The Artania is the first of 119 cruise ships expected to make a port of call this year.
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Portland cruise ship season gets into full swing with some big boats
The city kicks off the busiest part of the season with back-to-back megacruisers in port.
Maine steers new course for cruise ship industry
Soli DG, based in South Portland, will focus marketing efforts on generating more economic benefit for the state.
Charts: How clean is that cruise ship?
Look up inspection scores from the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program.
Portland and state sailing toward record season for cruise ship visits
Dockings are expected to increase more than 30%, a trend that has city officials discussing a cruise terminal expansion and Bar Harbor also looking at changes.
This is what a reimagined luxury cruise ship looks like
Royal Caribbean Cruises’ first Celebrity Edge-class ship will introduce a number of innovations that maximize deck space and contact with the open air.
Portland welcomes 100,000th cruise ship passenger of the season
Two German tourists receive a greeting from the mayor and a bag of presents as they step off the AIDAmar, marking the first time the city has passed the milestone.
Portland to welcome 100,000th cruise ship passenger of the year
The milestone will be reached when the AIDAmar docks Saturday morning.
First an Arctic luxury cruise. Now comes Arctic shipping.
The route could save a great deal of time and money for companies currently using the Panama and Suez canals for transits between Asia and the U.S., or Asia and Europe.
Giant cruise ship with nearly 5,000 aboard visits Portland
The Anthem of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, kicks the city’s cruise season into high gear.