@mswnola.bsky.social
Crafting animal lover in Portland, Maine
“Just like cruise ship are breeding grounds for viruses, they breed exploitation, rape, and lawlessnes.”
@maineusa.bsky.social
Ships fly foreign flags to benefit from lower taxes and looser regulations, and sail across international jurisdictions.
#cruiseships #flagsofconvenience
A cruise ship in the Portland harbor at dawn towering over rooftops.
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!
Map showing Enchanted Princess cruise ship sailing towards Portland at 14.1 kn
Fin whale detection sighted east of Portland during Slow Zone season for right whales. Map is from the Whale Alert app.
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...
A massive cruise ship in the Portland harbor at dawn.
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...
The Insignia cruise ship has reported almost 12% of their passengers sick with Norovirus.
4 x more than the required reporting by CDC.
The ship arrives in Portland on 10/26
Is anyone going to warn the residents? People who work in the Old Port?
Why are we subjected to pollution & disease?
I guess they don’t think the images of Trump tearing apart the WH and grounds are helpful to them.
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A massive cruise ship in Portland today against the dawn sky.
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.
A photo of Councilor Pious Ali from Portland, Maine.
“…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
Save our Bay! As a year-round Casco bay swimmer, I cringe when thinking of the permanent damage being done. Most of us humans may enjoy a relatively brief swim but our fish and other marine life have to suffer these pollutants 24/7!
12.10.2025 12:17 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0This is our bay.
This is what cruise ships destroy.
Portland ⚓️ Maine
3 cruise ships in Portland today with the rooftops in the foreground.
A triple-whammy in Portland today!
3 cruise ships all idling, spewing exhaust for hours. How ironic that there is a 5 minute idling restriction in Portland but not for cruise ships. They are exempt. Why?
Join us at PCC so we can work together to get answers:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
#Maine
This is not sustainable.
The Norwegian Getaway leaving Portland, good riddance. Go away.
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
A hulking cruise ship entering Casco Bay towering above the roof tops.
Today in Casco Bay we’re invaded by the hulking Norwegian Aqua cruise ship.
Between 2010 and 2021, six different NCL ships traveled to Alaska and Alaskan authorities cited five ships with a total of 33 water quality violations.
foe.org/cruise-lines...
#cruiseships
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social
A Princess cruise ship entering Portland harbor towering above the roof tops.
This is unsustainable.
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #banscrubbers
📷 @mswnola.bsky.social
A massive cruise ship towering over the roof tops in Portland Maine.
There will be massive cruise ships in our harbor all week.
What damage are they doing to the water of Casco Bay?
How many micro organisms that are vital to the food web are destroyed when they are forced through the scrubber’s sulphuric acid bath?
#Portland #maine #banscrubbers
#cruiseships
A detail of the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship smoke stack spewing exhaust.
The Liberty of the Seas cruise ship towering over the rooftop in Portland Maine.
What should be a beautiful, crisp, serene Sunday morning in our harbor is absolutely destroyed by this monstrosity.
#Portland #Maine #cruiseships
@pinetreeactivism.org
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Portland Cruise Control is a grassroots volunteer organization established to address concerns about the environmental and human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, Maine. Our goal is to research, develop, and implement solutions.
Join us!
#cruiseships
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
The MS Volendam cruise ship entering Portland harbor, towering over the rooftops.
The massive, hulking MS Volendam in Portland today
With over 2,000 people on board, the ship is rated F in Air Pollution Reduction & Water Quality Compliance by @foeus.bsky.social
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HFO is cheaper than clean fuel, the cruise companies profit off polluting Portland. #Maine
The cruise ships in Portland save money by burning a cheap dirty fuel.
Their profit is our pollution.
There will be a Cruise Ship Pollution Workshop on 9/10 at 5 pm on zoom .
Agenda details will be posted 9/9:
portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7640/f...
#Banscrubbers #Portland #Maine
Cruise Ship Pollution Workshop Sept 10 on zoom Portland City Council Image of massive cruise ship in the harbor with small training sail boats in the foreground.
Cruise Ship Pollution Workshop
September 10
5 pm on zoom
Portland City Council
Sustainability & Transportation Committee
with:
Port Director
DEP air & water
Friends of Casco Bay
CLIA
portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7640/o...
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
@pinetreeactivism.org
Liberty of the Seas cruise ship arriving in Portland Maine towering over the roof tops.
The nightmare continues in Portland harbor.
Liberty of the Seas arriving with 6,320 people on board. Almost 10% of the entire city.
The ship received a final score of F in environmental practices from @foeus.bsky.social
foeaction.org/cruise_line/...
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
Norwegian Gem cruise ship in Portland Maine today. Spewing black exhaust.
Norwegian Gem in Portland today.
Spewing black exhaust.
What is the value of clean air?
The ship is rated F by @foeus.bsky.social
foe.org/cruise-lines...
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
The massive Norwegian Getaway arriving into Portland Maine this morning. Seen hulking above the rooftops.
Massive, hulking, and polluting the Norwegian Getaway arrived early this morning into Portland.
With 5,609 people on board the ship has a final F grade from @foeus.bsky.social
foe.org/cruise-lines...
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine
15 years since shore power was announced to be built at the Brooklyn terminal … and they still haven’t gotten it right. The ineptitude & disregard for human health & climate has been bewildering - and utterly shameful. 😔
16.05.2025 01:02 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0More on MSC Meraviglia's multi-day "wet dock" repair visit to Portland, Maine, in this report:
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A detail of the MSC Meraviglia emitting black exhaust while at dock for repairs in Portland Maine
“…the 23rd largest cruise ship in the the world, was not only obtrusive, it was also noxious, as its heavy exhaust and scrubber wash soon filled the pristine harbor in Casco Bay. The exhaust emitted a foul odor, and ranged in color from a dirty sawdust yellow to black.”
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A detail of a cruise ship emitting black exhaust from its smoke stack in Portland Maine
The people of Portland were not having it ~
51 complaints to the city
Harmful health impacts
Questioning the benefits
City staff listened & required the MSC Meraviglia to change their fuel to MGO, a cleaner distillate!
Don’t ever think your voice doesn’t matter ⚓️
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That ship could be burning Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and using diesel particulate filtration while in and arriving/leaving port communities. They are coming into ports that they need and burning dirty fuel. Somethings wrong with that picture.
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A screenshot of the Cruise Ship Report Card rating for the Zuiderdam by Friends of the Earth. The final grade is a D+
The Zuiderdam rating from @foeus.bsky.social
an indispensable report written by @marciekeever.bsky.social
foe.org/cruise-lines...
#cruiseships
