PORTLAND — Four cruise ships carrying a total of nearly 2,500 passengers are scheduled to tie up in the city this week.

The Grande Caribe, an American Canadian Caribbean Line ship carrying 100 passengers, arrived today and will leave Thursday.

On Friday, the American Glory, carrying 50 passengers, and the Independence, carrying 100 passengers, will arrive for an overnight stay. The ships, which homeport in Portland, are operated by American Cruise Line.

And on Saturday, the largest of the four ships, the Enchantment of the Seas, will arrive with about 2,250 passengers. The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean.

By the time the season is done, city officials say 63 ships wll tie up in Portland carrying more than 86,000 passengers.