| Bar Harbor votes to ban large ships

MAINE port Bar Harbor has voted to severely restrict cruise ship visit, with a ballot last week limiting the number of passengers who can visit per day.

Just 1,000 people will be able to disembark in Bar Harbor, with the new total to be grandfathered until 17 Mar.

The number is far fewer than the typical total number of passengers per day during tourist season, with Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Breakaway, the largest vessel scheduled to visit Bar Harbor for the remainder of the year, bringing in 3,900 cruisers alone.