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We love cruising and we love Bermuda - so no longer combine them - too little time on the ship and too little time on our favourite island.
Hope this helps.
I'd say that cruising to Bermuda is a great idea only if you've been there many times. I've been there 4 times myself, and I never seem to exhaust all the alternatives for activities. I agree that cruising to Bermuda leaves too little time on the ship and too little time to explore this wonderful group of small islands (it's not just one island), and that's my basis for saying that you probably shouldn't cruise there unless you've actually managed to exhaust all your possibilities for activity.
I think I may cruise on my next visit, since there's just the Botanical Garden I really want to see, and then play golf at Castle Harbour.
Have you visited the Underwater Exploration site in Bermuda? - on Front Street.
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Joe, weÕre on the same wavelength on both your posts Ð I too would fear overcrowding. The island can only accommodate so many taxis and buses. ItÕs true that business is business but I was disappointed when the Ôpowers that beÕ allowed fast food. I can eat that at home!
geodog Ð Bermuda is historic and beautiful and has certainly been slightly spoiled over the years since we first visited. Fortunately, however, building of tall towers and massive hotels by money hungry outsiders has been held in check. Bermudians continue to fight very hard to keep their beautiful beaches visible from the porches of long existing homes and accessible to all Ð locals and visitors alike. IÕm on their side. The Inspiration, being close to 16,500 gross tons more that the Westerdam will probably dock round at St. GeorgeÕs Ð opposite end of the island from Dockyard mentioned by sympatico. Twice now, on the Rotterdam V1, weÕve docked at Dockyard and bus transfers were provided Ð a slow process when, on average, you have only about 5 hours in port.
sympatico Ð I like ships that look like ships! DonÕt understand Ôis more convenient for the passengersÕ :-) :-)
geodog - when are you sailing? Have a wonderful trip - will look forward to your post. If you have time for lunch, try a Bermuda Onion sandwich (I'm serious) - they are sweet and delicious.
We took the seven-day Norwegian Magesty from Boston to Bermuda in May. This was our fifth trip to this beautiful island but our first by sea. All in all, a wonderful experience.
If you really want to "see" everything, I might suggest flying down and staying for a week. It may be difficult getting everything in with only three and a half days (in port) although this is certainly more time than a six or seven hour port stay as is common with most cruises.
My only quip was that the Majesty does not visit Hamilton. It docks in St. Georges and if your cabbing it back and forth, it can be costly.
We have not been to the Southern Caribbean yet, so I cannot compare the two, but I can say that you will be hard pressed to find an impovershed inch of space on this magnificent spot on the earth. I'm sure you'll have a ball wherever you choose to go, if you haven't gone already!
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