Hashtag: #BermudaCruises
Reunion for “Queen of Bermuda” Crew
Bermudians who sailed on the Furness Bermuda Line in the 1950s and early ’60s are being invited to a reunion in the UK in to renew old acquaintances and to share memories and mementos from the golden days of Furness’s sister ships, “Queen of Bermuda” and “Ocean Monarch”. Following a successful reunion in 2009, members... Read more of this article
No Tender: St George’s Loses Cruise Visits
[Updated] As Bernews first reported during Hurricane Igor, the MV Bermudian broke free from its moorings in St George’s, and was getting battered against the shoreline on Sunday afternoon and evening, as shown below. The boat is normally used to carry cruise ship passengers into St George’s from the Veendam which docks at sea. The Corporation... Read more of this article
Cruise Ships Diverting, JetBlue Extra Flights
While cruise ships are making plans to avoid Bermuda, JetBlue Airways has added an extra flight between New York/BDA and another between Boston/BDA tomorrow [Sept 16]. Citing plans to close Bermuda’s ports over the weekend as Hurricane Igor approaches, Royal Caribbean today announced the Enchantment of the Seas’ voyage to Bermuda scheduled... Read more of this article
Police: No Gun At Cruise Terminal
Following an incident yesterday [Aug 3] which saw numerous cruise ship passengers delayed as Police searched for a weapon, the Police this morning say they are “satisfied that the presence of a weapon could not be verified” and said they appreciated the cooperation of those who were inconvenienced. The Police also confirmed today that, as... Read more of this article
Report of “Weapon” At Cruise Terminal
Around 2:50pm today [Aug 3], Police state that they received information of the presence of a possible weapon at the cruise ship terminal at Penno’s Wharf in St. George’s. The Police say that efforts were made to “locate an individual that was believed to be off the cruise ship” as well as what the Police term the “item in question.”... Read more of this article
Veendam To Offer 24 Cruises Next Year
The Veendam will continue to sail into both St George’s and Hamilton next year, with Holland America Line announcing it will offer 24 seven-day cruises to Bermuda aboard MS Veendam in 2011, continuing the schedule established this year with weekly cruises which will spend one day at St. George’s and two nights at Hamilton Holland America... Read more of this article
Fathers Day Cruise: Oil Wrestling & Lingerie Models
In what could be considered an interesting juxtaposition to Bermuda’s supposedly conservative outlook, there is a cruise being advertised that features women oil wrestling as well as modeling lingerie. The Father’s Day Cruise “Doin’ it for Daddy” is being hosted by Private Pleasures. Private Pleasures is a female owned... Read more of this article
Video: Evacuation Of Bermuda Cruise Passenger
Scroll down for the rescue video of a US Coast Guard Helicopter hoisting a passenger off the Veendam Cruise Ship en route to Bermuda two days ago. The Veendam had just departed New York late Sunday afternoon [May 16] en route to Bermuda, when the Coast Guard received a call at 9:15 pm that night from a crewmember aboard the cruise ship Veendam, reporting... Read more of this article
Ex-Base Chief Dies on Bermuda Cruise
72 yr old Richard T. Haase died on Friday, May 7, at King Edward Hospital after falling seriously ill that morning while on vacationing aboard a cruise ship. Mr Haase, an American from Pennsylvania, had formerly worked in Bermuda for the US Government. He served in the US Army from 1955 to 1976, retiring from active duty and moving on to become Chief... Read more of this article
Man Overboard On Cruise: FBI Investigating
Law enforcement officials investigating the disappearance of a crew member were waiting at a New Jersey Cruise ship terminal when the Explorer of the Seas cruise ship docked on Saturday, May 7th. On the cruise ship’s fourth call to Bermuda for the year, it safely departed Dockyard, Bermuda on Saturday May 1st evening, and on May 5th fellow crewmembers... Read more of this article
Market Nights: Lots of Talent, Few Tourists
The Old Towne of St George’s had its first cruise ship visit of the year, and was alive last night with vendors, the gombeys, a ducking stool re-enactment, music, a “dance-off” and more. After twice passing by St George’s and docking in Hamilton due to inclement weather this year, on its third trip Holland America Line’s Veendam... Read more of this article
Man Overboard Days After Cruise Ship Leaves BDA
Four days after leaving Bermuda, a crew member of the Explorer of the Seas cruise ship jumped overboard and is now presumed drowned. The ship was nearing the end of a nine-night Bermuda and Caribbean cruise that departed from New Jersey on April 29, and docked in Bermuda on May 1st. It was the ship’s fourth call to Bermuda for the year, and the... Read more of this article
