DETROIT (WWJ) - The 665-foot international cruise ship named Viking Octantis, the most modern and biggest cruise ship sailing on the Great Lakes, arrived at the Port of Detroit Tuesday morning in its maiden voyage.
The massive ship docked at the Nicholson Terminal along Jefferson Avenue, south of the Ambassador Bridge, around 7 a.m. Tuesday.
WWJ's Mike Campbell caught sight of the Viking Octantis as it made its way to its first port of call in an eight-day itinerary around Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan.
It is the first time Viking Cruises has sailed one of their ships on the Gret Lakes.
According to company's website, the ship will depart around 2 p.m. as it makes its way towards Alpena. Other port of calls include Mackinac Island and Milwaukee, where the cruise will end.
The Octantis started its inaugural journey in Toronto.
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There are a number of itineraries offered through Viking Cruises that visit multiple cities around the Great Lakes, including a 15-day Great Lakes Collection from Toronto to Duluth, Minn., with ports of call at Detroit, Alpena, Mackinac Island and Sault Ste. Marie; Undiscovered Great Lakes, an 8-day excursion, sails from Thunder Bay to Milwaukee with stops at Houghton and Mackinac Island; and the Great Lakes Explorer, another 8-day cruise from Milwaukee to Thunder Bay, stopping at Mackinac Island along the way.
Guests aboard the ship's current itinerary will experience some of Detroit's most famous establishments while docked.
"Celebrate 20th-century American ingenuity during a visit to The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and tour the centuries-spanning collection of works at the renowned Detroit Institute of Arts museum," the company said on their website. "Learn about the city’s maritime heritage or discover Detroit’s role in the Underground Railroad."
Viking Cruises will add another ship, the Polaris, to its Great Lakes itinerary in 2023.
According to Viking, the cruise liners can accommodate 378 passengers.
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