News Releases
Return to our latest events plus our media center with our latest press releases.
Media Professionals
Contact us for access to Shoreline high resolution images. Click here if you already have access codes.
If you're a member of the media looking for images for reproduction, please fill in the form below and you will be contacted with information.
NEWS
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Judi McCullough: press relations, 847-491-9608 cell: 847-271-3181 judi2720@aol.com
Amy Hartnett, Sales Manager, 312-373-7254
ah@shorelinesightseeing.com
Chip Collopy, Vice President: 312-321-0428
cec@shorelinesightseeing.com
March 21, 2008
SHORELINE WATER TAXIS OFFER FREE COMMUTER
RIDES FOR TWO WEEKS BEGINNING APRIL 14th
Chicago, IL: Shoreline Sightseeing is celebrating the start of their first full year of Chicago River Commuter Water Taxi service by offering two weeks of free rides between their docks at Sears Tower/Union Station and the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Free rides will be available Monday through Friday in either direction, from April 14th through April 25th in the morning between 7:00 and 9:3t0 am and in the evening between 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm.
“It’s a nice way to mark the start of our first full season offering Commuter Water Taxis and also to welcome the spring season in Chicago after a very long winter,” said Chip Collopy, vice president and co-owner of Shoreline Sightseeing and Shoreline Water Taxis.
Shoreline, which introduced Water Taxis to Chicago in 1996, has a fleet of nine taxis , including the 80-passenger Giddy-up, commissioned and built in 2007. A tenth new, custom built water taxi will join the fleet later in the 2008 season.
Shoreline Water Taxi’s commuter service operates between Sears Tower/Union Station Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 9:30 am and from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. April through October. Regular commuter fares between these docks are $2 each way based on round-trip ticket morning purchase and $3.00 for a single one way trip. A 10 ride pass is available for $20.00. The Sears Tower/Union Station dock is located at 200 South Wacker Drive. The Michigan Avenue Dock is located at 401 N. Michigan Avenue, the Northeast corner of the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
In addition to the new dedicated commuter service, Shoreline offers non-commuter Water Taxi service from all dock locations: Sears/Union Station, Michigan Avenue, Navy Pier and Shedd Aquarium/Museum Campus daily from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day and on weekends through October. Shoreline also operates Architecture Cruises on the Chicago River, Skyline Boat Tours on Lake Michigan and private charters. Founded in 1939, Shoreline now operates the largest fleet of Chicago touring boats with nine major touring vessels and nine water taxis.
For further information, please call 312-222-9328 or visit www.shorelinesightseeeing.com or www.shorelinewatertaxi.com.