Great Lakes cruises

Great Lakes One-Way via Milwaukee & Mackinac Island

Milwaukee · Mackinac Island · Parry Sound · Killarney

Balanced itinerary with more sea time than port-packed variants. Covers United States and Canada.

14 nights Milwaukee Great Lakes 4 ports 10 sea days

What this trip feels like

Easygoing, familiar and ship-focused

10 sea days give you plenty of uninterrupted time onboard, while Milwaukee, Mackinac Island, and Parry Sound provide the trip's main day ashore. You're choosing this route for an easy break with minimal logistics, not destination variety.

Relaxed pace

4 ports in 14 nights

Plenty of uninterrupted ship time.

Broad destination variety

Milwaukee · Mackinac Island · Parry Sound + more

Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.

Easy logistics

Round-trip from Milwaukee

No open-jaw flights or separate arrival and departure transfers.

Best for · First-time cruisers · Ship-focused trips · Easy short getaways

Think twice if · You want a port-intensive Great Lakes itinerary

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Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

Typical pricing runs around $648/night, with most departures landing in the $454-$676/night band across 3 tracked sailings.

Typical price

$648/night

$9,074 total

Normal range

$454-$676/night

$6,356-$9,466 total

Lowest recent fare

$801/night

$11,209 total

Comparison set

3 sailings

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When should I go?

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Route overview

How this route is built

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14 nights · 4 port calls · 10 sea days · 2 countries

4 port calls across United States, Canada · Leans more toward sea time than a port-packed 14-night route.

  1. 1

    Embark in Milwaukee

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Milwaukee

    United States · Great Lakes

  3. 3

    Mackinac Island

    United States · Great Lakes

  4. 4

    Parry Sound

    Canada · Great Lakes

  5. 5

    Killarney

    Canada · Great Lakes

  6. 6

    Disembark in Milwaukee

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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