All-inclusive, small-ship Victory
Cruise Lines has announced an expansive 2026 season exploring the Great
Lakes. The cruise line will feature 40 voyages to include several new ports and
itineraries that take a deeper dive into the Great
Lakes region.
John Waggoner, founder and chairman of Victory Cruise Lines
said in a statement, "It seems like yesterday the Victory Cruise Lines
team was planning our inaugural season, and we have received wonderful feedback
on those 2025 itineraries. We have also listened to our guests and travel
advisors, where they want to explore in 2026 and look forward to continuing to
offer new ports and itineraries.”
Out of the season’s 40 planned voyages, 34 will visit all
five Great Lakes.
Season highlights include:
Return Favorites
- Chicago to Toronto and reverse beginning in
April through September
- Two round-trip cruises from Chicago exploring
Lake Superior with stops in lesser-visited ports of Thunder Bay, Duluth,
Houghton and Marquette
- Three (11-Night) cruises from Chicago to
Montreal
- Portland to Toronto in April
- Montreal to Portland in October
New Itineraries
- Portland to Quebec City and reverse
- Quebec City to Chicago and reverse
- Toronto to Milwaukee on May 14 and Milwaukee to
Toronto on May 23
New Ports and Highlights
- Milwaukee
- Pictured Rocks
- Sturgeon Bay
- Whitefish Bay
- Trois-Rivières
- Gaspé
- Baie-Comeau
- Saguenay
Each Victory Cruise Lines voyage offers a well-rounded and
luxurious experience, including a 1-night pre-cruise hotel stay with breakfast,
complimentary ground transfers, outside view accommodations (some with open
verandas), and an included shore excursion in every port.
Guests can look forward to acclaimed cuisine in multiple
venues, specialty restaurants like the Tuscan Stone Grill, unlimited beverages,
open bars and lounges, unlimited Wi-Fi, live onboard entertainment, enrichment
programs with Lake Lorians and more. Each cruise offers hiking sticks to enhance
the guest experience.
Victory Cruise Lines’ Inaugural Season kicks-off April 17,
2025, as the Victory I cruises from Portland to Toronto where she will be
christened on April 27th. Victory II will follow her sister into service on May
2, 2025, from Toronto and be christened at Navy Pier in Chicago on May 12.
All 2026 voyages in the Wave Season include savings of
$2,000 per stateroom, the offer expiring on March 15, 2025.
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