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‘Bermuda Can Be Year-Round Resort’
Minister of Business Development & Tourism returned to Bermuda yesterday [Dec.7] after a trip to New York City that saw him deliver the island’s tourism message to a high profile group of media and influencers and lead a sales and marketing meeting designed to review 2011 activities and upcoming initiatives for the first quarter of 2012. At the... Read more of this article
Princess On Bermuda 2012 Cuts
Princess Cruises says increasing demand for ships on its Alaska run and the loss of one vessel from its fleet caused the reduction in the number of Bermuda visits next year. Talking to the “Toronto Star” today [Dec.7], a Princess spokesman said the cruise line had dropped its New York-Bermuda schedule from 11 visits this year to just two... Read more of this article
Ministry: 2012 Cruise Ship Schedule
Yesterday [Dec.6] the Ministry of Transport released a statement in reference to the 2012 cruise ship schedule, and said the “current projections indicates that 2012 will record the second highest number of cruise visitors in history.” The statement said that in 2012 the number of regular calls will be 140, the same as 2011, and that the... Read more of this article
Mayor: We Are To Blame For Cuts
Bermuda’s failure to make its two major ports accessible to mega-ships is the real reason cruise lines are beginning to give the island a wide berth, Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling told the hospitality industry website “Travel Weekly” today [Dec. 6]. While industry columnist Phil Reimer has suggested Bermuda’s restrictions on gaming when... Read more of this article
New NCL Ship For Bermuda Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line today [Dec.6] announced its 2013 itinerary, with two ships on the Bermuda route — including what will be the newest addition to its fleet. Sailing to Bermuda will be the first of NCL’s two newest ships, the “Norwegian Breakaway” sailing out of New York City, and also the “Norwegian Dawn” sailing... Read more of this article
Bermuda Casino Policy Backlash?
Major cruise lines may be pulling out of Bermuda in a bid to pressure Government to allow their casinos to open while in port here, a nationally syndicated Canadian columnist says today [Dec. 2]. Phil Reimer, whose “Ports & Bows” column on the cruising industry appears in newspapers across Canada run by Postmedia, says Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
Guilty: $400k Drug Importation Case
In this morning’s [Dec.1] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments two American women admitted conspiring to import over $400,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda. The initial charge was that between a date unknown and 8th October 2011, 23-year-old Alloah Releford and 28-year-old Latoya Powell conspired with others not before the Courts to import a quantity... Read more of this article
Hurricane Season Ends This Week
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday [Nov. 30] having produced 19 tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes — including three major hurricanes — but Bermuda’s closest call this year came from the recent Tropical Storm Sean. This year’s level of activity matched the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric... Read more of this article
Video: 1930s Colour Bermuda Footage
Rare colour home movie footage of the island shot by a passenger aboard the luxury liner ”Monarch of Bermuda” in 1939 features the island during its pre-World War Two heyday as a resort for wealthy vacationers. Featuring short scenes of various island locations and sights — including the Bermuda Railway running along Front Street... Read more of this article
OBA’s Crockwell On Cruise ‘Crisis’
Speaking at Thursday’s [Nov.24] One Bermuda Alliance press conference to roll out new candidates, Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell spoke on the recent cruise cancellations, saying they “send a signal that Bermuda’s viability as a cruise destination is seriously open to question,” and called on the Government to provide Bermuda... Read more of this article
No Veendam Cruise Visits In 2013
Minister of Transport Derrick Burgess confirmed today [Nov.16] that Holland America Line’s ‘Veendam’ will not be returning to Bermuda in 2013. The ‘Veendam’ started service to Bermuda in 2010, making weekly sailings from New York, tendering from Murray’s Anchorage to St. George’s on Tuesdays and docking in Hamilton Wednesdays – Fridays.... Read more of this article
Sean’s Closest Point Of Approach On Friday
[updated, Nov. 9]Tropical Storm Sean remains a threat to Bermuda, with its strongest winds set to hammer the island late on Thursday [Nov. 10] and into Friday. An update issued by the Bermuda Weather Service at 5.30 a.m. today [Nov. 9] reports the storm’s closest point of approach will be around 100 nautical miles to our northwest early Friday... Read more of this article
