Bar Harbor Ban On Cruise Ships - status?

[SonomaMist]

Does anyone know the status of the 7-7-23 trial to ban large cruise ships from Bar Harbor?

The legal challenge of a town ordinance limiting the number of cruise ship passengers allowed in Bar Harbor will begin next week. 

After months of preparations, trial proceedings begin Tuesday for a lawsuit pitting Bar Harbor businesses against the town. The businesses sued the town over an ordinance that limits the number of visitors who arrive by cruise ship to 1,000 a day.

https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2023-07-07/trial-over-bar-harbor-cruise-ship-passenger-ordinance-to-begin-tuesday

[navybankerteacher]

I think the matter is still subject to change - but ultimately I think there will be some strict limits imposed.  The fact is that cruise passengers only offer value to a small portion of the people in an area - those offering tours and cheap fast food. A possibly substantially larger number (who contribute more, and long term to the community) are opposed to having things taken over by thousands of day-trippers.  A number of communities around  the world already do limit the numbers - and that trend is likely to grow —— especially as the numbers of day-trippers descending on small communities grows with the introduction of ever larger ships.

[mets123]

I know Royal is NOT stopping there in 2024. They're substituting Sydney because of the court issues.

[Ashland]

So glad our Oct 2023 (Liberty) cruise is still porting in Bar Harbor. 

[mets123]

12 hours ago, Ashland said:

So glad our Oct 2023 (Liberty) cruise is still porting in Bar Harbor. 

If it's Oct 5th, I'm on with you.