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Thanks everyone for your input, replies and information as this has helped me out quite a bit in my questions. I still have an extensive list of Ports and Cities yet that I’m looking for regarding the Cruise Ship Docks & Terminals. I will provide the list at a later date and time when time allows me to do so. What you all have provided to me so far will definitely help and “keep me busy for a while now!” Thank You all.

In Detroit they tie up at the Port Authority cruise dock located downtown. If there are multiple ships in at the same time, they will also tie up at Hart Plaza right next door. In Cleveland, they tie up at the Port of Cleveland's cruise terminal, which is on the lakefront next to Huntington Bank Field. If there is one ship, they typically tie up in the slip, and if there are multiple, one or more will tie up on the outer face of the dock.

In Milwaukee there are multiple docks used. The Viking ships tie up at Jones Island at the Heavy Lift dock. Smaller cruise ships use either the South Shore Cruise Terminal near the Lake Express dock, or Pier Wisconsin at Discovery World which is right downtown. The South Shore Cruise Terminal is currently being rebuilt, perhaps so that bigger cruise ships can dock there in the future?

In Green Bay they tie up at Leicht Memorial Park. In Toledo they tie up on Water Street just northeast of the MLK Jr. bridge. At this location, a cruise ship overlaps with the Amrize Cement terminal, so there cannot be a cement boat and a cruise ship docked at the same time.

Here in Alpena, MI we receive both Viking Cruise Lines (Octantis and Polaris), as well America Cruise Lines American Patriot.

Viking’s ships are ~700’ long and their draft prohibits them from docking in the Thunder Bay River. Instead they anchor out in Thunder Bay and tender the passengers to the old Fletcher Paper mill coal dock.

American Patriot is ~300’ and only has an 8’ draft, so they’re able to tie up in the river before the 2nd Street bridge, behind the old armory building.

Denny,

All the Cruise Ships that came or will come to Duluth Superior this season use the recently updated DECC Dock. DECC - Duluth Economic Convention Center. It is right inside the Duluth Ship Canal past the Lift Bridge. I hope that helps. Prior to updating the DECC Dock, the ships anchored in the harbor and ferried passenger to the DECC, which is close to downtown.

Darryl

At Duluth, Minnesota, cruise ships have been docking at the newly-updated/reconstructed harbor-front “sea”-wall adjacent to the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (D.E.C.C.) - I suppose an appropriate name for that spot might be either “Harbor Plaza” or “DECC."

Can someone please provide and give me a detailed list of any and all of the docks and terminals that the cruise ships have been docking at for the 2026 Cruising season? I would be most interested in docks and Terminals such as for example, places like Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Milwaukee among some of them at least. As far as Port Colborne, I’m fairly sure they dock at Wharf 16 there at the R&P Dock. There so many ports and places that the cruise ships have visited this season that I’d just like to know any names of the docks and terminals they go to then. Any information is appreciated and thanks in advance.