February 2, 2012

The Captain’s Blog (February Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do and places to go in Chicago. Since it’s still winter, why not take in a play until our boats are running again! TWO INSPIRING PLAYS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...]

December 8, 2011

The Captain Recommends: The Santaland Diaries

A CONVERSATION WITH CRUMPET THE ELF He is Santa’s snarkiest elf: a chain-smoking, foul-mouthed vision in green velvet. Writer David Sedaris worked as an elf at a big department store. From that experience he wrote The Santaland Diaries, turning every under-employed actor’s nightmare into a comic tour-de-force. This holiday season, Mitchell Fain stars as Crumpet [...]

November 30, 2011

The Captain Recommends “Doyle and Debbie”

Lampooning Country Music with Love Take a pinch of “Hee Haw”, a dash of Tammy Wynette and a touch of “Second City” and mix it up. What would you get? The hit musical “Doyle and Debbie”, currently filling Chicago’s Royal George Theatre with uproarious laughter, courtesy of such original tunes as “Whine Whine Twang Twang”, [...]

November 22, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (Holiday Edition 2011)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do in Chicago this holiday season. GIVE THE GIFT OF SHORELINE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON The weather outside may be frightful, but think of the delightful time you’ll have next [...]

October 27, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (Halloween 2011 Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do in Chicago this Halloween weekend! COSTUME UP AND HEAD TO NAVY PIER Think your Halloween costume is the most creepy/crazy/creative one out there? Then Navy Pier is the place to [...]

October 3, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (Oktoberfest Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do in Chicago this October. SHORELINE’S OKTOBERFEST BREW CRUISE SAILS FRIDAY! Booze, boats and a beautiful lake cruise! Shoreline Sightseeing and Leinenkugel are brewing up a special Shoreline Sightseeing [...]

September 1, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (Labor Day 2011 Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do and places to go in Chicago. SEPTEMBER’S HERE, BUT SUMMER ISN’T OVER! Labor Day isn’t the end of summer. It’s the beginning of a short, sweet season here [...]

August 19, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (August 19 Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do and places to go in Chicago. LOOK, UP IN THE SKY! OH… AND OUT ON THE LAKE, TOO! It may be the most exciting week of the summer. [...]

August 12, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (August 12 Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do and places to go in Chicago. OUR SWEETEST CRUISE OF THE YEAR! Shoreline Sightseeing is proud to partner with Flirty Cupcakes for our sweetest cruise of the year! [...]

August 5, 2011

The Captain’s Blog (August 5 Edition)

Welcome to THE CAPTAIN’S BLOG! This is the place to go for The Captain’s tips on where to drop anchor and find the best things to do and places to go in Chicago. Wind Down Wednesdays with Shoreline Each week in August, Shoreline Sightseeing is teaming up with RedEye and LandShark Beer Garden for a [...]