Cruise news (Portland ME USA-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Maine to Grow the Number of Cruise Ships
Maine wishes to shift its approach to cruise ship industry in order to generate more economic benefit, rather than just promote the state as a...
August 22, 2017 - Accidents
Mass Casualty Incident Declared Aboard a Cruise Ship
Maine emergency services have responded to what was reported as "mass casualty event" aboard a Celebrity Cruises ship, only to find 4 people...
July 4, 2017