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Two Cruise Ships Divert: Medical Emergencies
Over the weekend two cruise ships diverted closer to Bermuda to transfer passengers requiring medical care. On Monday 9th May, Bermuda Ship Agents advised Bermuda Radio that the cruise ship ‘Crown Princess’ was diverting to Bermuda to disembark a 57 year old male passenger who was suffering from breathing difficulties. The vessel rendezvoused with... Read more of this article
USA Today Picks Up Cruise/Bus Story
[Updated] The ‘Cruise log’ section of USA Today’s website has picked up a local story about our bus situation with an article entitled “Bermuda to limit cruise ship passengers on public buses”, which says, “The island nation of Bermuda appears to have had enough with visiting cruise ship passengers clogging its public... Read more of this article
Video: 1962 ‘Queen Of Bermuda’ Travel Film
For decades the Furness Bermuda luxury liners were synonymous with the island’s tourism industry — the “Millionaires’ Ships”. In 1919 Furness Bermuda Line had been awarded the mail contract for the New York to Bermuda service. This service reached its peak in the years just before the Second World War when Furness Bermuda... Read more of this article
‘Cruises Are Our Bread & Butter Right Now’
Transport Minister Terry Lister spoke about the air and cruise arrivals, saying that ”Historically, Bermuda used to get as many as 650,000 tourists a year up to the 80s, and we kept the cruise passengers at 150,000, and we had 500,000 land passengers.” “Last year we had 345,000 cruise passengers and 120,000 land passengers, it’s... Read more of this article
Seven Seas Navigator Cruise Visits Bermuda
The Regent Seven Seas Navigator cruise ship left St George’s yesterday [Apr.22], after stopping as part of her ten day long trip. The Seven Seas Navigator can accommodate 490 guests in her all-suite, all-oceanview accommodations. According to the 2011 Cruise Ship Schedule, the Seven Seas Navigator will call on Bermuda twice this year, with the... Read more of this article
Tina Fey: Smoking Hot Bermuda Honeymoon
Comedienne Tina Fey will always remember her 2001 Bermuda honeymoon for all the wrong reasons — there was a fire on the cruise ship she and her husband were sailing home to New York aboard. The actress/writer who created and stars in NBC’s “30 Rock” admits the voyage had been a lot of fun until she found herself standing... Read more of this article
QV Cruise Passengers Rate Bermuda #1
Minister of Transport Terry Lister said today [Apr.19] that passengers on the recent visit of the Queen Victoria cruise ship to Bermuda rated the island as the top destination. The Queen Victoria came to Bermuda on April 2, 2011, leaving the same day having originated in Fort Lauderdale. The ship also stopped in South Carolina, the Azores, Lisbon,... Read more of this article
Oceania Marina Cruise Ship Makes First Visit
Minister of Transport Terry Lister is pictured below welcoming Captain Luca Manzi from the Oceania Marina, which made its inaugural visit to Bermuda this week. After leaving Bermuda, the Oceania Marina continued across the Atlantic to Funchal, Maderia Portugal. The cruise ship is scheduled to return to Bermuda in December. According to Frommers,... Read more of this article
Luxury Cruise Liner Makes First Visit
The British-registered luxury cruise liner “Queen Victoria”, took pilot at 06:54LT yesterday [Apr.2] for Heritage Wharf in Dockyard, making her first visit to Bermuda en route from Nassau to the Azores. She arrived carrying 1912 passengers and 970 crew, and departed yesterday afternoon at 5:00pm. The 964ft long, 90,049t vessel entered service... Read more of this article
Sailor Accused of Cruise Ship Sex Attack
A 40-year-old Filipino sailor faced charges of sexual assault in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 4]. The defendant, who is not a resident of Bermuda, is accused of attacking a woman on board a cruise ship in December of 2010. The defendant, who was accompanied by a female friend in court, was represented by lawyer Kendrick James. He received bail,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Artist Puts Signature On Ship
As has become a Holland America Line tradition, renowned Bermuda marine artist Captain Stephen Card has put his signature on “Nieuw Amsterdam IV”, its 15th and newest vessel, with a series of works celebrating the new cruise ship and its predecessors. The Bermudian artist, who hails from a seafaring background, has several paintings and... Read more of this article
2011 Projection: 11% Increase in Cruise Visitors
The Minister of Transport Terry Lister announced today [Jan 20] that the 2011 Cruise Ship Schedule has been finalised. A total of 385,200 cruise visitors are projected for 2011, an 11% increase over the 347,931 visitors in 2010. Minister Lister said: “For 2011 we are expecting a total of 180 cruise calls, bringing an expected 385,000 cruise visitors... Read more of this article
