Preparing to sail through Maine aboard American Cruise Line’s Independence
Like some of you, I hold fond memories of trundling along the cove-indented, granite-strewn coast of Maine where waves crash ashore beneath picture-perfect lighthouses…where one quaint and pretty...
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Maine coast cruise: Pre-cruise visit to Portland
Portland Head Light is Maine’s oldest and most photographed lighthouse ONBOARD THE INDEPENDENCE -- Melinda and I are happily aboard American Cruise Lines’ Independence for a 7-day cruise along the...
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Maine coast cruise: Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park
Thunder Hole is one of the landmarks– that define Acadia National Park’s rugged coastline ONBOARD THE INDEPENDENCE – Clearing weather and the excitement of our first day ashore for tours brought out...
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Maine Cruise: The towns of Castine and Belfast
Independence passengers view the Castine Community Bicentennial Quilt, proudly displayed at the Castine Historical Society ONBOARD THE INDEPENDENCE -- Castine (pop. 1,400) is today a serene little...
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Maine Cruise: Days 4-5 – Camden and Rockland, ME
Lobster fresh from the pot — for– the Lobster Bake Lunch in Rockland ONBOARD INDEPENDENCE- Known by its slogan “Where the Mountains Meet the Sea,” Camden is yet another quintessentially pretty New...
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Maine Cruise: Boothbay Harbor, ME
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,– which opened in 2007 covers some 300 acres in Boothbay, ME ONBOARD INDEPENDENCE-Boothbay Harbor goes by the slogan “Boating Capital of New England,” and the sprawling...
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Maine Cruise: Final day
Cruise ship Independence ONBOARD INDEPENDENCE-As our whirlwind week of cruising along the Maine coast nears an end, I want to take a moment before reporting on day 6 activities to tell you some things...
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