Economic Impacts of Cruise Ship Passengers in Bar Harbor, Maine

Gabe, Todd; Lynch, Colleen; McConnon, James; Allen, Thomas

Executive Summary 'This report examines the economic impact of cruise ship passengers in Bar Harbor, Maine. In 2002, 64 cruise ships docked in Bar Harbor carrying about 120,000 passengers and crewmembers. The analysis presented in the report is base on 1,080 passenger surveys conducted between August and October of 2002. Economic impact figures are based on a total of 97,190 passengers, which is the capacity of the 64 cruise ships that were scheduled to visit Bar Harbor in 2002. Some of the key findings are: - The average respondent has an annual household income of roughly $75,000, which is slightly higher than the typical Maine tourist. - Bar Harbor's cruise ship industry expands the market for tourism in Maine. About 20 percent of the survey respondents are from the west coast, while only 3 percent are from a New England state. - Over on-half of the respondents took a cruise line sponsored tour while in port, and 78% of these tour-goers visited Acadia National Park. - The average respondent spent a total of $85.26 in Bar Harbor, and average expenditures approached an estimated $105.82 per person with the inclusion of cruise-line sponsored tours. - Cruise ship passengers were responsible for and estimated 10 percent of revenue earned by Bar Harbor's restaurants, bars and retail stores during 2002. Passengers accounted for an estimated 64 percent of retail sales and 26 percent of restaurant and bar sales in October of 2002. Passengers had a $12.1 million impact on sales revenue, including multiplier effects, and supported 275 full and part-time jobs in Bar Harbor in 2002.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Bar Harbor/

Economic Impacts of Cruise Ship Passengers in Bar Harbor, Maine

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