With spring only 4 months away, Bar Harbor looks to reduce cruise ship visits in 2022

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 22, 2021

After its busiest tourism season on record in 2021, Bar Harbor is looking to rein in the number of cruise ships that visit the town in 2022. The possibility of getting a record 180 cruise ship visits next summer and fall worries some local officials and residents. This year’s surge in tourists in Bar Harbor happened despite having no visits from large ships. On Tuesday the town council decided to set a goal of reducing the number of large ship visits next year to approximately 110, a more than 38 percent reduction.