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Ship's too big for St. George's
Oops, the Veendam can't dock at St. George, Bermuda. I would have
thought they would have checked this before now.... http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?Se...D=270&ArticleI D=43899 -- Charles |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
"Charles" wrote in message d... Oops, the Veendam can't dock at St. George, Bermuda. I would have thought they would have checked this before now.... http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?Se...D=270&ArticleI D=43899 -- Charles That's a very stupid oops... especially given the "triple whammy" they mentioned (no more ships, no hotel, and the golf course being closed). Bermuda has always given the ships a bit of a hard time, but now it seems that their "attitude" is haunting them big time. Time to get out some dredging equipment and deepen and widen the Town Cut. That cut should be able to accommodate 70,000 ton ships to help bring the economy back. No need for Voyager size ships there, but Century/LegendOTS/SplendorOTS size ships should be allowed to go there. --Tom |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
Charles wrote: Oops, the Veendam can't dock at St. George, Bermuda. I would have thought they would have checked this before now.... http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?Se...D=270&ArticleI D=43899 This is a HUGE Oops and there are going to be a lot of unhappy passengers. No way would I book a cruise to Bermuda when I have to tender ashore. The beauty of a Bermuda cruise is being able to walk on and off the ship when you want to. I would much rather take the Summit which docks at the Dockyard, then to take the Veendam and have to tender. sue |
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"Sue Mullen" wrote in message ... Charles wrote: Oops, the Veendam can't dock at St. George, Bermuda. I would have thought they would have checked this before now.... http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?Se...D=270&ArticleI D=43899 This is a HUGE Oops and there are going to be a lot of unhappy passengers. No way would I book a cruise to Bermuda when I have to tender ashore. The beauty of a Bermuda cruise is being able to walk on and off the ship when you want to. I would much rather take the Summit which docks at the Dockyard, then to take the Veendam and have to tender. It's only supposed to be at St. George 1 day (IIRC). The other 3 days it will be in Hamilton docked (assuming my info is correct), which is still better than 3 days at the Wharf for Summit. --Tom |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
Tom K wrote: "Sue Mullen" wrote in message ... Charles wrote: Oops, the Veendam can't dock at St. George, Bermuda. I would have thought they would have checked this before now.... http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?Se...D=270&ArticleI D=43899 This is a HUGE Oops and there are going to be a lot of unhappy passengers. No way would I book a cruise to Bermuda when I have to tender ashore. The beauty of a Bermuda cruise is being able to walk on and off the ship when you want to. I would much rather take the Summit which docks at the Dockyard, then to take the Veendam and have to tender. It's only supposed to be at St. George 1 day (IIRC). The other 3 days it will be in Hamilton docked (assuming my info is correct), which is still better than 3 days at the Wharf for Summit. I know it is only a day or two at the most, but I just don't like the idea of tendering in Bermuda. I enjoy being at the Dockyard and can take the ferry to Hamilton. I don't think we will be going to Bermuda any time soon, so I won't worry about it yet. sue |
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Dockyard, tender, swim.... whatever it takes. I love Bermuda!
In article , Sue Mullen wrote: Tom K wrote: "Sue Mullen" wrote in message ... Charles wrote: Oops, the Veendam can't dock at St. George, Bermuda. I would have thought they would have checked this before now.... http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?Se...D=270&ArticleI D=43899 This is a HUGE Oops and there are going to be a lot of unhappy passengers. No way would I book a cruise to Bermuda when I have to tender ashore. The beauty of a Bermuda cruise is being able to walk on and off the ship when you want to. I would much rather take the Summit which docks at the Dockyard, then to take the Veendam and have to tender. It's only supposed to be at St. George 1 day (IIRC). The other 3 days it will be in Hamilton docked (assuming my info is correct), which is still better than 3 days at the Wharf for Summit. I know it is only a day or two at the most, but I just don't like the idea of tendering in Bermuda. I enjoy being at the Dockyard and can take the ferry to Hamilton. I don't think we will be going to Bermuda any time soon, so I won't worry about it yet. sue |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
Paul Krause wrote: Dockyard, tender, swim.... whatever it takes. I love Bermuda! I love Bermuda also, but somehow tendering there just isn't right.LOL sue |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
On Dec 16, 10:38*pm, "Tom K" wrote:
*The other 3 days it will be in Hamilton docked (assuming my info is correct), which is still better than 3 days at the Wharf for Summit. It really depends on what a person wants to do. The cab ride to horseshoe bay is about the same from Hamilton or the wharf, and it's a pleasant ferry ride to/from St. George or Hamilton. It's not quite as bad as you always portray it. Warren |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
Warren wrote:
On Dec 16, 10:38*pm, "Tom K" wrote: *The other 3 days it will be in Hamilton docked (assuming my info is correct), which is still better than 3 days at the Wharf for Summit. It really depends on what a person wants to do. The cab ride to horseshoe bay is about the same from Hamilton or the wharf, and it's a pleasant ferry ride to/from St. George or Hamilton. It's not quite as bad as you always portray it. . First - even if a ship is booked to go into St. George, sometimes they can't get in there due to weather. I love Bermuda and King's Wharf isn't BAD - it's just that it isn't as nice as being right in town. If you are at King's Wharf for three days and have to take the ferry each day to get into town, you almost might as well be tendering although the ferry is a nicer ride. |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
On Dec 18, 8:16*am, Rosalie B. wrote:
I love Bermuda and King's Wharf isn't BAD - it's just that it isn't as nice as being right in town. *If you are at King's Wharf for three days and have to take the ferry each day to get into town, you almost might as well be tendering although the ferry is a nicer ride. As someone who doesn't "shop" - and has usually seen what's to see of interest to me "in town" within a couple of hours - I personally don't care if the ship is docked in Hamilton, Kings Wharf or St. Georges. Eventually I have to take some mode of transportation to get to places that interest me on Bermuda wherever the ship is docked. Warren |
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