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Nicole Clegg
Forty-five cruise ships carrying nearly 70,000 passengers plan visits to the Port of Portland this year What: This Wednesday, two cruise ships, the American Glory and the Grande Caribe, carrying a total of 150 passengers, will call to port in Portland officially kicking-off the 2009 cruise ship season for Portland. A total of forty-five ships carrying 69,892 passengers are expected to call to port from July to October. The berthing schedule includes a number of maiden visits to Portland including the Cunard ship, Queen Victoria, in September. The Grandeur of the Seas, the first large cruise ship visit this year, will berth at the Maine State Pier August 15 carrying 1,950 passengers. The American Glory, an American Cruise Line ship, which specializes in a unique style of smallship cruising, arrives Wednesday morning and departs that evening for Boothbay Harbor. Carrying approximately fifty passengers, the American Glory will be half-way through its eleven day sail along the Northeast coast when it reaches Portland. The sail includes visits to Nantucket Island, Bar Harbor and Camden and is scheduled to end next week in Bangor. During the 2009 season, the American Glory will call to port seven times. Also arriving on Wednesday is the Grande Caribe, an American Canadian Caribbean Line ship. The 183 feet long Grande Caribe, a small luxury cruise ship carrying one hundred passengers, will depart Friday morning for a week-long tour of the Maine coast. Portland will serve as the home port destination for Grande Caribe while it operates its Coast of Maine itinerary.
When: American Glory arrives July 29, 7:00 AM, departs 8:00 PM Grande Caribe arrives July 29, 1:00 PM, departs July 31 2:00 PM
Where: Portland Ocean Terminal 40 Commercial Street, Portland, ME
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The CruiseMaine Coalition in partnership with the Maine Port Authority and the communities of Bangor, Belfast, Boothbay Harbor, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Camden, Eastport, Freeport, Kennebunk-Kennebunkport, Portland, Rockland and several Associate Members including Chase Leavitt & Co., Discover New England, Down East Magazine, FlyBangor, GetEtched, Maine & Co., Maine Office of Tourism, Maine Tourism Association, Maine Department of Transportation, Penobscot Bay & River Pilot’s Association, and the Washington County Commissioner’s Office works to promote these communities to the travel trade, travel media and cruise industry as attractive cruise destinations. We also provide the relative community and business support necessary for these areas to become and remain viable, productive cruise destinations while promoting cultural preservation and responsible tourism.
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