Bar Harbor Town Council Allows Small Cruise Line to Disembark on Town's Pier

Bar Harbor Town Council Allows Small Cruise Line to Disembark on Town’s Pier

Carrie Jones Mar 19, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council, Tuesday night, agreed to allow American Cruise Lines (ACL) to tender passengers at the town’s pier. “I think we’re ready to do this,” Council Chair Valerie Peacock said. Hers was the only comment in public before the council unanimously approved it 5-0. The possibility of ACL disembarking passengers at Ells Pier in downtown … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Allows Small Cruise Line to Disembark on Town’s Pier

Full Steam Ahead for ACL Disembarking at Bar Harbor Pier and Potential Plan for Abandoned Moorings Parking Citation Money Coming In at Higher-Than-Estimated Rates, Budget Proposes Increase in Cruise Ship Fees

Full Steam Ahead for ACL Disembarking at Bar Harbor Pier and Potential Plan for Abandoned Moorings

Parking Citation Money Coming In at Higher-Than-Estimated Rates, Budget Proposes Increase in Cruise Ship Fees Carrie Jones Jan 23, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. BAR HARBOR—Though still embroiled in lawsuits and while another coastal town is contemplating banning cruise ships all together, the Bar Harbor Town Council unanimously approved staff continuing with a plan that would allow … Continue reading Full Steam Ahead for ACL Disembarking at Bar Harbor Pier and Potential Plan for Abandoned Moorings

Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier Group recommend changes to mooring ordinance, work on dock data

Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier

Group recommend changes to mooring ordinance, work on dock data Carrie Jones Jan 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Harbor Committee recommended, Monday night, that the Bar Harbor Town Council continue to explore allowing American Cruise Lines to tender to the town-owned Ells Pier. The small cruise ships are American-flagged and would not require … Continue reading Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier

Town and Cruise Line Come To An Agreement

Cruise Ship Scheduling Site, PortCall, Explained; APPLL vs Bar Harbor Documents Update CARRIE JONES JUN 26, 2023 BAR HARBOR—American Cruise Lines has been fined $885, which is the passenger fee of $5.21 per person for a berth capacity of 170, and the company agreed to not anchor its ships in Bar Harbor waters again without a confirmed reservation, and accepted service of a notice of … Continue reading Town and Cruise Line Come To An Agreement