Tender landings by the Town Pier (Harbor Place / Harborside Marina)
Tender floats at Harbor Place and Harborside Marina, just west of the Town Pier at the foot of downtown.
Bar Harbor, United States
Bar Harbor is a small resort town on Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, facing Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands. More about Bar Harbor →
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The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Bar Harbor cruise port?
Bar Harbor has no deep-water cruise dock. Large ships anchor in Frenchman Bay, usually north of Bar Island about a mile out, and tender passengers to floats at Harbor Place and Harborside Marina, right beside the Town Pier at the foot of downtown.
Some small ships disembark at the town-run Ells Pier (Town Pier). Tour buses queue on West Street, and the Village Green, where the free park shuttle starts in season, is a short walk up Main Street.
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Getting to the Bar Harbor cruise port
Village Green, downtown Bar Harbor → Tender landings by the Town Pier
0.5 km · ~8 min by car
About 500 m, an 8-minute walk up Main Street.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Walk
Freeper person
Varies
About 8 minutes.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Acadia National Park requires a park entrance pass; Cadillac Summit Road needs a vehicle reservation in season.
Bar Harbor Cruise Terminals
2 terminals
Eating in Bar Harbor
- Coffee per item
- $4.50–6
- per item
- Breakfast per person
- $10–20
- per person
- Casual lunch per person
- $20–30
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- $30–60
- per person
Prices are approximate, from cafes and restaurants on Main, Cottage and West Streets.
Where to eat
Main Street / waterfront (Agamont Park)
Cottage Street
West Street
Destination
About Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a small resort town on Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, facing Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands. It is the gateway to Acadia National Park, which covers much of the island with pink granite peaks, lakes, carriage roads and a rocky shoreline; the Park Loop Road leads to Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach and Jordan Pond. In town, the Shore Path follows the bay past Gilded Age summer cottages, and at low tide a sand bar leads out to Bar Island.
Main Street is lined with shops, ice-cream parlours and lobster restaurants. Cruise visits are strictly limited by the town, and most passengers come ashore by tender at the foot of downtown.
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Currency
- USD
Things to Do in Bar Harbor
Acadia National Park
National park covering much of Mount Desert Island, with granite peaks, the Park Loop Road, carriage roads and coastal trails.
Cadillac Mountain
Summit of granite with sweeping views over Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands; the road up needs a reservation in peak season.
Shore Path
Free waterfront footpath from the Town Pier past grand old "cottages" along Frenchman Bay.
Bar Island Sand Bar
Gravel bar exposed at low tide that lets you walk from the end of Bridge Street to Bar Island; check tide times.