As cruise ships face pushback in 2 Maine ports, others welcome them

As cruise ships face pushback in 2 Maine ports, others welcome them

Despite some pessimism among Bar Harbor businesses over how a sharp drop in cruise ship visits may affect their 2025 tourism season, officials in other towns are enthusiastic about getting ship visits this year. With Bar Harbor voters having decided to sharply cut back on the number of large ships that drop anchor in Frenchman Bay, cruise companies are turning to other Maine ports as places to visit for ships travelling back and forth from Bosto…