Making every cruise day great!

Portland, Maine, is one of the most popular stops in the busy Canada New England cruise itinerary that runs between the home ports of Montréal and Québec and Boston and New York. Together with Bar Harbor, Portland attracts cruisers who are anxious to experience Maine’s history, lighthouses, scenery, great food, and wonderful shopping.

With more than 140 ships visiting the port during our peak fall 2024 season, Cruise Portland, Cruise Maine, and the City of Portland have developed the PortShare Promise program for the fall visitor season to help us better understand and address the impacts of cruise tourism on our community. We’ll be adding new programs to help manage and improve cruise passenger traffic in and around the port.

Our most significant initiative is the City Loop Shuttle. The shuttle allows cruise passengers, land visitors, and community members to experience all areas of our fantastic city.

We’re also keen to provide the community and visitors with an easy way to submit comments, concerns, and compliments through the City of Portland’s See Click Fix program. These comments will provide invaluable information to help the city address immediate concerns as well as to plan for future improvements to our PortShare Promise initiative.

With your help, we can make every cruise day great for our residents and visitors!