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Tropical Storm Watch Is Issued For Bermuda
[Updated 2: 14 am, Nov. 8.] The US National Hurricane Centre [NHC] says Sub-tropical Storm Sean formed early this morning [Nov. 8] midway between Bermuda and The Bahamas. As of the 5:00 a.m. Bermuda time, Sean was located about 445 miles southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. Sean is nearly stationary. Forecasters believe... Read more of this article
Bad Weather Delays Cruise Ship’s Arrival
Strong winds and rough seas generated by the low-pressure front off Bermuda have delayed the arrival of the “Carnival Pride” cruise ship. Bermuda Maritime Operations this morning [Nov. 7] said it had been informed that “Carnival Pride has been delayed by the bad weather. The cruise ship will now arrive on Wednesday [Nov.9] rather... Read more of this article
‘Seven Seas Navigator’ To Skip East End Call
The cruise ship “Seven Seas Navigator” will be giving the East End a miss this weekend. Bermuda Maritime Operations was informed this afternoon that “Seven Seas Navigator” will no longer being making her scheduled stop at St. Georges because of gales which are expected over the weekend. She will instead leave Bermuda tomorrow for the... Read more of this article
Carnival Apology For Bermuda Cancellations
Carnival Cruise Lines has apologised to Government for failing to notify local tourism officials it was planning to reduce its 2012 Bermuda itinerary. In a statement issued by the Florida-based cruise line Carnival said it had conducted a review to determine why Government was not informed its Bermuda schedule was being cut back from 12 visits to... Read more of this article
Cruise Ship Makes Inaugural Bermuda Call
The 2,974-passenger cruise ship “Carnival Glory” made its inaugural call into King’s Wharf, Bermuda last week. As is standard for any vessel calling into port for the first time, a plaque ceremony took place commemorating the maiden call with officials and shipboard crew. Bermuda’s Minister of Transport Terry Lister is pictured with... Read more of this article
Carnival Cancels Cruise Calls In 2012
The Ministry of Transport confirmed that Carnival Cruise Lines has cancelled 11 of the 12 previously approved cruise calls for 2012. Minister of Transport Terry Lister said: “We were surprised to only learn of the cancellations on Wednesday. This has put us in a unfortunate position for next year, because it will be difficult to find suitable replacement... Read more of this article
Two Passengers Die After Bermuda Cruise
Boston police are investigating the deaths of two passengers on a cruise ship which had just returned to the city from a visit to Bermuda. State police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to the Massachusetts city’s Black Falcon Cruise Terminal after the Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked at 6:30 a.m. this morning [Oct. 28]. Police... Read more of this article
Cunard’s Bermuda Move Sparks UK Mutiny
Mutiny is in the air among British Cunard aficionados following the legendary shipping lines’s decision to switch registration of its vessels from the UK to Bermuda. Britain’s “Daily Mirror” tabloid reports today [Oct. 22] that UK passengers are infuriated by Cunard’s Bermuda move, claiming the firm is abandoning the British... Read more of this article
Cunard Says ‘I Do’ To Weddings, Bermuda
Cunard’s fleet of luxury cruise vessels are being registered in Bermuda, enabling the historic shipping line to take part in the lucrative market for weddings at sea –- ceremonies which are not recognised under British law. This means the home port — the UK port city of Southampton — of the company’s three ships, “Queen Mary... Read more of this article
Cruiser: Conditional Discharge For Weed
In yesterday morning’s [Oct.11] Plea Court, Senior Magistrate Archie Warner granted a Conditional Discharge to an American cruise ship passenger who had pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing 5.0 grams of cannabis resin. The charge arose out a Bermuda Customs searching of the “Nordic Empress” on Monday 10th October 2011. The drugs were found... Read more of this article
Two Americans Charged In Drug Case
In Magistrates’ Court this morning [Oct.11], two American women, Alloah Joan Releford, 23, and Latoya Nicole Powell, 28, were charged with conspiracy to import drugs. The two women had arrived in Bermuda as passengers on a cruise ship, and have been remanded in custody. The allegation was that between a date unknown and 8th October 2011, the two... Read more of this article
Transport Minister: Smaller Cruise Ships
Minister of Transport Terry Lister today provided clarification on the availability of smaller cruise ships capable of docking in St. George’s and Hamilton. A statement released by the Ministry said, “The channel approaches at St. George’s and Hamilton have significant physical limitations in respect to safe passage of cruise ships.” “Generally,... Read more of this article
