St. Lawrence Cruise Lines

04/15/2026

Dear Travellers...Due to exceptional demand for 2026 cruises we have very few staterooms available for the coming season. This has led to us opening up bookings for 2027 effective immediately.

You can request an advance schedule with rates for 2027 by calling our office at 1-800-267-7868 or visiting www.stlawrencecruiselines.com

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all fellow travelers! Thank you so much to our passengers and our hard-working crew for a fantastic 2025 cruise season. We look forward to seeing some of you for 2026!

08/13/2025

Thank you to John Benson for sending us this lovely watercolour of the Canadian Empress to share on our page. Mr. Benson is a prolific artist and you can find prints of his artwork at https://lifeportraits.net/product/canadian-empress/

*This is his personal art site and not affiliated with our business. We are sharing in the spirit of friendship.

07/29/2025

Thank you to the Steamship Historical Society of America for awarding the Canadian Empress with their Ship of the Year for 2025! You can find out more about this organization at https://shiphistory.org/

06/23/2025

Thanks to Seaway historian Viktor Kaczkowski for including the Canadian Empress in one of his episodes about the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway!

Many of our previous passengers will recognize our Cruise Director Trevor Houle in this episode.

Viktor speaks with St Lawrence Cruise Lines' Cruise Director & Purser, Trevor Houle 📺 Become a Cogeco cable subscriber today to watch full episodes: https:/...

06/12/2025

The cruise season is now in full swing and the Canadian Empress has made a number of trips through the Thousand Islands. Here are some photos of the journey from our First Mate Ross Richardson.

05/09/2025

St. Lawrence Cruise Lines would like to acknowledge the recent passing of a long-time member of our extended cruise line family. Captain Brian Johnson was a valued member of our crew for multiple seasons, and he was a friend and mentor to countless mariners in the Eastern Ontario region. Captain Johnson was renowned for his great sense of humour and his love for the history of Kingston, Wolfe Island, and the Thousand Islands region.

04/02/2025

It seems like every day the weather on both sides of the river is a bit of an adventure. But make no mistake, the cruise season is coming and a sure sign is the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) and its Canadian counterpart the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) opened the binational waterway’s 67th...

01/29/2025

Booking is now well underway for the 2025 cruising season. This year we were proud to feature our home port of Kingston, Ontario on the cover of the brochure! You can request the 2025 brochure by calling 1-800-267-7868 or visiting stlawrencecruiselines.com

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to travellers far and wide! The Canadian Empress is now tucked away for the winter months and we are all working and preparing for Spring.