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Ship's too big for St. George's
"Warren" wrote in message ... 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 The ferry ride can be a hassle. Especially at night when everyone's tired and just wants to go back on the ship quickly. Nothing IMO beats being docked on Front Street and right in St. Georges. Plus, if you read the article that Charles linked to (or some of the other articles on that page), I think they said that they discontinued the ferry to St. Georges. It sounds like the town of St. George is in trouble. Even the White Horse is going to be closed for a number of months. --Tom |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
"Tom K" wrote:
"Warren" wrote in message ... 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. The ferry ride can be a hassle. Especially at night when everyone's tired and just wants to go back on the ship quickly. Nothing IMO beats being docked on Front Street and right in St. Georges. Plus, if you read the article that Charles linked to (or some of the other articles on that page), I think they said that they discontinued the ferry to St. Georges. It sounds like the town of St. George is in trouble. Even the White Horse is going to be closed for a number of months. The ferry to St. Georges normally only runs in the summer anyway. It's a very long ride and I think it is a fairly recently added route. I don't think they had that route when I first went to Bermuda. |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
Rosalie B. wrote On 12/19/2009 8:20 AM:
"Tom K" wrote: "Warren" wrote in message ... 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. The ferry ride can be a hassle. Especially at night when everyone's tired and just wants to go back on the ship quickly. Nothing IMO beats being docked on Front Street and right in St. Georges. Plus, if you read the article that Charles linked to (or some of the other articles on that page), I think they said that they discontinued the ferry to St. Georges. It sounds like the town of St. George is in trouble. Even the White Horse is going to be closed for a number of months. The ferry to St. Georges normally only runs in the summer anyway. It's a very long ride and I think it is a fairly recently added route. I don't think they had that route when I first went to Bermuda. Call me a little off beat, but I don't mind HAL tenders. They are very fast and can hold a lot of walkers without capsizing. ;-) In other ports I've gotten some very nice photos while tendering ashore. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest of friends, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Pages: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 My Shutterfly Page http://photosbybrianmk.shutterfly.com/ |
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Brian K wrote: Rosalie B. wrote On 12/19/2009 8:20 AM: "Tom K" wrote: "Warren" wrote in message ... 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. The ferry ride can be a hassle. Especially at night when everyone's tired and just wants to go back on the ship quickly. Nothing IMO beats being docked on Front Street and right in St. Georges. Plus, if you read the article that Charles linked to (or some of the other articles on that page), I think they said that they discontinued the ferry to St. Georges. It sounds like the town of St. George is in trouble. Even the White Horse is going to be closed for a number of months. The ferry to St. Georges normally only runs in the summer anyway. It's a very long ride and I think it is a fairly recently added route. I don't think they had that route when I first went to Bermuda. Call me a little off beat, but I don't mind HAL tenders. They are very fast and can hold a lot of walkers without capsizing. ;-) In other ports I've gotten some very nice photos while tendering ashore. Brian, I don't mind when we have to tender in a port, but Bermuda is a totally different story. One of the lovely things about Bermuda is being able to "walk" off or onto the ship at anytime of the day or night. Having to tender changes that freedom completly. sue |
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Sue Mullen wrote On 12/22/2009 10:20 AM:
Brian K wrote: Rosalie B. wrote On 12/19/2009 8:20 AM: "Tom K" wrote: "Warren" wrote in message ... 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. The ferry ride can be a hassle. Especially at night when everyone's tired and just wants to go back on the ship quickly. Nothing IMO beats being docked on Front Street and right in St. Georges. Plus, if you read the article that Charles linked to (or some of the other articles on that page), I think they said that they discontinued the ferry to St. Georges. It sounds like the town of St. George is in trouble. Even the White Horse is going to be closed for a number of months. The ferry to St. Georges normally only runs in the summer anyway. It's a very long ride and I think it is a fairly recently added route. I don't think they had that route when I first went to Bermuda. Call me a little off beat, but I don't mind HAL tenders. They are very fast and can hold a lot of walkers without capsizing. ;-) In other ports I've gotten some very nice photos while tendering ashore. Brian, I don't mind when we have to tender in a port, but Bermuda is a totally different story. One of the lovely things about Bermuda is being able to "walk" off or onto the ship at anytime of the day or night. Having to tender changes that freedom completly. sue Don't most tenders run every 10 - 15 minutes? That doesn't seem like much of an inconvenience to me. All ships tender to Georgetown, Grand Cayman. What's the difference? -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest of friends, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Pages: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 My Shutterfly Page http://photosbybrianmk.shutterfly.com/ |
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Brian K wrote: Don't most tenders run every 10 - 15 minutes? That doesn't seem like much of an inconvenience to me. All ships tender to Georgetown, Grand Cayman. What's the difference? Would depend on how long. A regular "drive by" like at Georgetown, then it would be less of a problem. I think the Replier was thinking about the longer stays in Bermuda where they stay for a couple of days. -- To find that place where the rats don't race and the phones don't ring at all. If once, you've slept on an island. Scott Kirby "If once you've slept on an island" |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
In article , Brian K
wrote: Don't most tenders run every 10 - 15 minutes? That doesn't seem like much of an inconvenience to me. All ships tender to Georgetown, Grand Cayman. What's the difference? You don't get the difference because you have never been on a cruise to Bermuda. And likely you have never even been to Bermuda. The cruises we are talking about to Bermuda are not the ones with a one day, 8 hour port call. You sail there, then the ship becomes your hotel for the whole time you are there, three to four days, and then you sail back. We walk on and off the ship at all hours. And many times a day. I have stayed out until 2:00 am at St. George and walked back on to the ship. It is not a six hour stop like Grand Cayman. -- Charles |
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Brian K wrote: Sue Mullen wrote On 12/22/2009 10:20 AM: Brian K wrote: Rosalie B. wrote On 12/19/2009 8:20 AM: "Tom K" wrote: "Warren" wrote in message ... 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. The ferry ride can be a hassle. Especially at night when everyone's tired and just wants to go back on the ship quickly. Nothing IMO beats being docked on Front Street and right in St. Georges. Plus, if you read the article that Charles linked to (or some of the other articles on that page), I think they said that they discontinued the ferry to St. Georges. It sounds like the town of St. George is in trouble. Even the White Horse is going to be closed for a number of months. The ferry to St. Georges normally only runs in the summer anyway. It's a very long ride and I think it is a fairly recently added route. I don't think they had that route when I first went to Bermuda. Call me a little off beat, but I don't mind HAL tenders. They are very fast and can hold a lot of walkers without capsizing. ;-) In other ports I've gotten some very nice photos while tendering ashore. Brian, I don't mind when we have to tender in a port, but Bermuda is a totally different story. One of the lovely things about Bermuda is being able to "walk" off or onto the ship at anytime of the day or night. Having to tender changes that freedom completly. sue Don't most tenders run every 10 - 15 minutes? That doesn't seem like much of an inconvenience to me. All ships tender to Georgetown, Grand Cayman. What's the difference? Guess you have to of experienced Bermuda to understand what the differencce is. Love taking a walk in St. George's after dinner, but don't want to stand around waiting for a tender. Same thing with going into town with friends in the evening to spend some time at a pub. When you get tired it is back to the ship and no standing around waiting for a tender. In most other ports you are there for a short time, so you go ashore and don't return untill you are done for the day. sue |
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Ship's too big for St. George's
Brian K wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote On 12/22/2009 10:20 AM: Brian K wrote: Call me a little off beat, but I don't mind HAL tenders. They are very fast and can hold a lot of walkers without capsizing. ;-) In other ports I've gotten some very nice photos while tendering ashore. Brian, I don't mind when we have to tender in a port, but Bermuda is a totally different story. One of the lovely things about Bermuda is being able to "walk" off or onto the ship at anytime of the day or night. Having to tender changes that freedom completly. sue Don't most tenders run every 10 - 15 minutes? That doesn't seem like much of an inconvenience to me. All ships tender to Georgetown, Grand Cayman. What's the difference? I don't think they would run all night - that's one difference The difference as others have said is that in Georgetown you get there in the morning (eat breakfast in the Lido and watch the ships maneuvering into position), take a tender in. Do whatever you want to do there. Take a tender back. Ship leaves. Bermuda is more like Key West if the ship can stay at the Mallory Street pier overnight. There are repositioning cruises where you go to Bermuda as the first port and are there for just one night and part of a day, but most Bermuda cruises, you are there for four days/three nights, and the ship is just a floating hotel. You don't have to rush around to do things and worry about the ship leaving before you get done. It would be very inconvenient if you had to tender in each time. We've been to Bermuda four times. The first time in 1963 when Bob's ship was on maneuvers there and I was pg with my 2nd child. I stayed at a hotel in St. George which is no longer there. The second time in 1995 and we stayed at the Hamilton Princess. The third time on the old NCL Crown in 2004 which went to Hamilton and St. George, and the fourth time in 2007 on Grandeur of the Seas repositioning cruise where they were at Kings Wharf. King's Wharf is not as nice as being in town, and if I had to tender, I would deal, but it would be three steps down. |
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