Portland Cruise Control_Maine
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PCC is committed to understanding all aspects of cruise tourism in Portland: educating our community, studying the human & environmental impacts, & finding solutions to mitigate the negative consequences of cruise ships.
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The 2025 Cruise Season is now over.
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The 2025 Cruise Season is now over.
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
As the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to reduce emissions, one of the most misleading compromises has been the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems-–commonly known as scrubbers
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#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
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#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to reduce emissions, one of the most misleading compromises has been the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems-–commonly known as scrubbers
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
Two more cruise ships before we regain the serenity of Casco Bay.
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Two more cruise ships before we regain the serenity of Casco Bay.
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
Concerned about the unlimited growth of cruise tourism in Portland?
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Concerned about the unlimited growth of cruise tourism in Portland?
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
3 ships before the 2025 cruise ship season in Portland is over.
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
3 ships before the 2025 cruise ship season in Portland is over.
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
See the Enchanted Princess cruise ship leave Portland’s harbor.
Hear their advertising theme being played for entire neighborhoods in 140 decibels of annoying horn blasts.
Watch the cannon at Fort Allen Park.
Join Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine
Hear their advertising theme being played for entire neighborhoods in 140 decibels of annoying horn blasts.
Watch the cannon at Fort Allen Park.
Join Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine
October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
See the Enchanted Princess cruise ship leave Portland’s harbor.
Hear their advertising theme being played for entire neighborhoods in 140 decibels of annoying horn blasts.
Watch the cannon at Fort Allen Park.
Join Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine
Hear their advertising theme being played for entire neighborhoods in 140 decibels of annoying horn blasts.
Watch the cannon at Fort Allen Park.
Join Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine
Give Right Whales Room
North Atlantic right whales are on the move along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. If seen, remember that approaching a right whale closer than 500 yards is a violation of federal law.
We’re talking to you Princess ⚠️
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/end...
North Atlantic right whales are on the move along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. If seen, remember that approaching a right whale closer than 500 yards is a violation of federal law.
We’re talking to you Princess ⚠️
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/end...
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Give Right Whales Room
North Atlantic right whales are on the move along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. If seen, remember that approaching a right whale closer than 500 yards is a violation of federal law.
We’re talking to you Princess ⚠️
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/end...
North Atlantic right whales are on the move along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. If seen, remember that approaching a right whale closer than 500 yards is a violation of federal law.
We’re talking to you Princess ⚠️
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/end...
Only a few more of these monstrosities in our port until the end of the 2025 cruise season in Portland Maine.
And what do we have to look forward to next year?
50% more ships!
Their profit is our pollution
#banscrubbers #Portland #Maine
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
And what do we have to look forward to next year?
50% more ships!
Their profit is our pollution
#banscrubbers #Portland #Maine
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Only a few more of these monstrosities in our port until the end of the 2025 cruise season in Portland Maine.
And what do we have to look forward to next year?
50% more ships!
Their profit is our pollution
#banscrubbers #Portland #Maine
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
And what do we have to look forward to next year?
50% more ships!
Their profit is our pollution
#banscrubbers #Portland #Maine
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
Time to Pull the Plug on Scrubbers
End the use of toxic heavy fuel oil
shipandbunker.com/news/world/1...
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End the use of toxic heavy fuel oil
shipandbunker.com/news/world/1...
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@nabu.de
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Time to Pull the Plug on Scrubbers
End the use of toxic heavy fuel oil
shipandbunker.com/news/world/1...
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
End the use of toxic heavy fuel oil
shipandbunker.com/news/world/1...
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
We made a tip sheet to distribute in the Old Port today for people working there & interfacing with cruise passengers.
They all knew about the norovirus outbreak & had no information how to minimize their risk.
How can Portland be so thoughtless?
#norovirus #cruiseships
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They all knew about the norovirus outbreak & had no information how to minimize their risk.
How can Portland be so thoughtless?
#norovirus #cruiseships
@pinetreeactivism.org
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We made a tip sheet to distribute in the Old Port today for people working there & interfacing with cruise passengers.
They all knew about the norovirus outbreak & had no information how to minimize their risk.
How can Portland be so thoughtless?
#norovirus #cruiseships
@pinetreeactivism.org
They all knew about the norovirus outbreak & had no information how to minimize their risk.
How can Portland be so thoughtless?
#norovirus #cruiseships
@pinetreeactivism.org
What’s wrong with this picture?
Take a serene harbor, thriving with marine life, and stick in a 93,000 ton super-emitting pollution machine.
Join us at Portland Cruise Control to look at all environmental impacts of cruise ships & find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
Take a serene harbor, thriving with marine life, and stick in a 93,000 ton super-emitting pollution machine.
Join us at Portland Cruise Control to look at all environmental impacts of cruise ships & find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
What’s wrong with this picture?
Take a serene harbor, thriving with marine life, and stick in a 93,000 ton super-emitting pollution machine.
Join us at Portland Cruise Control to look at all environmental impacts of cruise ships & find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
Take a serene harbor, thriving with marine life, and stick in a 93,000 ton super-emitting pollution machine.
Join us at Portland Cruise Control to look at all environmental impacts of cruise ships & find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
What happens to a port community when invaded by a massive floating city?
Today in Portland, Maine!
If you are concerned about the pollution, noise, & congestion of cruise ships please join our efforts to find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
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#cruiseships
Today in Portland, Maine!
If you are concerned about the pollution, noise, & congestion of cruise ships please join our efforts to find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
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#cruiseships
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What happens to a port community when invaded by a massive floating city?
Today in Portland, Maine!
If you are concerned about the pollution, noise, & congestion of cruise ships please join our efforts to find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social
#cruiseships
Today in Portland, Maine!
If you are concerned about the pollution, noise, & congestion of cruise ships please join our efforts to find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social
#cruiseships
Join us Nov. 5 on zoom
On the agenda:
* scrubber wash discharge ban
* S & T public comment prep
* reporting complaints to the city
* unnecessary horn noise: is it in violation?
* norovirus protocols
+ more…
With a 50% increase in port calls in 2026, where do we go from here?
#Portland #Maine
On the agenda:
* scrubber wash discharge ban
* S & T public comment prep
* reporting complaints to the city
* unnecessary horn noise: is it in violation?
* norovirus protocols
+ more…
With a 50% increase in port calls in 2026, where do we go from here?
#Portland #Maine
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Cruise ships stop in Portland 7 months out of the year. In 2026 we are scheduled to have almost 50% more port calls.
Concerned?
Join us at PCC to find solutions to these super emitters of pollution & green house gasses.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
@pinetreeactivism.org
#maine
Concerned?
Join us at PCC to find solutions to these super emitters of pollution & green house gasses.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
@pinetreeactivism.org
#maine
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cruise ships stop in Portland 7 months out of the year. In 2026 we are scheduled to have almost 50% more port calls.
Concerned?
Join us at PCC to find solutions to these super emitters of pollution & green house gasses.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
@pinetreeactivism.org
#maine
Concerned?
Join us at PCC to find solutions to these super emitters of pollution & green house gasses.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
@pinetreeactivism.org
#maine
The Enchanted Princess in Portland today hits the trifecta:
Air pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
USCG claims cruise ships are “exempt” from the regulation that prohibits horns from being used as entertainment. We’re waiting to see the CFR #. If it doesn’t exist, the ship is in violation.
Air pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
USCG claims cruise ships are “exempt” from the regulation that prohibits horns from being used as entertainment. We’re waiting to see the CFR #. If it doesn’t exist, the ship is in violation.
October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Enchanted Princess in Portland today hits the trifecta:
Air pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
USCG claims cruise ships are “exempt” from the regulation that prohibits horns from being used as entertainment. We’re waiting to see the CFR #. If it doesn’t exist, the ship is in violation.
Air pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
USCG claims cruise ships are “exempt” from the regulation that prohibits horns from being used as entertainment. We’re waiting to see the CFR #. If it doesn’t exist, the ship is in violation.
“…the land, the air, and the water are not ours to use without thought. They are ours to protect.
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
October 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“…the land, the air, and the water are not ours to use without thought. They are ours to protect.
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
There are 4 cruise ships in the Portland harbor today.
It is unconscionable to keep growing cruise tourism without any understanding of the costs & environmental harm to the community.
Please join us at Portland Cruise Control to help find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
It is unconscionable to keep growing cruise tourism without any understanding of the costs & environmental harm to the community.
Please join us at Portland Cruise Control to help find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
October 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There are 4 cruise ships in the Portland harbor today.
It is unconscionable to keep growing cruise tourism without any understanding of the costs & environmental harm to the community.
Please join us at Portland Cruise Control to help find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
It is unconscionable to keep growing cruise tourism without any understanding of the costs & environmental harm to the community.
Please join us at Portland Cruise Control to help find solutions.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
Welcome to Portland Maine where the cruise ships will greet you with their filthy exhaust!
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
October 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Welcome to Portland Maine where the cruise ships will greet you with their filthy exhaust!
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
If this massive cruise ship can burn fuel with a 0.1% sulfur content, why can’t all cruise ships?
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If this massive cruise ship can burn fuel with a 0.1% sulfur content, why can’t all cruise ships?
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
Just another October morning in Eastport, Maine.
Is the pollution worth it?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #Eastport #Maine @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Is the pollution worth it?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #Eastport #Maine @bangordailynews.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just another October morning in Eastport, Maine.
Is the pollution worth it?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #Eastport #Maine @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Is the pollution worth it?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #Eastport #Maine @bangordailynews.bsky.social
At night you can see the polluting cruise ship exhaust against the dark sky.
Sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, & particulate matter which includes black carbon & heavy metals like lead, nickel, and zinc.
Is it worth it Portland?
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #climatecrisis
Sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, & particulate matter which includes black carbon & heavy metals like lead, nickel, and zinc.
Is it worth it Portland?
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #climatecrisis
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
At night you can see the polluting cruise ship exhaust against the dark sky.
Sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, & particulate matter which includes black carbon & heavy metals like lead, nickel, and zinc.
Is it worth it Portland?
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #climatecrisis
Sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, & particulate matter which includes black carbon & heavy metals like lead, nickel, and zinc.
Is it worth it Portland?
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #climatecrisis
The ship received a final grade of F on the @foeus.bsky.social cruise ship report card.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The ship received a final grade of F on the @foeus.bsky.social cruise ship report card.
foe.org/cruise-lines...
foe.org/cruise-lines...
The Norwegian Gem in Portland today, dwarfing everything in its path.
The ship uses a combination of HFO & scrubbers, creating toxic water pollution.
Join us in asking the port to prohibit scrubber wash from polluting Casco Bay
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
@pinetreeactivism.org
The ship uses a combination of HFO & scrubbers, creating toxic water pollution.
Join us in asking the port to prohibit scrubber wash from polluting Casco Bay
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
@pinetreeactivism.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Norwegian Gem in Portland today, dwarfing everything in its path.
The ship uses a combination of HFO & scrubbers, creating toxic water pollution.
Join us in asking the port to prohibit scrubber wash from polluting Casco Bay
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
@pinetreeactivism.org
The ship uses a combination of HFO & scrubbers, creating toxic water pollution.
Join us in asking the port to prohibit scrubber wash from polluting Casco Bay
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
@pinetreeactivism.org
Tourists flock to Portland and we greet them with this….
Ban scrubber wash discharge.
Clean up our air & water!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships #banscrubbers
Ban scrubber wash discharge.
Clean up our air & water!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships #banscrubbers
October 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Tourists flock to Portland and we greet them with this….
Ban scrubber wash discharge.
Clean up our air & water!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships #banscrubbers
Ban scrubber wash discharge.
Clean up our air & water!
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships #banscrubbers
Our friends in Eastport…..suffering from cruise ship exhaust.
“Downtown Eastport stinks of exhaust, even on a windy day. I just want to weep - to see how low the once proud fishing port of Eastport has sunk.”
#Maine #Eastport #cruiseships
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“Downtown Eastport stinks of exhaust, even on a windy day. I just want to weep - to see how low the once proud fishing port of Eastport has sunk.”
#Maine #Eastport #cruiseships
cc @vickifromdowneast.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Our friends in Eastport…..suffering from cruise ship exhaust.
“Downtown Eastport stinks of exhaust, even on a windy day. I just want to weep - to see how low the once proud fishing port of Eastport has sunk.”
#Maine #Eastport #cruiseships
cc @vickifromdowneast.bsky.social
“Downtown Eastport stinks of exhaust, even on a windy day. I just want to weep - to see how low the once proud fishing port of Eastport has sunk.”
#Maine #Eastport #cruiseships
cc @vickifromdowneast.bsky.social