Castine ME (Maine)

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Castine ME cruise port

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East Coast USA and Canada New England

Local Time
2024-03-19 07:25

min: 31 °F (-1 °C) / max: 41 °F (5 °C) 35°F
1.4°C
Wind: 301°/ 3.4 m/s  Gust: 8.9 m/sWind: 301°/ 3.4 m/s  Gust: 8.9 m/sGentle breeze
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Min / Max Temperature41 °F / 5 °C
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Port Castine ME cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Castine ME, Maine. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
15 July, 2024
Monday
American Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineACL American Eagle
22 July, 2024
Monday
American Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineACL American Eagle
29 July, 2024
Monday
American Cruise Lines Cruises cruise lineACL American Eagle

Castine ME is a small port town in Hancock County (eastern Maine, USA) with population around 1,500. The deepwater harbor has piers for smaller ships and tie-ups for boats, allowing safe mooring beyond the strong current of Bagaduce and Penobscot rivers.

In the period 1670-74, Castine served as the capital of Acadia - a New France's colony that included parts of eastern Quebec, Canadian Maritimes and Maine USA (to Kennebec River). The town was named after the French military officer Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin (1652–1707). During 17th-early-18th centuries, Kennebec River was defined by New France as Acadia's southern boundary, which put the town within the colony.

A key element of Castine's revival was the expansion of Maine Maritime Academy (established in 1941). This is a 4-year institution which graduates engineers and officers for the US Merchant Marine and marine-related industries. Around 1000 students are enrolled. By the 1980s, the Academy provided a range of courses in management, engineering, transportation, ocean- and nautical sciences. Its campus is the former Eastern State Normal School.

The town features nature parks, historic sites (including the ruins of British earthworks at Fort George), four churches (Congregational, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist), non-exclusive club resort (with restaurants, tennis, golf and yachting facilities), public library, Castine Historical Society and Museum, Wilson Museum (exhibits of anthropological, local and natural artifacts), antique style houses shaded by large elm trees. Castine Post Office (1817-built) is among USA's oldest Post Office buildings still in operation.

As cruise port, Castine ME is included in the regular schedule of USA's largest river cruise company - American Cruise Lines. Next table shows American Independence ship's 7-day "Maine Coast and Harbors" itinerary as ports sequence.

Date / TimePort
15 JunDeparting from Portland, Maine
16 JunBar Harbor, Maine
17 JunCastine, Maine
17 JunBelfast, Maine
18 JunCamden, New Jersey
19 JunRockland, Maine
20 JunBoothbay Harbor, Maine
21 JunBath, Maine
22 JunArriving in Portland

Prices started from ~USD 3100 per person with double occupancy.

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