Great Lakes Cruise Company

Title: Great Lakes Cruise Company Category: G Clicks: 1 Listing added: Mar 1, 2009 PageRank: 4/10

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