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Video: Pilot Boat Transports Sick Passenger
Approximately three hours after leaving Bermuda yesterday [Mar.21], the cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner turned back and returned to local waters after an 84-year-old passenger required medical treatment. The cruise ship met the pilot boat St David off the east end of the island near the sea buoy at approximately 12:15am. The passenger was brought to... Read more of this article
Ships Divert To Drop Off Crew
The Bahamian registered cruise ship Seabourn Sojourn — which was en route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Funchal, Madeira — diverted to Bermuda yesterday [Mar.11]. “The ship advised that she was diverting to Bermuda with two crew members in need of urgent repatriation,” said the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre. “Transfer... Read more of this article
Old ‘Sea Venture’ Sold For Scrap
Things have ended in heartbreak for the “Pacific Princess” cruise ship featured in the hit 1970s and ’80s television programme “Love Boat” and which earlier sailed to Bermuda as the “Sea Venture” [pictured] Named after Sir George Somers’ flagship which led to the accidental settlement of Bermuda in 1609,... Read more of this article
First Cruise Ship Of 2012 Arrives
The first cruise ship of the 2012 season, Artania, arrived today in Bermuda waters. Artania is pictured below shortly after being boarded by the local pilot at approximately 11:00am today [Mar.4] off the east end. The Bermuda registered ship arrived from New York and is expected to stay berthed at Heritage Wharf in Dockyard until 6:30am when it will... Read more of this article
‘The Holiday’s’ Bermuda Holiday
Fans of TV’s “Jersey Shore” will soon get the opportunity to go on a Bermuda holiday with “The Holiday” when cast member Deena Nicole Cortese [pictured] hosts a cruise to Bermuda. Reality TV show personality Ms Cortese will host a round trip from Cape Liberty to New York to Bermuda on Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer... Read more of this article
Videos: Bermuda ’80s Tourism Heydey
As former Premier Sir John.Swan and commentator Larry Burchall have pointed out, 1980 represented Bermuda’s “golden peak” for tourism — with 609,000 visitors generating more than $300 million on the island. In 1980, tourism was bringing in $317 million while the Bermuda Government was spending $120 million in that year [a contemporary... Read more of this article
Island Takes The Cake With Special Cruise
Bermuda takes the cake as far as American and Canadian cupcake aficionados are concerned, with a special cruise to the island by professional and amateur bakers — as well as those who just enjoy the snacks — planned for this summer. Being held aboard Celebrity Cruise’s “Celebrity Summit” from August 19-26, “The Cupcake... Read more of this article
UK Police Probe Cunard Abuse Claims
Cunard cruise bosses have spoken of their “deep shock” at a British police probe into alleged child abuse onboard two of their luxury Bermuda-flagged liners. The “Liverpool Echo” newspaper reports today [Jan.23] that detectives are investigating claims of sexual abuse against children alleged to have been committed by a crew member... Read more of this article
Cabinet Mulls Casinos Opening In Port
[Updated with video] The possibility of allowing cruise ships to open their casinos while docked in Bermuda is an option that he will explore with his Cabinet colleagues, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess said this morning [Jan.9]. “If the casinos were allowed open while the ship is in port, some lines would consider coming in a day earlier,... Read more of this article
BEST Concerned By Channel Proposals
The Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] is concerned with the possible ecological and economic impacts of widening the island’s shipping channels to accommodate mega-cruise ships. In its December newsletter, BEST published an executive summary of its response to Government’s Shipping Channel Survey, arguing large-scale... Read more of this article
Hamilton Now ‘QM2′s’ Home Port
Recently reflagged in Bermuda, the Cunard luxury liner “Queen Mary 2″ [pictured] just completed a two-week refit with “Hamilton” replacing the British city of “Southampton” as its home port on the ship’s stern. More than 18 miles of new fabric and carpets have been laid in the liner, and work has been carried... Read more of this article
2012 Cruise Ship Schedule Released
The 2012 Cruise Schedule has been released, showing that there will be 140 contract cruise ship visits, the same as 2011. 23 ships will make ‘occasional visits’ to the island, down from 40 in 2011. Next year will see a total of 163 visits, a a drop of 17 from the 180 in 2011. The Summit and Veendam will make 19 visits each, the Norwegian... Read more of this article
