SEATTLE — Since 1949, families have celebrated the season aboard the Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship. Decked out in hundreds of shimmering lights, the boats become floating winter wonderlands. The ship ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Navy Pier was buzzing with Christmas cheer Saturday as a U.S. Coast Guard ship dropped off more than a thousand Christmas trees. The annual Christmas Ship delivery is a beloved ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) —The annual Christmas Tree Ship voyage from Michigan to Chicago is underway. It’s a tradition that dates to the early 1900s when ships like the Rouse Simmons took fresh-cut ...

The Duluth-based Coast Guard Cutter Alder is taking on a new role this week, re-enacting the voyage of the legendary "Christmas Ship" on Lake Michigan. The Alder departed Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., this ...

If you love Hallmark holiday movies, presales have begun for the 2026 Hallmark Christmas Cruise sailing out of Miami.

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, MI – This historic ship is decked out for Christmastime with about 2,000 feet of twinkling lights. The S.S. City of Milwaukee transforms each year into the Christmas Ship to ...

The U.S. Coast Guard once again has delivered a boat-load of holiday cheer from Northern Michigan to Chicago families while retracing the route of the ill-fated Christmas Tree Ship. By delivering ...

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Captain Herman Schuenemann and two crewmen on the deck of the "Christmas Tree Ship" called the Rouse Simmons.Wisconsin Historical Society; Wisconsin Sea Grant A schooner famously referred to as the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The United States Coast Guard made its presence known Saturday morning at Navy Pier, delivering the sights and smells of Christmas ahead of Dec. 25. The "Chicago Christmas Ship" has ...