American Patriot marks first arrival of passenger cruise ship in Buffalo in decades
Something happened in the Erie Basin Marina on Thursday afternoon that hadn’t happened in decades. A passenger cruise ship arrived and docked.
The 130-passenger vessel American Patriot arrived five and a half hours ahead of schedule, docking along Erie Street around 3:30 p.m. It was originally expected to arrive closer to 9 p.m.
The first passengers to step ashore were Gary and Betty Studenic of Marietta, Georgia. With the ship in port until Saturday, they looked forward to seeing some of the region’s attractions.
“Niagara Falls,” said Betty. “I know there’s a Frank Lloyd Wright Museum or something like that. I heard about it, yeah. I want to see that.”
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