The 2024 season will occur without disembarkation limits for ships that reserved prior to 2022 vote Share BAR HARBOR—In less than 10 minutes and in a special meeting publicized just a day before, the Town Council read a statement summarizing Bar Harbor’s next steps now that it’s won a federal lawsuit upholding the voters’ decision to limit cruise ship disembarkations to 1,000 a day or … Continue reading Bar Harbor Cancels Most Cruise Ships in 2025
Pilots Association deciding whether or not to join APPLL in appeal CARRIE JONES MAR 5, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Last night at the end of its regular meeting, the Bar Harbor Town Council met with the town attorney in executive session to discuss its legal rights and duties after Judge Lance Walker ruled for the town in a federal case about cruise ship disembarkation limits. The … Continue reading UPDATE: Council Will Hold Special Meeting Wednesday About Cruise Ship Limits Next Steps
CARRIE JONES MAR 2, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR, ME – The Association to Protect and Preserve Local Livelihoods (APPLL) said Saturday that it will appeal Judge Lance Walker’s ruling after learning he ruled in favor of the Town of Bar Harbor. “We have just learned of the judge’s decision and are collectively reviewing the ruling,” said Kristi Bond, APPLL president, and a Bar Harbor small business owner. “It … Continue reading Updated: APPLL Will Appeal Cruise Ship Ruling
Harbor Committee Delves Into Its Purpose and Its Past, Rats, Pigeons, and Cruise Ship Fee Expenditures CARRIE JONES JAN 9, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Imagine that there was a breakwater that extended all across Frenchman’s Bay. There was once a plan for that. Imagine kayak berths in the Harbor Park located at the town’s beach outside of the Bar Harbor Inn by the Ell’s Pier. There … Continue reading What’s a Committee To Do?
Town says that no additional reservations for 2024 or 2025 will be accepted at this time CARRIE JONES DEC 23, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Because the Town of Bar Harbor has not come to any new memorandums of agreements (MOAs) with cruise ship lines, the existing agreements continue in perpetuity. The current agreements say that they will be reviewed at the end of the season and … Continue reading No Agreements with Cruise Lines
No MOAs set for town and cruise ships. CARRIE JONES DEC 20, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council has announced that it has failed to come to agreements with the cruise ship industry. The Council met in executive session about the agreements on Tuesday, December 19. That session was not open to the public. The statement from the Bar Harbor Town Council, December 20, … Continue reading Town Council Fails To Come To Agreement with Cruise Lines
