�Travelers this year are looking closer to home when planning their vacation,� says Chris Conlin, President of the Great Lakes Cruise Company. �And we believe we have the ideal vacation experience for the veteran traveler.�

Entering their 4th year of cruises on the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Cruise Company has a 99% customer satisfaction rating. �Travelers from California to Florida have experienced these cruises and have had wonderful things to say about them,� Conlin says. Recent travelers Mr. And Mrs. W. Watson of Atlanta, Georgia had this to say: �We have been on many cruises, Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Alaska, Caribbean, Panama Canal, Gulf of Mexico, and are happy to recommend this delightful cruise to anyone looking for a different itinerary.�

According to Conlin, �the real attraction for this destination is that it's close to home, easy to get to, and we sail in very safe waters on highly rated international cruise ships. This experience has all the inclusive advantages a traveler and cruiser likes. Exciting shore excursions include Mackinac Island and the beautiful Grand Hotel, Lake Superior and the famous Agawa Canyon rail excursion, and an Indian Pow Wow on the largest fresh water island in the world. Although 86% of our past travelers have cruised before, it's a wonderful destination for the first time cruiser.�

In 2002, the Great Lakes Cruise Company is offering five exciting cruise itineraries aboard the MV Columbus and Le Levant, the two finest ships now sailing the Great Lakes. Le Levant will cruise June 18 - 26, 2002 from Chicago to Toronto and the Columbus will have four sailings: September 4 - 11, 2002 from Toronto to Port Huron, September 10 - 17, September 16 - 23, September 22 - 27, all from Port Huron to the upper Great Lakes. Port Huron is just over one hour north of Detroit, Michigan and has become the gateway to the upper Great Lakes. 12 cruises are also being offered on the Georgian Clipper, sailing exclusively in the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron.

For more information and a brochure on the Great Lakes Cruise Company, please visit their Website at www.greatlakescruising.com or call 888-891-0203.

Great Lakes Cruise Company
3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 230
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104