Featured Viking expedition cruise itinerary
Viking Octantis September 23-October 2 2026 Cruise & Offers | Viking Cruises
Milwaukee, United States to Milwaukee, United States
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September 23–October 2, 2026 · Voyage XOC260923
Destinations & expedition experiences
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Days 1, 10 · September 23, 2026 · October 2, 2026Milwaukee, United States
About Milwaukee, United States
Milwaukee spreads along Lake Michigan at the meeting of three rivers. German immigration helped establish its brewing traditions, while converted warehouses in the Historic Third Ward now hold galleries and restaurants. The winged Milwaukee Art Museum, public market, riverwalk, and industrial collections express the city’s evolving Great Lakes identity.
- Published dates
- September 23, 2026 · October 2, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Days 1, 10
- Call type
- Departure and return
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 2 · September 24, 2026Mackinac Island, United States
About Mackinac Island, United States
Mackinac Island sits in Lake Huron between Michigan’s peninsulas, where bicycles and horse-drawn carriages replace most motor vehicles. Fort Mackinac, Victorian hotels, wooded paths, and limestone formations preserve a nineteenth-century atmosphere. The island’s strategic position also reflects centuries of Anishinaabe, French, British, and American history.
- Published dates
- September 24, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 2
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 3 · September 25, 2026Georgian Bay (Killarney), Canada
About Georgian Bay (Killarney), Canada
Killarney is a small community on the northern edge of Georgian Bay, framed by pink granite shorelines and the white quartzite ridges of the La Cloche Mountains. Fishing and logging shaped its early economy. Protected channels, islands, clear lakes, and nearby Killarney Provincial Park now define this remarkably colorful Canadian Shield landscape.
- Published dates
- September 25, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 3
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 4 · September 26, 2026Georgian Bay (Frazer Bay), Canada
About Georgian Bay (Frazer Bay), Canada
Frazer Bay lies within the sheltered northern waters associated with Georgian Bay and Lake Huron’s North Channel. Smooth granite shorelines, wind-shaped pines, clear water, wetlands, and scattered islands define the landscape. Small communities and seasonal cottages remain secondary to the region’s ancient exposed rock and intricate network of bays, passages, and forested points.
- Published dates
- September 26, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 4
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 5 · September 27, 2026Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada
About Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada
Fathom Five National Marine Park protects clear waters, islands, reefs, and historic shipwrecks at the meeting of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay near Tobermory. Dolomite cliffs and the sea-stack formations of Flowerpot Island rise above an underwater landscape valued for geology and ecology. Cold water and rapidly changing weather define this freshwater environment.
- Published dates
- September 27, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 5
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 6 · September 28, 2026The Benjamin Islands, Canada
About The Benjamin Islands, Canada
The Benjamin Islands are a remote cluster in Ontario’s North Channel of Lake Huron. Smooth pink granite outcrops, wind-shaped pines, clear water, and sheltered coves create their recognizable scenery. With no urban center, the islands are valued for geology, quiet anchorages, paddling, and an undeveloped freshwater archipelago environment.
- Published dates
- September 28, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 6
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 7 · September 29, 2026Sault Sainte Marie, United States
About Sault Sainte Marie, United States
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, sits on the St. Marys River opposite its Canadian namesake. The Soo Locks allow large vessels to bypass the river’s rapids between Lakes Superior and Huron, making ship watching central to the city. Maritime exhibits, historic structures, and waterfront paths interpret this strategic Great Lakes passage.
- Published dates
- September 29, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 7
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 8 · September 30, 2026Door Peninsula (Algoma), United States
About Door Peninsula (Algoma), United States
Algoma is a small Wisconsin fishing port on Lake Michigan, situated south of the Door Peninsula. Its harbor, pierhead lighthouse, beach, and maritime museum reflect commercial fishing and Great Lakes trade. Orchards, farm country, shoreline parks, and the villages farther north introduce the broader peninsula landscape without making Algoma itself a Door County town.
- Published dates
- September 30, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 8
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Day 9 · October 1, 2026Chicago, United States
About Chicago, United States
Chicago rises beside Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Chicago River, with architecture central to its identity. Landmark skyscrapers, the Riverwalk, lakefront parks, major art and science museums, and diverse neighborhoods reflect repeated reinvention after the 1871 fire. Elevated trains, blues traditions, and working waterways add texture beyond the famous skyline.
- Published dates
- October 1, 2026
- Itinerary days
- Day 9
- Call type
- Planned expedition destination
- Published route region
- North America · Great Lakes · Canada
- Port times
- Not published for this exact sailing
Expedition-activity planning
Viking's public exact-sailing response does not verify a ship-, departure-, and destination-specific activity roster for voyage XOC260923. Landings, equipment, and activities are not promised here; Deluxe Cruises can help confirm the latest operating information before reservation.
Expedition routes may change for weather, sea, ice, wildlife conditions, permits, capacity, or safety. Viking's public exact-sailing response publishes the dated sequence but no port times or exact-departure activity roster, so none has been invented.
A closer look at this sailing
Great Lakes Treasures aboard Viking Octantis
On September 23–October 2, 2026, Viking Octantis operates Viking voyage XOC260923 from Milwaukee, United States to Milwaukee, United States. The published 10-day journey, Great Lakes Treasures, includes Milwaukee, United States, Mackinac Island, United States, Georgian Bay (Killarney), Canada, Georgian Bay (Frazer Bay), Canada, Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada, The Benjamin Islands, Canada, Sault Sainte Marie, United States, Door Peninsula (Algoma), United States. Deluxe Cruises can compare accommodation choices and current eligible offers for this exact departure.
Port calls and their order reflect Viking's public itinerary at the time of collection. Public arrival and departure times were not supplied, so none have been invented here.
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What is the voyage number for this Viking Octantis sailing?
The official voyage number is XOC260923.
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