Cruise Ship Tourism Research Noted in Press Herald

A 2010 UMaine economic impact study of the effect of cruise ship tourism was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald brief about cruise ships due to visit Portland this weekend. The study found that in 2008, more than 47,000 passengers from 31 cruise ships pumped between $5.8 million and $8 million into the regional economy.

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