Belfast City Council approves limit on cruise ship traffic

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 18, 2025

The Belfast City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to limit the size of cruise ships that can allow passengers to disembark at city-owned facilities. The ordinance amendments would bar any vessel certified to carry 50 or more passengers from boarding or disembarking passengers. Bar Harbor recently rejected a proposal to expand passenger numbers and loosen regulations on cruise ship arrivals. The proposal revisited a previous ordinance that limited cruise ship passenger visitations to 1,000 daily.