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PORTLAND, Maine- When the 1,020-foot Explorer of the Seas cruises through North Atlantic waters next year, it'll spend more time off the coast of New England and less time near Canadian shores, and it's not because of better vistas.
Royal Caribbean International and other cruise lines have begun charting a new course in search of routes that eat up less fuel. Already one of the industry's biggest costs, record fuel prices have cut heavily into the bottom line.
The impact of shifting itineraries will certainly have implications beyond the bottom line of cruise operators, creating winners and losers in port towns all along the way.
When cruise ships pull into Maine's Bar Harbor, passengers spend an average of $105 each while ashore, according to a 2002 University of Maine study.
Explorer of the Seas can carry more than 3,000 passengers

Electronic Arts gave away 20,000 worth of fuel to promote the game - Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
Assistants, dressed as soldiers, took over the Last Stop garage near Finsbury Park. They decorated it in military style camouflage material and carried mock machine guns as they doled out petrol.
The promotion, which started about 6.30am, resulted in gridlock with roads in the area clogged as rush-hour traffic was held up by queues of more than 40 drivers looking to fill up their tanks for free.
But the stunt caused fury amongst local residents and has angered politicians.
Local MP for Hornsey and Wood Green,Liberal Democrat Lynne Featherstone, said: 'Trying to recreate Venezuelan-style fuel riots on the streets of London is completely irresponsible and downright dangerous.'
She added that while a lucky few may have got some free petrol, hundreds faced misery on their daily journeys to work.
One commuter had to be calmed down by the EA security team as he waited ten minutes just to get out of his drive

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