Blount Small Ship Adventures
by Robert L. Smith, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- To a city accustomed to seeing mighty lakers and international freighters steam past the harbor lights, a different kind of ship will present itself Monday.
The
Grande Mariner, a sleek luxury liner, will sail into Cleveland Harbor around noon and send 88 passengers strolling down gangplanks into the West Bank of the Flats.
They'll be met by a greeting party and serenaded by a choir. It's not every day a cruise ship calls upon Cleveland--although that's expected to happen more often as the Great Lakes cruising industry expands and as Cleveland becomes better known as a port of call.
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