Group behind referendum restricting cruise ships is no longer supporting it

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Published
October 3, 2022

Group behind referendum restricting cruise ships is no longer supporting it

The Livable Portland campaign is now proposing a compromise plan instead. But Question E, which would limit the daily number of passengers in Portland, remains on the ballot.
Published
August 11, 2022

New Zealand welcomes back first cruise ship since COVID hit

New Zealand closed its borders in early 2020 as it sought at first to eliminate COVID-19 entirely and then later to control its spread.
Published
June 7, 2022

Cruise liners try to rewrite climate rules despite vows

The massive ships produce more carbon dioxide on average than any other kind of ship due to their air conditioning, heated pools and other amenities.
Published
March 21, 2022

Bar Harbor residents launch effort to cap daily visits by cruise ship passengers

A group seeks to limit the number of passengers from cruise ships to no more than 1,000 per day.
Published
March 7, 2022

Bane or boon, massive cruise ships will return to Maine this year

With no travel restrictions and only voluntary COVID-19 regulations for cruises, the industry is back in full swing and bearing down on the state.
Published
December 30, 2021

CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruise ships

Shares of Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. tumbled on the news.
Published
December 29, 2021

More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID-19 cases

One U.S. senator is calling for the CDC and cruise lines to again halt cruise travel, 6 months after the industry mounted its comeback, but the industry has announced no such plans.
Published
October 25, 2021

CDC extends COVID-19 health rules for cruise lines until mid-January

The agency said that after Jan. 15, it plans to move to a voluntary program for cruise companies to detect and control the spread of COVID-19 on their ships.
Published
October 4, 2021

Cruises are back, but they may not see prepandemic passenger numbers until 2023

The industry saw 28.5 million passengers worldwide in 2018 and 29.7 million in 2019, but dropped off to just 5.8 million in 2020, an 81% decrease.
Published
August 9, 2021

Judge blocks Florida law, says Norwegian cruises can require proof of vaccination

The “vaccine passport” ban signed into law in May by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appear to violate the First Amendment rights of Norwegian Cruise Lines, the judge ruled.