Q Magazine - Summer 2018

10 C elebrating the debut of Ponant’s state-of-the- art small cruise vessel, Le Champlain, 2019 sees the commencement of an exciting new cruise adventure along the waterways of the Great Lakes These mighty lakes have played a vital role in the history and cultural fabric of North America for centuries and Tauck’s new 12-day small ship cruise invites guests to explore these much-storied waters sailing between some of the unique cities and towns that have grown along their shores. The trip begins with two nights in the Canadian city of Toronto before embarking on a 7-night Great Lakes cruise aboard the beautiful yacht Le Champlain before disembarking in the “Windy City” of Chicago for a further two nights. The cruise can also be done in reverse. Guests will sail through Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan, calling on destinations including Detroit, Mackinac Island, Traverse City and more. Explore urban planning and revitalisation in the re- emerging “Motor City’ of Detroit; celebrate American invention and ingenuity at The Henry Ford Motor in Dearborn; visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; enjoy lunch at Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel; ride a dune buggy along the Lake Michigan shore; sample Holland, Michigan's Dutch heritage, tulips and beer culture; experience a Wrigley Field tour, an architectural cruise and a taste of Chicago in America's "Second City," and much more! The Great Lakes A much-storied journey between Toronto and Chicago with Tauck Statue of Ernie Banks, Wrigley Field Niagara Falls