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American Small Ship Operators Explore New Routes |
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Founded in the 1960s by Luther Blount, the
American Canadian Caribbean Line is not only introducing new itineraries but is
also about to take on a new name. From the originators of the first New England
to Saguenay River itineraries via the Erie Canal in the 1960s, 2010 see the
introduction of a brand new itinerary between New York and Toronto.  Taking
9 nights in each direction, the Grande Mariner will depart New York's Chelsea
Piers on August 14 and proceed by way of the Hudson River, Erie Canal, St
Lawrence Seaway and Lake Ontario to Toronto, with calls at Troy, Little Falls,
Oswego and Ogdensburg in New York and at Kingston, Port Weller (for Niagara
Falls), Hamilton and Toronto in Ontario. The reverse itinerary leaves Toronto on
August 25.Further, ACCL is looking into cruises in Ontario's Georgian Bay, once such a popular haunt for Great Lakes cruise ships that the last of the Great Lakes operators was actually called the Georgian Bay Line. Soon to be announced as well will be a name change for the company, which in honour of its founder, is apparently about to become known as Blount Small Ship Adventures. Meanwhile, on the west coast, Cruise West, long famous for its Alaska trade, has introduced several new itineraries in recent years, in the Antarctic and the Galapagos, and on the Danube River, by chartering dedicated vessels from other operators, as well as sending its own Spirit of Oceanus on a new 335-day globe-circling world cruise, which it has recently announced that it would repeat for 2011. These efforts have been successful that the small ship operator is now polling its customers for indications of interest for new itineraries involving the Mississippi River, the St Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Toronto and the Hudson River. No details have been announced but itineraries are apparently being developed for 2011. |
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