Milwaukee, United States

Milwaukee is a port of call on Lake Michigan. Ships use the downtown cruise dock, and some calls use an alternate dock on the south shore. More about Milwaukee →

The Milwaukee Art Museum's lakefront pavilion with Lake Michigan behind under a clear blue sky
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Cruise Ships in Milwaukee

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Planning a day in Milwaukee?

The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.

See the Milwaukee cruise crowd calendar

Where is the Milwaukee cruise port?

Ships use the downtown cruise dock at 530 N Harbor Drive; some calls use the alternate South Shore cruise dock, near the Bay View and Walker's Point neighbourhoods. Check on board which dock your ship uses. Distances here are measured from the downtown dock: the Milwaukee Art Museum is a 0.8 km walk of about 11 minutes.

Terminal

South Shore Cruise Dock has no map position yet.

Getting to the Milwaukee cruise port

Milwaukee Art Museum → Milwaukee downtown cruise dock

0.8 km · ~11 min by car

The Milwaukee Art Museum is a 0.8 km walk of about 11 minutes from the downtown cruise dock.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Walk
Variesper person
~11 min
Under 1 km.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

The Milwaukee Art Museum and the Milwaukee Public Market are within walking distance of the downtown cruise dock. No official taxi or bus fare is published.

Milwaukee Cruise Terminals

2 terminals

Pier Wisconsin Cruise Dock

The downtown cruise dock at 530 N Harbor Drive.

South Shore Cruise Dock

The alternate cruise dock some calls use, near the Bay View and Walker's Point neighbourhoods.

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About Milwaukee

Milwaukee is a port of call on Lake Michigan. Ships use the downtown cruise dock, and some calls use an alternate dock on the south shore. From the downtown dock, the Milwaukee Art Museum is a 0.8 km walk of about 11 minutes and the Milwaukee Public Market a 1.4 km walk of about 21 minutes. The Harley-Davidson Museum is a 3.1 km drive of typically 9 to 12 minutes.

Climate
Average daily highs range from -0.6°C in January to 27.7°C in July, and lows from -8.2°C in January to 18.2°C in July. Precipitation is 878.2 mm a year, from 42.9 mm in February to 111.2 mm in June.
Time zone
Central Time
Currency
US Dollar (USD)

Things to Do in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee's lakefront art museum, a 0.8 km walk of about 11 minutes from the downtown cruise dock. Adult admission is $27.

Cruise Ships Visiting Milwaukee

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