cruise ships
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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