Cruise ship schedules Rockland Maine 2017

Scheduled Cruise ship arrivals/departures  Rockland  Maine 2017
twenty two visits so far. Six more to come.

Source - cruisemapper - Rockland Maine 2017

Tuesday
30 May, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 30 May - departing at 30 May)


Thursday
8 June, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 08 Jun - departing at 08 Jun)

Thursday
15 June, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 15 Jun - departing at 15 Jun)

Thursday
22 June, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 22 Jun - departing at 22 Jun)


Thursday
13 July, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 13 Jul - departing at 13 Jul)

Thursday
20 July, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 20 Jul - departing at 20 Jul)

Thursday
27 July, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 27 Jul - departing at 27 Jul)
MS Independence (arriving at 27 Jul - departing at 27 Jul)



Thursday
3 August, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 03 Aug - departing at 03 Aug)
MS Independence (arriving at 03 Aug - departing at 03 Aug)

Thursday
10 August, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 10 Aug - departing at 10 Aug)
MS Independence (arriving at 10 Aug - departing at 10 Aug)

Thursday
17 August, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 17 Aug - departing at 17 Aug)
MS Independence (arriving at 17 Aug - departing at 17 Aug)

Thursday
24 August, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 24 Aug - departing at 24 Aug)
MS Independence (arriving at 24 Aug - departing at 24 Aug)

Thursday
31 August, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 31 Aug - departing at 31 Aug)


Friday
1 September, 2017

American Glory (arriving at 01 Sep - departing at 01 Sep)

Thursday
7 September, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 07 Sep - departing at 07 Sep)

Thursday
14 September, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 14 Sep - departing at 14 Sep)

Friday
22 September, 2017

MS Independence (arriving at 22 Sep - departing at 22 Sep)

Tuesday
26 September, 2017

Vision Of The Seas (arriving at 07:00 - departing at 19:00)

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Wednesday
4 October, 2017

Vision Of The Seas (arriving at 07:00 - departing at 18:00)

Sunday
15 October, 2017

Silver Whisper (arriving at 07:00 - departing at 17:00)

Thursday
19 October, 2017

Norwegian Gem (arriving at 08:00 - departing at 18:00)

Friday
20 October, 2017

Vision Of The Seas (arriving at 07:00 - departing at 18:00)

Rockland Harbor Mgmt Commission 9/20/17 mtg: cruise ships, pier upgrades, lobsterfest. AUDIO mp3s

Rockland Harbor Mgmt Commission audio  with notes from the meeting below the recordings

* Part 1   Get MLA involved in cruiseship impacts? Grants win some lose some: south end ramp,inner harbor piers, changes 21 mins    (link  fixed)

* Part 2 Cruise ships issues discussion 28min 23sec  Topics: how limit themLobstermen windjammers  users oppose expansion Main street supports  Much more 

* Part 3 of 3  Lobster festival future - move out carnies/ move in foodies? 9min 8sec

* Full Rockland HMC mtg 9/20/17. 1 hour

Notes from Rockland Harbor Commission Meeting 9/20/17 

PART 1 Recording

Public comment: Ron Huber urges  the HMC contact other bay & river HMCs that host cruiseships and work together,  Or else "jhang separately)

Update fishpier grant application 

Harbormaster is open to major infrastructure revamping of waterfront 

Grants city got two grants for south end ramp dock  Missed out of two grants also inclue BIG grant 

dredging fishpier etc need acoe and other area

City will pull floats after Oct 19  end of cruise season

New harbormaster website up ,  webcam not yet working 

PART 2 recording

Cruise ship fees - mayor will says no workshop only selected interested parties at table of meeting 

City must publish public notice of non workshop

Compared cruise ship fees elsewhere

 Council to ask for rise from $8 to $10 per head   Very low amount 

Louise notes Rocklandf unique location , 

Other maine towns  have moratoriums on cruiseships . How? Through limiting access to cruiseship tender vessels 

This cirucumvented is  when cruisesers using private dock  - will FMC sell out and become a cruise ship dock

Summer and shoulder seas on - push back from city council  for more

Rockland is not a class a port so no direct vessels from outside US  Musdt enter via boston or portland 

How many cruiseships plan to his Rockland /bay? hard to find out. 

Informal poll shows people 50 50 divided - lobstermen other  harbor users mostly opposed to cruise ship expansion while  main street supports expansion uber alles.

Need a formal study of the effects on existing users   Ron Hubersuggests get MLA involved  

Origin of vessels  most come to maine going north not south  from Boston portland 

Concern by chair that the chamber of commerce  seek year round jobs businesses not seaonsals They workout  distrib lixt re creuiseships

Houseboats in rockland harbor - topic for n=future HMNC meeting 

Tom Luttrell organizing a tourf of the swewage treatment system of a cruise ship  Get on this list

PART 3 recordings

Lobster festival Cindy powers said  the could look into moving carnies from lobster festival Make it more   foodie celebration than  generic carnival - do that elsewhere. elsewhen

Lack of quorum means Louise nominee for HMC chair - cant be voted on .

End of meeting