• Maine sees increase in economic benefit from the cruise industry
  

• American Cruise Lines Independence Named on July 4th

American Cruise Lines, June 25, 2010

• Greek super-yacht to arrive May 24, launching record cruise-ship season
  Portland Press Herald By: Tom Bell May 17, 20010

• Acadia National Park Voted #2 Outdoor & Adventure Destination In U.S. By TripAdvisor

• Bar Harbor will see more cruise ships
  Bangor Daily News By: Bill Trotter May 1, 2009

• Eastport and Saint Andrews look at joint marketing

          From Seatrade Online  January 20, 2010

• Regional effort backs first Royal Caribbean call to Rockland

          From Seatrade Online  September 25, 2009

• Cruise ship arrival launches busy year

          Portland Press Herald by Tom Bell  July 30, 2009

• Millions from cruise ship visits on the rise
  Study: $29 million entered Maine economy via cruise ships in 2008
  Bangor Daily News By: Bill Trotter July 29, 2009

• Cruise Ship Visits Bring Millions to Local Economy

• UMaine Economists Find Portland Cruise Ship Passengers Generate $5.8 Million-$8 Million

• Portland embarks on record cruise ship season

          MaineBiz by Jackie Farwell  July 28, 2009

• Portland Cruise Ship Season Begins Wednesday with Visits from Two Ships

• New rules in place to help Bar Harbor cope with bigger ships

           Working Waterfront by Sally Noble July 2009

• Travel and Leisure Magazine recognize Mount Desert as one of the World's Best Islands Travel and Leisure  July 2009

• Marketing pays off for Maine's Portland

          Seatrade Insider  June 30, 2009

• Season for cruisin' already under way

          Bangor Daily News by Bill Trotter May 29, 2009

• Maine Sees Faster Clearance Rules, New Ships

Seatrade Insider   www.cruise-community.com

• CruiseMaineUSA receives Maine Tourism Award

• Bar Harbor expects record cruise ship visits

Bangor Daily News by Bill Trotter Sept. 19, 2008 

• Cruise Industry Spending Tops $24 Million, Generates 381 Jobs in Maine in 2007

• State of Maine Office of Tourism's VisitMaine.com Offers New Look and Exciting Content

• State of Maine Calendar of Events

• Eastport Pirate Festival Scheduled for Sept 5-7, 2008

• Maine's Rockland breaks into big ship arena

• Basking in wave of cruise visits

  Thirty-two ships have called on Portland this year, carrying a record 48,768 passengers. Next year is likely to bring even more. Read more...

   

  By TOM BELL, Staff Writer November 27, 2007

• Grandeur of the Seas eyes 2009 port o' call

• Cruise Industry Supports Maine Programs

• Cruise ship waste ‘clean enough to drink’

• CruiseMaine, HAL set environmental tour

• Portland, Maine to host 10th Annual Canada New England Cruise Symposium in 2008

• Historic Eastport is home to Nation's Oldest Ship Chandlery

• Cruise Industry Environment 101 to be Presented in Two Maine Ports

• Bangor's American Folk Festival Announces Performers for 2007

• CruiseMaine Welcomes New Associate Members

• Summertime in Maine: A Haven for the Arts

• State of Maine Event Ticklers

• A recent list of Portland, Maine's Travel Writer Media Coverage

• Frommer's Names Portland as one of the Top Travel Destinations in the World for 2007

• Bangor's American Folk Festival named as one of American Bus Association's 100 Top Events for 2007

• Berenson Associates to develop new $45 million dollar retail and lifestyle center in Freeport, Maine

• Maine Eastern Railroad extends excursion season

• Maine Port Authority contracts with Bermello-Ajamil & Partners for development of a Destination Management Plan for Bar Harbor

• University of Maine's Center for Tourism Research and Outreach to host one day Tourism Outlook Conference

• Maine's Fall and Winter Events Schedule

• Cruise Industry Spent Nearly $31 Million in Maine in 2005

• Cruise industry aids monitoring

• Senator Susan M. Collins, the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation, and CruiseMaine recently celebrated three Bar Harbor area organizations

• CruiseMaine and tourism partners invite cruise passengers to return for a land based vacation by providing them with a free night's stay

• Maine sees significant increase in visitors in 2005 according to Maine Office of Tourism report

• Media and Public Relations update for Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce

• Rockland's new Maine Discovery Center lighthouse museum and visitor center now open

• University of Maine Center for Tourism Research and Outreach examines economic impact of cruise ships in Maine

• International Council of Cruise Lines and Conservation International Launch Global Mapping Project to Protect Sensitive Marine Areas

• 'From Ship to Shore’ Report Details How Cruise Industry is Serving its Passengers while Protecting the Precious Places it Visits

• CruiseMaine Marketing Program a Success

• Maine is a Destination With a Multitude of Wintertime Offeringsertime ferings

• New Cruise Ship Consortium Formed

• Maine holiday celebrations are steeped in history and tradition

• CRUISE INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTED $30 BILLION TO U.S. ECONOMY IN 2004

• "The Journey is the Destination", Coastal Train Excursions on the Maine Eastern Railroad

• Bath Named one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations

• Planning for Rockland's Waterfront Gateway in Full Swing

• Cruise Foundation Supports Maine Ocean Preservation

• Cruise Lines Spent $31 Million In Maine In 2003 and Supported More Than 550 Jobs

• Maine Eastern Railroad to provide passenger rail from Brunswick to Rockland for Maine Lobster Festival August 5-8, 2004

• "An Act to Protect Maine's Coastal Waters" Effective July 30, 2004

• Publicity Equals Profits for Mid-Coast Region

• Maine Travel News – News and Notes from the Maine Office of Tourism
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• Cruise Industry Donates to Restoration Efforts for Maine Lighthouses

• CruiseMaine Coalition Salutes Cruise Industry's Environmental Practices

• Maine Office of Tourism Receives Advertising Awards

• LD 1158-Testimony of Amy Powers, Director Cruisemaine Coalition Speaking in Support of the Cruise Industry

• LD 1158-Vessel Discharges Public Hearing Notice

• Maine To Host Cruise Industry Symposium in June 2004

• Coalition Reports Record Passengers for 2003 Season

• French Tour Operators and Journalists Visit Maine

• CruiseMaine and the Maine Office of Tourism to Attend ASTA's World Congress and CruiseFest East Trade Show

• CruiseMaine Announces New Associate Membership Program

• CruiseMaine welcomes new members Belfast, Bucksport and Searsport

• Trek to Quebec for the 5th annual Canada/New England Cruise Symposium

• Bar Harbor Chamber Receives Results of Passenger Surveys

• CruiseMaine and City of Bangor to host Coastal Cruising Seminar

• Coalition Applies for Marketing Funds through State Grant

• Maine Ports Launch Online Information Resource