Chicago cruises bring fans up close with celebs

If you've always wanted to try one of those cruises where you share a boat with a cool celeb, you may be in luck this summer — for at least a few hours.

What's happening: City Cruise Live kicks off its Chicago series Sunday with a concert cruise featuring Ken Block and Drew Copeland of '90s pop band Sister Hazel.

• Later this season, set sail with "bad boy" golfer John Daly, World Series champs Ozzie Guillen and A.J. Pierzynski, or former Bears Brian Urlacher and Rex Grossman as they swap stories during on-ship interviews.

The prices: Tickets for Sunday's cruise start at $77 without food or drink and go up to $243 for a VIP package with buffet dinner, open bar and Sister Hazel meet and greet.

The intrigue: When we asked City Cruise spokesperson Kathy Bryja if non-VIPs could expect face (or hair) time with Urlacher and other celebs, she said it depends.

• "One cruise had a member of NSYNC who they thought would just do a show but he ended up shaking everybody's hand," Bryja said. "What we can say is that passengers will be on a boat with Brian Urlacher for three hours."

If you go: The Chicago City Cruise Live series runs June 8 through Nov. 21.