Freighter Cruises on the Great Lakes

(September '05 Magazine Excerpts)

Win a Trip on a Great Lakes Freighter

While lakers are not certified to carry passengers for hire, they offer a cruise to their company's customers and family members, as well as to the general public through non-profit raffles donated to various groups.
To participate, please visit the www.boatnerd.com.

In preparing for your lucky voyage, you might wish to read the Ships of the Great Lakes Cookbook available on the following website: www.cookbookpublishing.com.

The voyage presented on the pages of this cookbook carries passengers on a culinary and historical cruise across all five Great Lakes of North America. Tall ships, passenger ships, Coast Guard vessels and magnificent steel freighters combine with beloved retired ships from days gone by in offering a glimpse into culinary secrets that have become legendary.
Sailors from yesterday and today vividly bring to life an average day on board, from the decks of vessels that are anything but average. Talented cooks from each ship generously share their menus and recipes, bringing to life meals fit for kings and Great Lakes sailors!

      And the National Public Radio carried a story on freighter food in its Morning Edition in the fall of 2004: From the Galleys of the Great Lakes.
      Calvin Statham Sr., freighter steward on the M.V. Oglebay Norton. “It gets rough sometimes, and I just put my seatbelt on. You ought to see me, standing at the stove trying to cook soup -- trying to keep it from sliding from side to side.”
      The full story with interviews can be found at the www.npr.org. Click on the Archives, then Morning Edition and search for Galleys of the Great Lakes.

We are most grateful for the support, including comments such as the following, which we have been receiving from our valued customers and club members as well as from the steamship lines and media over the years:

"I have taken a number of trips on the lines listed and can say without hesitation they are all wonderful. I wish you much success in bringing together all the people who enjoy this type of travel." Carlita Malloch
San Francisco, CA
- Oct/93

"We are impressed with your professional presentation. Please let us know how things are going. If we can help in any way, we would like to know." Roy P. Bower
Windjammer Cruises
Miami, FL
- Feb/96

"Maris is sailing under fair skies with a following wind under your command." John Carrick
Editorial writer
Sydney, Australia
- Sep/99

"Dear Friends. Please find enclosed our U.S. cheque for a two-year renewal of our membership. We enjoy your style and information so very much and one day we hope to be on our way to some interesting destinations. With thanks." Nadine M. Beacock,
Toronto, Canada
- Apr/00

"Q: It has always been my dream to take a long voyage on a cargo ship. Can you tell me if this is possible any more? - A: Maris in New York offers such voyages on a daily basis." Sunday Times
London
- July 1/01

"Maris Freighter Cruises website, as well as monthly publication with its listings that include color photos of the ships and cabins, itineraries, prices etc., is a good place to learn about freighter travel." New York Times
- May 18/03

"We are very appreciative of the work you have undertaken on our behalf for many years and the effort you have put into making the passenger service a success ... Our sincere and grateful thanks." Richard Mellor
P&O Nedlloyd
London
- Jan/05

"As a faithful reader of your monthly publication, I wish to compliment you and your staff on the informativness and thoroughness, setting forth in honest and detailed manner descriptions of this means of travel by freighter." Martin Ems
Retired Manager Passenger Services,
American President Lines - Feb/07

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