February 14, 2008
Bar Harbor caps cruise ship passengers
Complaints about an overcrowded downtown have led Bar Harbor officials to impose a limit on the number of passengers cruise ships may bring to town.
The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to restrict the number of passengers that can disembark at one time to 3,500 in the months of July and August, with the harbor master able to raise that number to 3,700 at his discretion, according to the Bar Harbor Times. The number will increase to 5,500 from May 1 to June 30, and from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, the paper reported. The restriction will go into effect during the summer season of 2010.
The decision is in response to complaints from residents and business owners that passengers from larger cruise ships overcrowd the downtown, and buses transporting them restrict traffic, the Times reported. Currently, the town allows two ships to be anchored in the harbor on the same day, and larger cruise ships can hold more than 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members.
The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to restrict the number of passengers that can disembark at one time to 3,500 in the months of July and August, with the harbor master able to raise that number to 3,700 at his discretion, according to the Bar Harbor Times. The number will increase to 5,500 from May 1 to June 30, and from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, the paper reported. The restriction will go into effect during the summer season of 2010.
The decision is in response to complaints from residents and business owners that passengers from larger cruise ships overcrowd the downtown, and buses transporting them restrict traffic, the Times reported. Currently, the town allows two ships to be anchored in the harbor on the same day, and larger cruise ships can hold more than 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members.
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