Comments on: Bermuda To Welcome Largest Ever Cruise Ship

By: outkasted

outkasted — Mon, 02 May 2016 18:30:01 +0000

You see that is why you have a thing called a schedule. The Airline and rapid transit have been using them for years. You can stagger your Tender pick up and drop off times. Color co-ordinate you tickets and passes that quickly identify individuals and apps that send notifications that their tender is ready to be boarded. The Cayman islands don’t have large piers for all the ships that come into port but they have an entire industry of shipping/transport tenders that service everyone from Monday to Friday. No ships on weekend then they get a break to spend time with family etc… Monday comes it all starts again. Jobs for everyone. You don’t see them ripping their coastline apart to accommodate every ship. Its not necessary.

By: outkasted

outkasted — Mon, 02 May 2016 14:43:31 +0000

Sure we are all waiting for the big contingent of Americas Cup but we still needs to deliver services NOW!

By: outkasted

outkasted — Mon, 02 May 2016 14:42:20 +0000

our neighbors to the south don’t have piers for some of the biggest ships. they use tenders to move people. Not all 4000 peeps get of the ship at once or return to the ship at once. Scheduled/ staggered comings and goings from the ship.

By: outkasted

outkasted — Mon, 02 May 2016 14:39:28 +0000

its simple people! Use Tenders.
We need a robust shipping industry. It will definitely supply enough jobs.

By: Garrus

Garrus — Sun, 01 May 2016 14:55:00 +0000

Whoops, WEDCO not Waco–well maybe…

By: Garrus

Garrus — Sun, 01 May 2016 14:53:05 +0000

The season has begun yet Waco still hasn’t put rooftops on the shelters at Heritage wharf! Not a good look! Where will these thousands take shelter if it rains? SMH

By: james

james — Sun, 01 May 2016 14:23:33 +0000

Most of them get off the ship, line up for busses, go to Horseshoe and back to the ship. If they do go into a shop they want to haggle over the prices.
1 real tourist via airline is worth a 100 cruise ship tourists.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Sun, 01 May 2016 12:58:37 +0000

Maybe the BIU could use some of the millions collected from its members to set up that business. Show us how its done.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Sun, 01 May 2016 12:43:23 +0000

Now that’s food for thought…

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 01 May 2016 11:51:46 +0000

Narrow minded bermudians who are unwilling to try anything new or special.

By: Shernette Wolffe

Shernette Wolffe — Sun, 01 May 2016 01:18:31 +0000

Suggestion – Tourism officials should examine how other islands to the south transport thousands of cruise ship tourists from their ports to the city. Eg my husband and I were truly amazed at the water taxi service in St. Martin. There were at least 4 mega cruise ships in port and we were awestruck that we were transported to the main town within 20 mins of our arrival. Organization was superb and professional! We can always learn from each other. The Anthem of the Seas is huge. We have been on the sister ship the “Oasis”. I trust everything will go smoothly!

By: Beverly

Beverly — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:50:04 +0000

Yes they do run casinos in port.

By: Ambassador

Ambassador — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:01:36 +0000

Correction, they do not run their casinos in port. It’s not allowed.

By: Ambassador

Ambassador — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:54:54 +0000

Considering the cruise ship industry puts money in my pocket and many, many more in Dockyard and on this island, I wouldn’t complain. Dredging the channel to accommodate a ship that holds perhaps over a thousand more passengers than the previous one doesn’t sound that bad in my eyes.. Just saying.

By: frank

frank — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:20:45 +0000

if there was no pier these ships would not come okay

By: frank

frank — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:18:35 +0000

maybe you have not been on a cruise people like to be at the dock

By: Ms. Poli Tician

Ms. Poli Tician — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:23:32 +0000

I am not sure why such a small island cannot get its transportation system sorted out. Downright embarrassment. BTA, Government, WEDCO and Unions should hang their heads in shame.

By: St D

St D — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:06:42 +0000

Like or not the cruise ships are essential to Bermuda’s survival. Low spending per passenger but high volumes spread dollars throughout Bermuda’s economy. Not everyone can or wants to work in international business and the hospitality industry that cruise passengers support keeps Bermudians employed and our business visitors amused.

The cruise ships are part of the foundation on which we can build and diversify our country.

By: BdaCandle

BdaCandle — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:12:19 +0000

Another area of concern would be the ferry issue…or lack of operating ferries. A couple of weeks ago, our tourists were once again disappointed with the poor ferry service.

By: ??

?? — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 03:22:33 +0000

I’ve been on a cruise and enjoyed it immensely. Did not experience drunkards or whatever you described in your opinion. I’m going on a Mediterranean cruise next year and looking forward to it

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 03:08:29 +0000

@ Its me again: That would / could be and alternative.

By: Average Bermudian

Average Bermudian — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 02:23:24 +0000

This is the same pier at dockyard that is always in dispute that it is a waste of $ – and is one of the reasons that bda is in debt (and built by the current opposition)

FOOLS

By: drunken ursula

drunken ursula — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 02:22:49 +0000

yes and this OBA gov’t continues doing the same…change my a$$

By: bda441

bda441 — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:11:05 +0000

Maybe we should start aiming to boost our tourism back to airline arrivals? Cruiseships take all the money. None of those visitors will be eating in Bermudian restaurants, going to Bermudian night clubs and shopping in Bermudian stores. I mean why would they when they could stay on the ship? The only people who will benefit from this is the cruiseline, a few tourist attractions and a lucky tender.

Work some sort of agreement out with airlines to lower prices, have holiday packages and so forth. Encourage another airline to fly from the UK to de-monopolize the market from BA. Tourists who fly in have the potential to boost our economy at the local level so much greater than cruiseship visitors. But hey, why the heck would I spend $1,500 to fly to Bermuda when I can get a 2 week all inclusive holiday package for the exact same price in Spain?

P.s. Our ecosystem is worth a whole lot more than a few thousand cruiseship visitors. Cruiseships have a reputation for taking advantage of “developing” countries, something we are not, so why the heck are we going backwards and not forwards?

By: thief

thief — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 23:24:45 +0000

This ship is fantastic! great news!

By: Its me again

Its me again — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 22:42:34 +0000

Government owned and operated mini bus “reserve”. Hire a mixture of young unemployed adults and experienced seniors on temp contracts to act as mininbus/taxi/sightseeing teams. 30,000 per mini bus, purchase 5, hopefully thr initiative can pay off in a few summers with a profit to be generated afterwards to go directly into debt servicing.

By: Its me again

Its me again — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 22:29:48 +0000

Really. We had to get political

By: TRAWE NWORB

TRAWE NWORB — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:21:47 +0000

When Bermuda sold out to the CRUISE LINES under a PLP Premier & Tourism Minister, he sold out Bermudians and Bermudian owned businesses.
All the CRUISE SHIPS coming into Bermuda were granted the right to offer all their shows, bands, DJ’s etc in port.

It was always the policy of Bermuda to require ALL cruise ships to stop the shows and entertainment in port.
The reversal of this policy by Ewart Brown KILLED nightlife in Bermuda.

Once Bermuda went the route of MEGA SHIPS and pushed all the cruises to Dockyard – Hamilton became a ghost town. The Cruise Ships now have casinos open in port. So the Cruise Ships have all the marbles. The few bars in dockyard get a trickle of bar business at night.
BOTTOM LINE: Bermuda sold out.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:19:37 +0000

I totally agree with all you’ve mentioned “Daniel” but you forgot to mention one other major problem which is, the public transportation
There is presently a shortage of taxis and government buses so how the hell are they to deal with that is the “$64000:00″ dollar question?

By: 432USA

432USA — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:12:54 +0000

I’ll be on this cruise and though I’m excited to visit Bermuda, I’m disappointed that they had to dredge the sea floor to accommodate our arrival, ecosystems should not be messed with, especially ones as fragile as Bermuda’s.

By: outkasted

outkasted — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:54:05 +0000

Tenders are the answer. Dock offshore and keep em’ busy with Tenders.

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:51:47 +0000

True.
Well stated and short.
And they don’t spend money in Port/s

Never been on a cruise and don’t wish to.
Too many cheepies and drunks

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:19:27 +0000

The cruise ship industry is essentially bullying the islands into dredging their natural harbours and even destroying reefs to allow their ridiculously oversize cuise ships to come into port. Cruise ships companies know the islands need the port revenue and tourist dollar and can bully them into making way for these leviathans at the expense of their fragile reef system. “If you don’t like it we can go somewhere else” is their message. There is nothing glamorous about packing thousands of unwitting vacationers onto one of their floating tin cans, and cruise ships should NOT be the basis of our tourism industry and we should never back down to them at the expense of our natural environment. Bermuda should always remember that cruise ships are a necessary evil, and one that must be kept in check.