Bar Harbor feels effects of Canada’s cruise ship ban
BAR HARBOR The cruise ship industry has been dealt another blow, this time from the Canadian government, which has extended its ban of all cruise ships (with more than 100 passengers) in Canadian waters until Feb. 28, 2022.
This move essentially ends the season for the port of Bar Harbor due to a federal law known as the Passenger Services Vessel Act of 1886 that requires foreign–flagged ships traveling between U.S. destinations to stop at a foreign port.
These prohibitions also kept cruise ships from docking in town during the entire 2020 season.