbus* 408 p Bahamas Registry

Georgian Clipper* 18 p Canada Registry

* Chartered

Addresses:

3300 Washtenaw Avenue
Suite 230
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Tel: 1-888-891-0203
1-734-677-3128
Fax: 1-734-477-6032

UK Office address:

Discovery Cruises UK Ltd

15 Young Street
Kensington,
London, England W85 5EH,
Tel: +44 7795 4900
Fax: +44 207 7795 4910

The Greek line offers cruising in and around the Greek Isles.

Golden Star Cruises ship:
Aegean I 560 p Greece Registry

Addresses:
85 Akti Miaouli,
Piraeus,
Greece 185 38
Tel. +3 (210) 429-0650
Fax +3 (210) 429-0660

US Office address:

Golden Sun Cruises

40 East 52nd Street
New York, N.Y. 10022-5911
Tel: 212-223-3222
Toll free (877) 244-8004

Glacier Bay Cruise Line has been a leader in adventure travel, introducing visitors to Glacier Bay National Park since 1967. Today, the company excels in small-ship adventure cruising in Alaska, and on the Columbia, Willamette and Snake Rivers in Oregon with kayaking, hiking, optional mountain biking and whitewater rafting activities.

Ships:
Executive Explorer 49 p
Wilderness Adventurer 72 p
Wilderness Discoverer 88 p
Wilderness Explorer 34 p

Address:
107 West Denny Line
Suite 303
Seattle, WA 98101

Tel: 1-800-451-5952
1-206-623-7113
Fax: 206-623-7809