Bodies of water are frequent metaphors in poetry, due to their unfathomable depths, unknowable sprawl, and unattainable fresh-water porpoises. Cruise into the enigma with today's Groupon from Lake Geneva Cruise Line.

• For $22, you get two tickets for a two-hour cocktail cruise or one-hour Geneva Bay tour (up to a $60 value).
• For $26, you get two tickets for a two-hour full-lake tour or 75-minute ice-cream-social tour (up to a $54 value).

Lake Geneva Cruise Line boasts several elegant boats, including the Duchess cruise liner, an 80-passenger ship located on the docks of the Riviera in Lake Geneva. As guests board the cocktail cruise,they will be handed a complimentary drink and the two-hour cruise will commence into the westward sunset and the historic splendor of lakeshore estates. Cocktail cruises often have live entertainment and always offer a stocked cash bar for additional drinks and authentic memorabilia from the set of Ratatouille.

The cruise line also offers a variety of scenic tours, which set passengers adrift on a luxurious boat for a tour of Lake Geneva's legendary landmarks. Cruise past the elegant estates of the lake's eastern end during the one-hour fully-narrated Geneva Bay tour or hop aboard the two-hour full-lake tour to get an up-close-and-personal look at the villages of Williams Bay and Fontana and Black Point Estate, all while learning facts about the area and the longstanding rivalry between large- and smallmouth bass from the tour guide. The 75-minute ice-cream-social tour combines the splendor of freshwater floating with frozen desserts by washing down sightseeing sojourns with a decedent Breyers-ice-cream sundae.

Lake Geneva is a glacier-made spring-fed lake located about one hour from Milwaukee by car, making these cruises an easy getaway from the hustle and bustle of life on land or 500 feet above land in a suspended air-city. Check the upcoming schedule for updates and to determine the best time to invite a handsome merman to experience a fresh perspective of Lake Geneva.