Expect more cruise ships on the Great Lakes in 2025.
Next year’s cruising season is expected to see an increase over 2024, delivering more port visits, passengers, and a positive economic impact to the region overall.
According to Cruise the Great Lakes, cruises are expected to welcome over 22,000 individual passengers in 2025, a 10% increase over this year, along with regional port visits, up 30% from 2023. The total number of cruise passenger visits across the region is expected to exceed 150,000.
The economic impact of Great Lakes cruising next year is expected to exceed $230 million as well, which is a 15% increase over this year. Cruise the Great Lakes expects the ongoing expansion of Great Lakes cruising will lead to higher shoreside spending and a rise in pricing premiums.
This year alone, two different cruise lines made a total of fifteen stops at the Muskegon port.
