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Re-Launched Victory Cruise Lines Sets Sail on Inaugural Voyage

Image: Victory I (Photo Credit: Victory Cruise Lines)

by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 2:20 PM ET, Mon April 21, 2025

Victory Cruise Lines is officially back.

On Friday, Victory I departed Portland, Maine, for Toronto on the re-launched line’s first revenue cruise. Guests are sailing on the “New England & Canada 2025 Reunion Cruise,” which is being hosted by chairman and founder John Waggoner and his wife, Claudette.

“In less than a year, Claudette and I purchased these purpose-built ships for the Great Lakes, the team has come together, we are welcoming guests onboard and poised to embark on an incredible travel experience on all five Great Lakes,” says Waggoner.

Guests on the inaugural sailing will spend 10 nights visiting destinations like Halifax, Sydney, Quebec City and Montreal.

The 190-guest vessel will be christened in Toronto on April 27.

Meanwhile, sister ship Victory II will be christened at Chicago’s Navy Pier on May 12.

This summer, Victory Cruise Lines is offering 33 voyages on the Great Lakes. Bookings are also open for 2026 voyages.

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Sarah Kuta

Sarah Kuta is a writer and editor based in Longmont, Colorado. Her work has appeared in Travel+Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, AFAR, Food&Wine, Smithsonian magazine, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, Robb Report, the Toronto Star, the Denver Post and many other publications. Sarah has a degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She can be reached at [email protected] You can follow her on social media https://www.instagram.com/kutasarah/ and https://twitter.com/SarahKuta