Economic impact of cruise ship passengers visiting Bar Harbor (Maine) 2016

Gabe, Todd; Gayton, Dominic; Robinson, Patrick; McConnon, James; Larkin, Sean

From the executive summary: "This study examines the economic impact of cruise ship passengers visiting Bar Harbor in 2016. The economic impact figures account for passenger expenditures on a variety of goods and services (e.g., meals and drinks, souvenirs, books and paper goods, shore excursions) and the multiplier effects associated with the economic activity of businesses (and their workers) where the visitors spend money. The impact figures do not capture the economic activity related to the spending of crew and - among other things - the purchases made by the ships (i.e., cruise lines), fees for services by local ship agents, dockage fees for the tenders, payments to local ship pilots, payments for ship maintenance and repairs, and payments for services provided by government agencies. As an example of a local activity that is not included in the economic impact analysis, the Town of Bar Harbor collected $686,472 in passenger fees in 2016. The passenger economic impact analysis is based on 2,231 mail surveys that were completed and returned by visitors associated with 31 ship visits over 24 days between May and October. Guests were surveyed from a mix of small (e.g., American Glory, with a capacity of 49 passengers) and large ships (e.g., Regal Princess, with a capacity of 3,560 passengers), as well as passengers across a variety of cruise lines (e.g., Celebrity, Crystal Cruises, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania, Silversea Cruises)."

Economic impact of cruise ship passengers visiting Bar Harbor (Maine) 2016

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