Cruise Ships to Have Good Season in Maine

New England ports, to include seaports in Maine, are expecting a good season with visitations of cruise ships.  Maine expects to see 335 cruise ship calls this year.  Read more in "New England ports expect record cruise ship season", BusinessWeek.com, June 13, 2010.

Maine Cruise Ship Season Begins

Cruise ships are now starting to visit Maine.  Visits by cruise ships have doubled over the past few years.  Read more in "Cruise Ship Season Begins in Maine", WMTW.com, May 24, 2010.

Portland, Maine: Cruise Ship Destination

A recent blog with the title "I Love Portland Maine.com" has posted a blurb about cruise ships visiting Portland, Maine on September 6, 2009. Read "Cruise Ship Destination - Portland, Maine". Click here for more information about Portland, Maine.

Summer Music Cruise - Portland, Maine

Interested in summer night cruises in Casco Bay? The Casco Bay Lines offer just that departing and returning to Portland, Maine. The cruises offer refreshments, dancing, and music. For more info click on http://www.cascobaylines.com/. Click here for more info on things to do in Portland, Maine.

Scenic Cruises in Casco Bay, Maine

If you are interested in viewing the islands of Casco Bay then taking a scenic cruise offered by Casco Bay Lines (ferry service) may be a way to do that. Casco Bay Lines, operating out of Portland, Maine, offers ferry service to a number of islands in Casco Bay to year-round residents, summer visitors, school children, workers, tourists, and others. The ferries run daily to many islands and a ferry schedule is posted on the firms website. The ferry service does offer some scenic cruises that are ideal for those "on vacation" to include the "Bailey Island Cruise", Bailey Island Noontime Cruise", "Mailboat Run", "Diamond Pass Run", "Sunrise on the Bay", "Sunset Run", and then "Moonlight Run". A route map provides a visual of where these different "cruises" or "runs" go.

Cruise Ship Visits Rise for Maine Seaports

The Morning Sentinel has reported that cruise ship visits to Portland, Maine have increased over previous years. Portland city officials feel that next year will be even better. A spokesperson for CruiseMaine USA states that almost all Maine ports saw an increase in visitors. For more information see the news article - "Portland sees cruise ship surge" (27 Nov 07). See CruiseMaine USA for information about Maine cruise ship tours, packages, events, and schedules. Click here for information about Maine's Seacoast. The Bangor Daily News ran a similar article about cruise ships visiting Maine on October 30, 2007 entitled "Bar Harbor: Cruise ship tally likely to be record high".