October 24, 2011
Cruise ship season ends this week
By The Mainebiz News Staff
Maine's cruise ship season is nearing an end, with the last ships scheduled to visit Bar Harbor Wednesday.
The 962-foot Jewel of the Seas was the last to visit Portland, departing Sunday and heading to Bar Harbor, according to The Associated Press. The ship is carrying 2,100 passengers and 869 crew. Bar Harbor will host its last two ships, the Caribbean Princess and the Poesia, on Wednesday. A total of 65 ships visited Portland this year, carrying a record-setting 92,447 passengers and 34,975 crew members, according to WMTW-8. Bar Harbor hosted 106 ships.
Portland is still booking for the 2012 season, and so far 55 cruise ships are expected, carrying 70,480 passengers.
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