Cruising Into Algoma, WI

06/16/2024

Happy Father's Day!

06/11/2024

Thank you, Visit Kewaunee County for joining Algoma on June 11, 2024, as we welcomed the Viking Octantis to our shores!

06/11/2024

June 11, 2024: Thank you to Jordan Lamers and his cameraperson Lucas from Local 5 Live for joining us in Algoma, WI for the second stop of the 2024 cruise ship season.

Part 1: Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rosemary Paladini joined Jordan at the park at Christmas Tree Ship Point near the Algoma Marina as the Viking Octantis moored offshore and passengers were tendered to shore.

Part 2: Next up Jordan visited with Kim Lyon, artist and owner of Ladybug Glass - Studio & Gallery located at 219 Steele St. in Algoma, WI.

The next Cruise Ship Day is Friday, July 12, 2024. You are invited to come to Algoma to see the ship, greet the passengers, and check out special hours and activities our many businesses have going on for Cruise Ship Days!

(WFRV)- Algoma welcomed the arrival of the Viking Octantis cruise ship. The cruise ship will moor offshore in Lake Michigan, and cruise guests who choose to disembark will ferry to shore and enjoy …

06/11/2024

Bridging the Gap: A Card Game & A Cruise Ship
So many of us play fun games online with people we don’t know or ever expect to meet.

That changed for two women on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, when the Viking Octantis came to Algoma, WI.

Ginny from North Carolina and Carol from Southeast Wisconsin have been playing bridge online together for over 10 years but have never met in person. Until today (June 11, 2024)!

Ginny and her husband Tom planned to be on the Great Lakes Expedition Cruise aboard the Viking Octantis, scheduled to stop in Algoma, WI on June 11, 2024. Carol drove up from the southeastern part of Wisconsin and the two met in person at the Algoma Marina as Ginny and Tom disembarked!

The group was headed out to share a cup of coffee and we hope they enjoyed their short visit here in Algoma.

Photos by Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce:
Top photo from left: Cruise passenger Ginny from North Carolina, Carol from Southeast Wisconsin, and Ginny's husband Tom.
Lower left: Viking Octantis moors offshore in Algoma, WI on June 11, 2024.

06/07/2024

The excitement continues as the 2024 cruise season began last week! The Viking Octantis made its first stop this year in Algoma, WI on May 29, 2024. The next Cruise Ship Day is Tuesday, June 11, 2024, and we hope to see you here to greet the passengers, see the ship and explore Algoma.

Algoma would like to thank all of the news outlets for coming to the lakeshore to share in this excitement. We plan to share all the news pieces we can find, so stay tuned.

First up is from WLUK-TV FOX 11!

To make a clarification, Algoma, WI is the only Wisconsin/Lake Michigan stop on this particular Viking Cruise, the Great Lakes Collection that travels between Toronto and Duluth. There are other Viking cruises that stop other places in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan.

About 350 passengers are on the trip starting north of the border in Toronto, Ontario, and ending in Duluth, Minnesota.

05/29/2024

A greeting like no other!

05/29/2024

A nice crowd greeted the passengers of the Viking Octantis as the cruise ship season in Algoma, WI begins!

05/29/2024

The Viking Octantis is here!
Check it out on the Algoma Visitor Center we**am!
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05/29/2024

Follow along the Viking Octantis' route!

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05/28/2024

Keep the excitement going for the 2024 season!

One correction to the article: "It’s the first time Viking cruises has stopped in Algoma since June of last year." should read "It’s the first time Viking cruises has stopped in Algoma since September of last year."

The stop is part of a 15-day long tour all five of the Great Lakes.

05/22/2024

What a sight!

Algoma, WI looks forward to welcoming back the Viking Octantis on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 for our first ship of the season!

We hope to see a nice crowd at the Algoma marina as we give the passengers and crew a Friendly Algoma welcome! Expected arrival of the ship is 8 AM CT. This time can vary but you can keep an eye on the Visitor Center we**am and watch it come in.

05/12/2024

Happy Mother's Day!

05/08/2024

The 2024 volunteer Algoma Ambassadors are getting ready for the cruise ship season!

05/07/2024

A new cruise line is coming to visit Algoma in 2024!

PONANT's vessel, Le Champlain, will stop in Algoma on September 5 and 23, 2024. The arrival and departure times are TBA. The vessel will moor offshore and guests will be tendered in for their plans for the day.

Flying under France's flag, the Le Champlain can carry 184 guests, has 92 staterooms & suites, and a crew of 118. It is 430 ft long with a 59 ft beam.

The new cruise offering is the 11-day "Lake Superior – a life-sized expedition" traveling from Milwaukee - to Thunder Bay.

Click over to PONANT's website to learn more:

Discover Le Champlain, cruise ship PONANT, through our photos & videos, deck plans or our live we**am ! Book now your cruise aboard our luxury boat

04/29/2024

Calling new Algoma Ambassadors! One month from today, on May 29, 2024, Algoma welcomes back the first Viking Cruise ship of the 2024 season along with its passengers, staff, and visitors from near and far

If you are interested in helping at the Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce's mobile Visitor Center as an Algoma Ambassador please complete the interest form here: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/0iI3W9za5X

*New Algoma Ambassadors only. If you were an Ambassador in 2023 and have not yet signed up for time slots, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Kiera Bair at [email protected]/(920) 487-2041.

04/23/2024

It's been quiet over here on this page, but we have been working behind the scenes getting ready for Algoma's 2024 Cruise Ship season!

By Tim Kowols -- You could see over a dozen cruise ships come to Algoma again this summer after welcoming hundreds of guests last year.

01/02/2024

The Wisconsin State Journal's 2023 In Review includes a mention of the Viking Cruise visits to Algoma!

We look forward to Viking's return in 2024!

There was aged cheese, a scuba diving scavenger, a trip to Horicon Marsh and a tour of a new military museum near Kenosha.

01/01/2024

Happy 2024 from the Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Algoma, and the Cruise Ship Days committee!

We are so thankful to everyone who worked tirelessly to make Algoma's inaugural cruise ship season in 2023 a success!

Make your plans to join in the festivities in 2024 - watch the ships arrive, greet the passengers as they disembark, take in the sites, shops, and attractions in the city, and then watch the ships depart. You will likely get to meet some of the passengers and crew!

2024 Algoma Cruise Ships Days:
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Keep an eye here and on the Chamber's website for events and activities that will be going on for Cruise Ship Days 2024: https://bit.ly/2024cruiseshipdays

11/23/2023

The Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Algoma, and the Cruise Ship committee are very grateful to everyone who worked tirelessly to make our naugural cruise ship season a success!

We look forward to seeing you all in 2024 - the first Viking ship is scheduled to arrive in Algoma on Wednesday, May 29, 2024!

In the meantime, we wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

10/28/2023

Nathan Phelps from Spectrum News visited Yardstick Books and The Country Cupboard for a post-cruise season follow-up in Algoma, WI.

Algoma looks forward to hosting the ships again in 2024 and 2025.

https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2023/10/16/algoma-cruise-ships #

Ships are expected to be back in 2024.

10/06/2023

10/05/2023

It looks like it will be a chilly, autumn day here in Algoma, WI on Friday, October 6, 2023, but we will still be welcoming passengers and crew from the HANSEATIC inspiration for the final cruise ship day of the 2023 sailing season!

The ship is scheduled to arrive around 7AM and depart around 6PM. Times are subject to change.

Besides seeing the magnificent ship and greeting the passengers, there is plenty to do and see around the city on Friday, including First Friday Art in Algoma, WI: October 6, 2023. Wherever the seas may take you, we hope you have a wonderful day!

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09/18/2023

One more cruise ship scheduled to stop in Algoma, WI for the 2023 sailing season - the Hanseatic inspiration will be here on October 6, 2023!

Learn more about the ship and this cruise on the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises website here:

Great Lakes and great pioneering spirit – an adventure of vast shores and wild forestsExperience the locks live on boardGlowing leaves, kindled souls – with luck, the Indian summer will bring the right weather and nature will transform the country into a sea of coloursLearn fascinating informati...

09/17/2023

September 17, 2023: The Viking Polaris is here for its final visit of the 2023 season!

Algoma invites you to come and enjoy the lakeshore for the day.

If you cannot be here, feel free to take a peek at the we**am to see the ship and watch the tenders sail back and forth with the passengers. If you have photos of the day to share, feel free, we would love to see the day from your point of view!

09/11/2023

09/05/2023

Check out this awesome aerial shot of the Viking Polaris as it arrived in Algoma on Monday, September 4, 2023!

The 🛳️ Viking Cruise Ship 🚢 sailed into Algoma today! Check out this AMAZING image captured by Kevin Perry of Perry Air LLC!

08/29/2023

Thank you Door County Daily News for your coverage of the cruise ships visiting Algoma, WI.

Check out the news article including an interview with Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rosemary Paladini.

The Viking Polaris returns to Algoma on Monday, September 4, 2023. Algoma looks forward to seeing guests by land and sea!

By Tim Kowols -- You will see at least three more cruise ships dock outside of Algoma’s breakwall this year, but you will experience their impact for years to come.