Bar Harbor, our second tender stop, turned out to be much prettier than Portland. The town boasts its shoreline as a "museum in the streets." We enjoyed a leisurely walk along the water but didn't have a chance to explore Acadia National Park or the sand bar to Bar Harbor as planned. We dined at Side Street Café and indulged in the Lost Lobster, featuring butter-poached lobster atop smashed ...
Ships must tender into the pier, so plan accordingly. The tender process is a mess and might take several hours. However, once in port, Bar Harbor is a quaint community that caters to tourists, most who are visiting for several days vs. the cruise passengers. We wandered the town, looked at shops, and had a drink at Atlantic Brewing. Booked a 2.5-hour bus tour on Oli's Trolley, which leaves from ...
NCL Arcadia Tour - best way to see it! (local buses had stopped so you would need to hire a car to do the park) Guide was great. Just wandered around town otherwise. ...
We took the Princess shore excursion to Arcadia National park. However, weather was sketchy. Town was a typical tourist town with an East Coast spin on it. ...
Boring port, they don't really want you there. When two ships are in port they don't have sufficient resources to accommodate cruisers. Been there before, would have preferred to go to Portland. ...