First cruise ship of the season has arrived
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The first cruise ship of the season sailed into the Twin Ports, coming through the Aerial Lift Bridge around 4:20 Thursday morning.
The Viking passenger cruise ship, Octantis is dropping off approximately 400 people and also picking up 400 others in what’s called a turn-around stop.
These stops are a boon to the Twin Ports economy as folks use the Duluth airport or stay in local hotels.
The Octantis was scheduled to depart around 7:00 Thursday evening with her next stop on this Great Lakes cruise being Thunder Bay.
14-ships are scheduled to sail into the Twin Ports this season.