NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD Portland sets new rules for vendors near cruise ships

Posted on 06/15/2016 | About Portland, Oregon

Street vendors who sell art, crafts and homemade goods to incoming tourists near the Portland ferry terminal on Commercial Street are adjusting to new city rules that restrict where they are allowed to set up their stands.

The policy went into effect Wednesday, and the arrival Thursday of the Norwegian Gem, a 2,400-passenger cruise ship, was a test run. The new Waterfront Marketplace policy requires vendors to stay in the grassy area along the Eastern Promenade Trail between the Maine State Pier and the Ocean Gateway terminal when ships with more than 1,000 passengers are in port.
About half of the 71 cruise ships due to arrive in Portland Harbour from June through October will be over the 1,000-passenger threshold.