cruise ships

Published
January 3, 2023

Bar Harbor businesses sue town over limit on cruise ship visitors

The ordinance adopted by voters in November puts a 1,000-person cap on the number of passengers who can come ashore daily.
Published
October 15, 2022

Commentary: It’s vital for us to keep the port in Portland

The negative effects of ballot Question E – to limit cruise ships – don’t stop at unemployment and gentrification.
Published
October 3, 2022

Group behind referendum restricting cruise ships is no longer supporting it

The Livable Portland campaign is now proposing a compromise plan instead. But Question E, which would limit the daily number of passengers in Portland, remains on the ballot.
Published
September 27, 2022

All major cruise lines will soon allow unvaccinated travelers

Disney cruises will stop mandating vaccination in October, marking the final major cruise line to drop the requirement for most U.S. sailings.
Published
August 11, 2022

New Zealand welcomes back first cruise ship since COVID hit

New Zealand closed its borders in early 2020 as it sought at first to eliminate COVID-19 entirely and then later to control its spread.
Published
June 7, 2022

Cruise liners try to rewrite climate rules despite vows

The massive ships produce more carbon dioxide on average than any other kind of ship due to their air conditioning, heated pools and other amenities.
Published
March 21, 2022

Bar Harbor residents launch effort to cap daily visits by cruise ship passengers

A group seeks to limit the number of passengers from cruise ships to no more than 1,000 per day.
Published
March 7, 2022

Bane or boon, massive cruise ships will return to Maine this year

With no travel restrictions and only voluntary COVID-19 regulations for cruises, the industry is back in full swing and bearing down on the state.
Published
December 30, 2021

CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruise ships

Shares of Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. tumbled on the news.
Published
December 29, 2021

More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID-19 cases

One U.S. senator is calling for the CDC and cruise lines to again halt cruise travel, 6 months after the industry mounted its comeback, but the industry has announced no such plans.