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Article: Bar Harbor may raise cruise ship fees
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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- April 12, 2005
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BAR HARBOR - Cruise ships that weigh anchor in Frenchman Bay so
their passengers can patronize local businesses and tour Acadia
National Park may have to pay higher municipal fees next summer.
The local harbor committee voted 5-0 Monday to recommend that the
town raise its per-ship port fee from $1,500 to $1,750 for 2006.
According to Charlie Phippen, Bar Harbor's harbor master, the fee
would be comparable to what Portland charges now but still less than
what cruise ships have to pay to anchor and discharge passengers in
other ports.
Ships that visit Portland must pay a port fee of $1,500 and an
additional $500 for security costs, Phippen said. Newport, R.I., and
Sydney, Nova Scotia, charge ...