asilverman Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Question about Bermuda Our next cruise will get us to diamond. Cruising to Bermuda for the first time. Anyone have suggestions on must see or do’s? We are in port for two days. Do we have to be back on board at a certain time the first night? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 5 hours ago, asilverman said: Question about Bermuda Our next cruise will get us to diamond. Cruising to Bermuda for the first time. Anyone have suggestions on must see or do’s? We are in port for two days. Do we have to be back on board at a certain time the first night? Thanks! When we were there a couple of years ago, we used the public transportation system (bus), it was inexpensive (all day passes and I think they offered two or three or both day passes), you got to meet and talk to the locals, and it will take you to or next to whatever you want to see. If we ever go back, we'll do it for each day we visit, not the last full day, like we did. Hope you enjoy, it's a nice place. No high pressure sales people jumping out from the doorway of the shop almost assaulting you to go inside and buy something, like most of the Caribbean nations, except Grand Cayman, they didn't have high pressure there either, not that we experienced . Also, I was never asked If I wanted to buy and dope. KJ777 and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Judie Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 10 hours ago, asilverman said: Question about Bermuda Our next cruise will get us to diamond. Cruising to Bermuda for the first time. Anyone have suggestions on must see or do’s? We are in port for two days. Do we have to be back on board at a certain time the first night? Thanks! I've been there on a few cruises. I ALWAYS spend a day at Horsehoe Bay Beach. It is one of the nicest beaches on the island. We have taken the bus right from the dock, and we have also taken the water taxi over to Hamilton and rented mopeds and driven there. Horshoe Bay has facilities..ie..food and restrooms! FoxboroCruiser, PPPJJ-GCVAB and SemperMom 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 Other than drink as much Gosling's as you can stand? Don't bother with a sunset cruise of the harbor - take the water taxi back and forth around the same time for the same effect. Locals offer impromptu taxi service and we have used them... ended up with a nice impromptu tour from it. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJK Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 17 hours ago, asilverman said: Question about Bermuda Our next cruise will get us to diamond. Cruising to Bermuda for the first time. Anyone have suggestions on must see or do’s? We are in port for two days. Do we have to be back on board at a certain time the first night? Thanks! We just got back from out Bermuda/Bahamas cruise last weekend and we loved visiting Bermuda. When staying overnight, you do not have to return at any certain time (the gangway is open all night). Like others have mentioned, we bought the all day transportation pass, which includes bus and ferry. We hopped on the #7 bus from Dockside to Horseshoe bay, spent a good amount of time there enjoying the beautiful beach (hint: walk left away from the crowds and you will feel like you have the place to yourself), changed into dry clothes (there are showers/changing rooms available), then we hopped back on the bus to tour the city of Hamilton. From Hamilton we caught a really enjoyable ferry ride back to dockside. Shops in Hamilton closed earlier than we expected, we were looking for ice cream around 5:30 and everything seemed to have closed at 5. Not sure if it was just because it was a Saturday, but just something to be aware of. SebagoSue, PPPJJ-GCVAB and KristiZ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, EJK said: We just got back from out Bermuda/Bahamas cruise last weekend and we loved visiting Bermuda. When staying overnight, you do not have to return at any certain time (the gangway is open all night). Like others have mentioned, we bought the all day transportation pass, which includes bus and ferry. We hopped on the #7 bus from Dockside to Horseshoe bay, spent a good amount of time there enjoying the beautiful beach (hint: walk left away from the crowds and you will feel like you have the place to yourself), changed into dry clothes (there are showers/changing rooms available), then we hopped back on the bus to tour the city of Hamilton. From Hamilton we caught a really enjoyable ferry ride back to dockside. Shops in Hamilton closed earlier than we expected, we were looking for ice cream around 5:30 and everything seemed to have closed at 5. Not sure if it was just because it was a Saturday, but just something to be aware of. And you buy that transportation pass once off the ship...not the cruise planner, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanBrian Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: And you buy that transportation pass once off the ship...not the cruise planner, correct? Correct, there's a booth at the end of the pier where you can purchase the passes. At the dock itself, there are many shops and there's a German style pub/brewery. We walked to the brewery one evening to enjoy a couple of samplers of good beer. Moby Dick, SebagoSue and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 10 hours ago, PatsFanBrian said: Correct, there's a booth at the end of the pier where you can purchase the passes. If two ships are there at the same time, I hope your ship is there first and you can get off quickly. That booth can get real busy in a hurry and the line can be loooooong. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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