Article: Change in cruise ship screening worries Maine's port officials ; Passengers may soon wait on board for customs checks rather than pouring into ports quickly to shop.

DAVID HENCH Staff Writer. Staff Writer Tux Turkel contributed to this report.
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
12-13-2004
Change in cruise ship screening worries Maine's port officials ; Passengers may soon wait on board for customs checks rather than pouring into ports quickly to shop.
Byline: DAVID HENCH Staff Writer. Staff Writer Tux Turkel contributed to this report.
Edition: Final
Section: FRONT
Memo: CRUISE SHIP ECONOMICS Cruise lines, passengers and crews spent nearly $31 million in Maine last year. Cruise ship traffic has doubled in five years to 187 calls at nine communities. Cruise ships brought 132,340 passengers to Maine ports in 2003, a 9 percent increase over 2002. Cruise visits ...

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