I took the evening grand tour on Sep 3. 2017. The boat was about 30 minutes late. There are no restrooms available to waiting guests, and there is no shade or protection from the weather while waiting. Since this this cruise was over the dinner hour, many of the passengers brought meals along for the trip. The cruise attracts an ethnically diverse group, so there were many interesting food smells for the trip.
The boat for the Apostle Island Cruise seats 37 people on the upper deck. The total capacity is about 150, and the boat was mostly full on my trip. The first 37 people in line get to sit in the open air. The remaining 100 or so of us were told we were not allowed on the top deck and were directed back to our seats. The main cabin has some windows that open, but due to the warm day with the wind from the South, there was no air flow in main cabin. Imagine being locked in the trunk of a car. On an 80-degree day. With 100 people. All eating a variety of ethnic foods. For 3 and a half hours.
There were 20 minutes of nice views of the shoreline on one island about half way through the trip, and I would share a photo if I were able to get close enough to a window to have gotten a picture.
This boat trip was the lowest point on this vacation, and probably any vacation I've ever taken. My wife and I now use this a relative measure to prove that life is not that bad – yes, you have the flu and can't get out of bed… but at least we not on that boat anymore!
Please avoid this experience.
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I took the evening grand tour on Sep 3. 2017. The boat was about 30 minutes late. There are no restrooms available to waiting guests, and there is no shade or protection from the weather while waiting. Since this this cruise was over the dinner hour, many of the passengers brought meals along for the trip. The cruise attracts an ethnically diverse group, so there were many interesting food smells for the trip. The boat for the Apostle Island Cruise seats 37 people on the upper deck. The total capacity is about 150, and the boat was mostly full on my trip. The first 37 people in line get to sit in the open air. The remaining 100 or so of us were told we were not allowed on the top deck and were directed back to our seats. The main cabin has some windows that open, but due to the warm day with the wind from the South, there was no air flow in main cabin. Imagine being locked in the trunk of a car. On an 80-degree day. With 100 people. All eating a variety of ethnic foods. For 3 and a half hours. There were 20 minutes of nice views of the shoreline on one island about half way through the trip, and I would share a photo if I were able to get close enough to a window to have gotten a picture. This boat trip was the lowest point on this vacation, and probably any vacation I've ever taken. My wife and I now use this a relative measure to prove that life is not that bad – yes, you have the flu and can't get out of bed… but at least we not on that boat anymore! Please avoid this experience.