Our Milwaukee area correspondent, Bruce Nason, captured these great photos of Milwaukee welcoming the first cruise ship of the 2026 season on Thursday, the Viking Cruise Line POLARIS. He reports it is the first of 64 ship visits scheduled this season, the Port of Milwaukee announced. The economic impact by the estimated twenty thousand visitors as well as local support services from these ship visits could be as much as 2.5 million dollars. 

To find out more about the Viking Great Lakes Cruises visit:  https://www.vikingcruises.com/expeditions/cruise-destinations/north-america/waterways/great-lakes/index.html

Photos by Bruce Nason

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Bruce Nason is a retired news photographer and Assignments Editor from FOX 6 Milwaukee, retired Navy Chief Petty Officer, South Shore Yacht Club Past Commodore and actively sails Lake Michigan.