Victory Cruise Lines, committed to all-inclusive, small ship, coastal cruising on The Great Lakes and Canadian Coasts, is announcing its first Early Black Friday Sale on bookings beginning October 30 through December 4, 2024. Available on select 2025 season sailings departing in April, May and June and embarking in Toronto or Chicago, the offer includes inaugural savings of $2,000 per stateroom based on double occupancy and one FREE pre-cruise, premium shore excursion. Exploring all five Great Lakes, ports include favorites such as Mackinac Island, Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; and Niagara Falls (Port Colborne), Ontario.

“One of my favorite parts of the Victory Cruise Lines’ experience is that it begins before guests even step onboard Victory I or Victory II, as we include a pre-cruise hotel night allowing ample time for exploration before sail away,” shares John Waggoner, founder and chairman of Victory Cruise Lines. “Our Early Black Friday Sale provides a value-added pre-cruise, premium shore excursion for a limited time that I believe our guests will appreciate and enjoy before embarking on their cruise.”

FREE Pre-Cruise Premium Shore Excursions

In Toronto, guests will explore the city with a local expert guiding them through architectural landmarks, historic neighborhoods and cultural hotspots including the Distillery District. Guests on the premium tour will walk the pedestrian-only cobblestone streets of the district, learn about the world’s largest distillery, and enjoy its Victorian industrial architecture peppered with local artisans, art galleries, pubs, cafes, and award-winning restaurants.

Those embarking in Chicago will explore the city by boat with a local expert traversing the three branches of the Chicago River. The absolute best vantage point to see the city, guests will glide by more than 40 landmarks including the Wrigley Building, the John Hancock Building and Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower). Expert guides will take guests through the events that shaped the fascinating architectural history of Chicago with its spectacular skyline.

Early Black Friday Sale Voyages in 2025

Toronto to Chicago

9-Night Cruise, 10-Night Cruise + Pre-Cruise Hotel in Toronto

April 26, May 2, May 14, May 20, June 1, June 19

Toronto, Ontario; Lake Ontario; Niagara Falls (Port Colborne), Ontario; Cleveland, Ohio; Lake Erie; Detroit, Michigan; Lake Huron and Lake Superior; Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Locks), Michigan; Mackinac Island, Michigan; Escanaba, Michigan; Lake Michigan; Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago to Toronto

9-Night Cruise, 10-Night Cruise + Pre-Cruise Hotel in Chicago

May 5, May 11, May 23, June 10, June 26, June 28

Chicago, Illinois; Lake Michigan; Escanaba, Michigan; Mackinac Island, Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Locks), Michigan; Lake Superior and Lake Huron; Detroit, Michigan; Lake Erie; Cleveland, Ohio; Niagara Falls (Port Colborne), Ontario; Lake Ontario; Toronto, Ontario.

Roundtrip Chicago

14-Night Cruise, 15-Night Cruise + Pre-Cruise Hotel in Chicago

May 29, June 12

Chicago, Illinois; Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Houghton, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Thunder Bay, Ontario; Lake Superior; Sault Saint Marie (Soo Locks), Michigan; Lake Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin (Overnight); Muskegon, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois.

Victory Cruise Lines will mark the inaugural season with a special New England & Canada 2025 Reunion Cruise Portland to Toronto departing April 16, 2025. Hosted by John and Claudette Waggoner, the 10-night cruise through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Canadian Maritimes. All Victory Cruise Lines sailings feature a LakeLorian® onboard, in partnership with The National Museum of The Great Lakes. The LakeLorian will share and enlighten guests on the uniqueness of each port in the Great Lakes and be a welcomed storyteller of the region.

Victory Cruise Lines voyages along magnificent coastlines, journey through seaways and lakes, navigate hidden harbors and calls on downtown marinas with ease.

Victory Cruise Lines is the ONLY coastal cruising product on the Great Lakes that docks at Navy Pier in Chicago.

Victory Cruise Lines offers 36 voyages on the Great Lakes in a single season.

Victory Cruise Lines has the MOST coastal cruises in a single season that hit ALL 5 Great Lakes in ONE cruise, 33 voyages.

Victory Cruise Lines is the ONLY coastal cruising product that includes a 1-Night Pre-Cruise Hotel at a premium property plus ground transfers to the ships for ALL voyages.

Each Victory Cruise Lines voyage includes a 1-night pre-cruise hotel stay including breakfast; complimentary ground transfers to and from the ship; all oceanview accommodations, some with veranda; an included shore excursion in every port from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Detroit; acclaimed cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner served in multiple venues plus culinary events throughout each cruise; gourmet selections including familiar favorites and regionally-inspired dishes; specialty restaurant Tuscan Stone Grill, unlimited beverages including an extensive wine list, choice spirits, local craft beers and specialty coffees; open bars and lounges throughout the vessel; unlimited Wi-Fi; live, daily onboard entertainment and enrichment with our own LakeLorians®; hiking sticks.

Victory Cruise Lines fares are all-inclusive and based on double occupancy from $5,799 per guest. Fares include Inaugural Season Savings of $2,000 per stateroom. The Early Black Friday Sale on 2025 sailings in April, May and June includes one FREE pre-cruise premium shore excursion in Toronto or Chicago when booked by December 4, 2024. Promo Code: BLACKFRIDAY. Contact your travel advisor or call 1-855-556-7193. Visit www.VictoryCruiseLines.com.