The Hornblower Cruises Niagara Wonder carries only six passengers, as part of Canadian regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls as its American counterpart, the Maid of the Mist VII, carries a crowd of passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity, on it's way back from the falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
Derek Gee / Buffalo News
The Maid of the Mist VII carries passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity according to state regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
Visitors to Niagara Falls State Park this week saw two very different boat tours bobbing at the base of Horseshoe Falls: a bustling Maid of the Mist boat, leaving from the U.S. side, and near-empty Hornblower Niagara Cruise boats, leaving from Canada.
The Hornblower Cruises Niagara Wonder carries only six passengers, as part of Canadian regulations to stop Covid-19, on a tour below the falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
The Maid of the Mist VII carries passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity according to state regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls.
The Maid of the Mist VII carries passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity according to state regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
The Hornblower Cruises Niagara Wonder carries only six passengers, as part of Canadian regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls as its American counterpart, the Maid of the Mist VII, carries a crowd of passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity, on it's way back from the falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
The Maid of the Mist VII carries passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity according to state regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls.
The Maid of the Mist VII carries passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity according to state regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
The Hornblower Cruises Niagara Wonder carries only six passengers, as part of Canadian regulations to stop Covid-19, on a tour below the falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.
The Maid of the Mist VII carries passengers, up to half of the ship's capacity according to state regulations to stop Covid-19, toward Horseshoe Falls, Sunday, July 12, 2020.