Showing posts with label PortlandME. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PortlandME. Show all posts

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Cruise Ships are Big Business in Portland Maine

We often hear about the economic impact cruise ship calls have on the port cities in terms of millions of dollars. This report from a Maine television station WCSH shows you the effect cruise ship calls have on Portland (Maine) from the local perspective, and the personal stories of a couple of local merchants.



Portland will have 65 cruise ships call this year bringing more than 92,000 passengers. Nearby Bar Harbor will have about 118 calls.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Starbucks goes to sea, Portland expands, Birthday offer from MSC

CND subscribers also read about Starbucks going to sea for the first time aboard Allure of the Sea ... Portland, Maine, ready to expand ... and MSC making birthday wishes come true.


Details of these items appeared int the "Other Things You'll Want to Know" column in the October 27, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.