Cruise ship traffic this year shattered Port Milwaukee records

Hospitality & Tourism Cruise ship traffic this year shattered Port Milwaukee records By Andrew Weiland Nov 9, 2026 12:28 pm Share Email Facebook X Linkedin Copy URL Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. 1 of 4 Port Milwaukee had by far its biggest cruise ship season ever in 2026, with eight vessels making a total of 62 port calls and bringing 19,820 visitors to the city, according to a news release from the port on Monday. Cruise ship passenger traffic to Milwaukee was up 78.6% this year Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article... Subscribe to BizTimes today and get immediate access to our Insider-only content and much more. Learn more and subscribe now Click here to purchase a shareable paywall bypass link for this subscriber-only article. Logged in and still seeing this? Click here Sponsored Content The Secret Ingredient Helping Milwaukee Businesses... Could Your Employees Be the Next... How The Technical College’s Role Is... 100 Years Of Serving Wisconsin. Building... A practical starting point to explore... BizPeople John Huggett Christine Brumfield Dylan Glindinning