Thousands “Visit” Bermuda Via Online Webcam
In April 2013, at the instigation Willy Freeman of the Royal Naval Dockyard and in partnership with the National Museum of Bermuda, PTZtv.com installed a live streaming webcam on the corner of Commissioner’s House, with internet feed provided free by Logic Communications. The live streaming can be seen on portbermudawebcam.com.
In the first 12 months of operation, Port Bermuda Webcam welcomed over 450,000 unique viewers from 160 countries, according to David Balmforth Co-founder & CTO, PTZtv.com.
Those viewers collectively made over 1.8 million “virtual visit”s to Bermuda and watched over 50,000 hours of live video. 75% of them were from the USA, 11% from Canada and 5% from the UK.
A spokesperson from the Museum said that “as of today, over half a million unique visitors have now heard about the National Museum of Bermuda and Royal Naval Dockyard through the webcam.
“The webcam allows users to watch cruise ships, yachts, ferries, sail and fishing boats or just simply marvel at Bermuda’s fabulous island views. Viewers can take a Bermuda vacation every day via the website for the sights and sounds of Bermuda.”
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Why so long in announcing this site..? or has it been announced before now? i’ve been watching and i have it as a bookmark for at least 8 months ago when i first came across it …i thought everyone knew already …hmmm? would really be cool to have more online camz.
@Keepin’ it Real, we aren’t “announcing” the site, we have mentioned it a few times before.
It’s just a little update with some traffic figures saying that 450,000 people have visited it over the past few month
Most of the time the webcam is not working or is not focused properly
Have taken a peek a number of times. Worked fine each time.
There should be others. From the top of HSBC looking down Front St comes to mind. Another looking up the harbour would be good.
People planning vacations love webcams of where they are going. Bermuda has very few.
Maybe you need to get your computer looked at Nuff!! Whenever I go to the site, it’s working and is focused. If there is an issue with the cam, they put up a notice saying the cam is down. Sounds like you, not the website/cam!!
If you loonk at world wide webcams they seem to place them at beaches and places of interest,but all quite high upI like Front street too,a couple on those docks they have for the yachtsmen…and then …well…hotels could have their own to ,but grouped with others at any waterfront restaraunts,if these lot can see it they’ll more than likely have an idea what to expect , please be mindful that you can sometimes see more than you want to….I view them all over out of curiosity, and at one point there were rummies in cali on the boardwalk….it was highly entertaining,but the highlights when you catch the good kinda action….know what I mean nudge nudge…
You can pair a web cam in california,canns,puert viarta to your tv at home and or at a barin town…or New York,lookin back here!You can hide one on your boat or looking at it…place infa red 12 on the boat and your phone will call you when someone boards it,with date time and a video,put it in your yard,at your house,in your house,in a rock,in a bird house,in a window facing out,be careful though …if a person feels they have reasonable expectation of privacy…then they do.Personal property is just that…personal…
You can watch the taxi drivers parked up for three hours prior to the ships arrival.
The PTZtv Port Bermuda webcam IS the reason I have made two visits by cruise ship to Bermuda and to visit the National Museum of Bermuda. The virtual view of the dockyard area enticed me to check out this island’s historical sites, beaches, and attractions.
I love the webcam, I used it pre-cruise to see what it’s like, I visited the area of the museum once I got there, I used it again post-cruise to remind ourselves of happy times and now we’re going back in October to see the area again. I love that webcam! A little warm Bermuda sunshine coming through my computer screen to me right here in England!