MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers approved a a $3.5 million grant for the Port of Milwaukee to to build a new cruise ship dock capable of servicing large Great lakes cruise ships. The dock is Milwaukee’s bid to a leading cruise ship destination. Milwaukee anticipates 10,000 passengers a year, each spending $111 plus $49 per crew member.
Turn-around port. Milwaukee sees the cruise ship facility as an economic asset, in this rendering with one of the new Great Lakes ships dockside.