Is Detroit going to become a a Major Cruise Port? - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

timwilloughby · 10-13-2009, 10:03 PM

Thanks to a new port facility being developed on the Detroit River, officials have begun to redefine Detroit as a Midwestern cruise destination port.

The $21-million Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority headquarters and customs facility is to include a dock for cruise ships and water taxis.

The facility, now under construction, should be finished in late 2010.

The city is getting $7.1 million in federal recovery money for the passenger terminal and public dock on the Detroit River.

Char · 10-14-2009, 10:09 AM

OK---I haven't looked at a map to put this into perspective.........
From where would the cruise ships sail into Detroit and how long to traverse the distance from the ocean?
How large a ship would this new cruise facility be able to handle?

Could open up a whole new vista for cruising from that area.....lure more folks into the cruising market.

LuLu · 10-14-2009, 10:39 AM

Great Lakes cruises go out of Chicago. They all seemed rather expensive when I checked into taking one.