BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor officials say a record number of cruise ships visited this year.

Harbormaster Charlie Phippen told the Bangor Daily News that Bar Harbor had 107 cruise ship port calls between May and last Friday, when the final ship of the season paid a visit. That breaks the previous record of 97 cruise ship visits.

Phippen said 85 cruise ship port calls have already been booked for 2011.

Bar Harbor is Maine’s busiest cruise ship port. The second busiest port, Portland, had 71 cruise ship visits this year.


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