Maine’s cruise ship season set to begin
The arrival of cruise ship MAASDAM this week at Frenchman Bay off Bar Harbor kick starts the cruise season in Maine. The MAASDAM, which can carry over 1,200 passengers, will make its first visit on...
View ArticleMaine seeks option on ferry terminal
The Maine Port Authority has kept its options open for the dis-used international ferry terminal in Bar Harbor. Town and state officials voted recently to pursue a lease agreement with the Canadian...
View ArticleCrystal Cruises focuses on the “New” in New England/Canada 2012 season
Crystal Cruises’ fall voyages through America and Canada’s “East Coast” roots offer dozens of new boutique adventures ashore; new chic spaces on board; and a brand new, exotic Quebecois itinerary with...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy: two cruises cancelled, more than a dozen itinerary changes
Hurricane Sandy battered the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday, but storm force winds extending across nearly 900 miles of ocean have played havoc with cruise ship schedules from New England to Florida over...
View ArticleBar Harbor records highest number of cruise ships in 2012
With the number of cruise ship visits in Frenchman Bay already booked for 2013, the record high of local cruise ship visits set this year might be short-lived. Bar Harbor got its highest-ever number of...
View ArticleCrystal Cruises’ 2013 repositioning cruises: new routes and great value
9- to 18-Day Voyages Start at Just $221/day for “World’s Best” Luxury Ultra-luxe Crystal Cruises is offering a bevy of innovative repositioning cruises in 2013, with new itineraries on 60% of the...
View ArticleCrystal Cruises’ 2013 “Getaways” shorter itineraries with big savings
Book by December 28 to Enjoy Asia & Canada Sale Voyages Crystal Cruises is unveiling a new collection of early 2013 “Crystal Getaways”: 5- to 11-day segments that pack a tremendous amount of...
View ArticleNorwegian Cruise Line sets 2014-15 Caribbean itineraries
Norwegian Cruise Line will operate Caribbean and Bahamas cruises on eight ships from five homeports for the fall and winter 2014-15 season. The sailings will depart from Miami, New York, Tampa, Houston...
View ArticleBar Harbor cruise visits could set new record
The number of cruise ship visits here during the 2013 season could set a new record. In a list updated by the town on February 13, a total of 134 visits by a total of 22 different vessels are...
View ArticleBar Harbor to mark channel where cruise tender ran aground
Municipal officials have decided to place navigation buoys where the Coast Guard will not. The Town Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night to use $USD5,646 in revenue from cruise ship anchorage fees to buy...
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