Another cruise ship anchors off Oak Bluffs

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The Norwegian Sky, a large cruise ship, was anchored off Oak Bluffs on Sunday. —Courtesy Katherine Scott

A large cruise ship with the capacity to hold 2,000 passengers was anchored off Oak Bluffs for several hours on Sunday.

Norwegian Sky, of the Norwegian Cruise Line, is about 900 feet long and weighs about 77,000 tons; the ship features two outdoor pools, a basketball court, and a casino.

Oak Bluffs harbor officials confirmed that the vessel was anchored off the Island from 7 am until 2 pm on Sunday; smaller boats chartered passengers to the Island.

The stop at the Vineyard was part of a New England and Canada tour. It went to port in Boston after stopping outside of Oak Bluffs over Labor Day weekend. As of Wednesday, the ship was in port in Hallifax, Nova Scotia, after traveling from Bar Harbor. 

The Sky isn’t the first massive cruise ship to visit the Island this summer. A number stopped outside Oak Bluffs in the spring, including the Celebrity Summit, with a capacity of about 1,000 passengers.

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    • but the windmills stay….. the ship leaves…. but it also brings in money…. i guess it doesn’t matter to people with deep pockets….
      oh well… she’s a beaute and my tour busses were full…
      🙂

  1. I agree with Albert on both counts.
    “Even uglier than a windmill”
    I’m so mad about the windmills and seeing that boat just made me feel sad.

    • I am so mad at drill rigs and production platforms.
      All the lights, the noise, the constant sheen on the water.
      Ten years hands on here.

    • Please say it louder for the people in the front. Imagine being surprised at tourism when you live on a tourist island?

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