Cruise news (Portland ME USA-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Pearl Seas Cruises announces the 2022 cruise season aboard Pearl Mist
The travel brand Pearl Seas Cruises announced the beginning of its 2022 season aboard the 210-passenger ship Pearl Mist. The company will celebrate...
May 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Meraviglia to be homeported in NYC from April 2023
MSC Cruises announced that for the first time the company will homeport a ship in NYC New York for year-round voyages. MSC Meraviglia starts...
March 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Canadian company Bay Ferries to restore Maine-Nova Scotia CAT ferry service
Following two canceled seasons due to the Coronavirus crisis, the catamaran high-speed ferry service linking Maine USA with Nova Scotia Canada is...
October 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises 2023 Canada & New England ships and itineraries
Princess Cruises announced the 2023 Canada & New England cruise and cruisetour season, on sale May 5. The upcoming 2023 Canada & New England...
May 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America’s Canada and New England cruises 2022 on ships Zaandam and Nieuw Statendam
In 2022 HAL-Holland America Line's boats ms Nieuw Statendam and ms Zaandam will be sailing along the East Coast of North America. Bookings are...
March 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's 2022-2023 Northeast USA cruise season with departures from Boston and NYC
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened a new lineup of 2022-2023 cruises on 3 ships (Adventure OTS, Anthem OTS and Voyager OTS) sailing from...
February 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reveals Summer 2023 itineraries
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened for sale its summer 2023 itineraries while launching a Black Friday Sale, the company’s best deal of the year...
November 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen releases the first itinerary from its 2023 cruise program
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled its first look into 2023 with the release of a "North American Waterways and Canadian Fall" itinerary, including the...
July 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia cancels 2020 sailing season due to COVID-19 concerns
Nova Scotia's Government cancelled the 2020 passenger shipping season for the subsidized ferry service that links NS with Maine USA, citing "the...
June 28, 2020 - Accidents
Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship calls until July 1
Citing the large volume of feedback on the subject, Bar Harbor Town Council on Tuesday, April 7, cancelled all scheduled cruise ship calls through...
April 8, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Maine Welcomes First Cruise Ships Scheduled for 2019
The 2019 cruise ship season in Maine began with Bar Harbor getting its third cruise ship visit on Friday, May 10, and Portland which got its first...
May 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Funding Secured to Upgrade Portland Ferry Terminal
Officials figured out a way to fund US$2 million in upgrades to the terminal which houses ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia. Bay Ferries...
March 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Service Maine-Nova Scotia to Return with Terminal Upgrades
The ferry service connecting Maine with Nova Scotia may return in case Portland ME finds US$2 million to upgrade its ferry terminal. Ferry...
December 29, 2017 - Cruise Industry
DRONE VIDEO: Portland Maine
Portland is Maine's second largest cruise port - following Bar Harbor. This port city is located on a peninsula (Maine USA's east...
October 2, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Maine to Set Cruise Ship Record
Maine is on track to boast a record cruise ship season this year. The state is expecting a total of 423 vessels with more than 380,000...
September 10, 2017