The casinos are closed and there is some entertainment (can't talk about Celebrity), but most passengers are off the ship having a great time.. Please don't pass Bermuda by.. it's our favorite place to be.

Interesting ParrotMom. I too have avoided Bermuda, in part, because these cruises seem like they turn the ship into nothing more than a hotel for you to return to at night.

When cruising we always look forward to dinner and the ship board entertainment each evening. We don't ever depend on the Casinos at any port since they all close when in port.

Secondly, what is there to do off the ship at night other than bars and dance clubs? (We're just not into them). That's where my concern comes in, since if there's nothing to do on shore at night that we like, our only option is to return to the ship where nothing is going on.

Thanks for any advice!

Depends on what you want from your vacation - for us the fact that the ship WAS our hotel was just the point. Unlike other itineraries I have seen, the idea of staying in one place for 3-4 nights was appealing to us - but can understand how it would be boring to others.

What we did, since it was summer, was spend a full and tiring day seeing things in Bermuda, going to beach, water sports, etc. Returned to ship very late afternoon, changed, had a leisurely drink, then dinner. After dinner sat on deck, usually exhausted, there was usually some music, and enjoyed the air and view.

On another day, we went out to dinner on land - picked the night when shops were open a bit later and window shopped and walked around Hamilton.

Since we had teenagers with us, bars were also not the attraction. We are not big gamblers, so casino being closed was no loss to us.

Thanks Gail. Sounds like I just need to break the concept of a traditional cruise, like I'm used too. I can see where doing it this way could be fun.

We took a Bermuda cruise several years ago, and it was the same as any other cruise we took. We did our shore thingy, 2nd seating for dinner, show afterwards. All the same activities at sea as in port with the exception of the casino, and that certainly didn't bother me.

Thanks, everyone! We're not put off Bermuda at all. Now I've got a picture in my head of us sitting on the deck with the sun going down, watching the stars pop out. Who needs entertainment?

Since we aren't the pub types...Tuesday night in St. George in the suare is I think they call it Heritage Night..with crafts and music...Wednesday night in Hamilton it's a big street fair where they close off Front Street.. If your lucky you might be able to see the "Calling of the Guard", we've only seen it once. After that was over we took a carriage ride around Hamilton. We wanted to take a carriage ride through the side streets of St George but waited too long.. There is a huge( read that as booze cruise) excursion for the evening but the name escapes me.. I must take back my comment about pubs though...the only place we go for lunch and listen to the Bermuda symphony (ambulances) is the Swizzle Inn which everybody will tell you is a MUST... and that is reachable by the bus. They have great fish sandwiches (so big they should be shared), chicken wings, chowder and onion rings.. We've also gone there at night to listen to the entertainment and do karioke with friends...Oh yes.. we are over 65..lol It;s sort of a tradition...to have a Dark and Stormy there... This year for the first time I went off to explore the side streets near the water of St George and was able to capture some beautiful pictures of gardens and home...things we had never noticed before.. A favorite memory that will always stay with us is our walking hand in hand up the cobblestoned streets of St. George..

We'll definitely make the Swizzle Inn a lunchtime destination! And as my better half is into photography, we'll look for that sidestreet walk, too. Have you ever driven scooters while you were there, or did the "symphony" scare you away?

Please don't ride the mopeds...sadly there have been several deaths this y ear...the last only being a month ago of tourists.. Between the buses and the ferries you can get around.. If you'd like to see the side streets... please contact me to see my this years pictures...
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Actually, when you pull into St George, you can buy a 3-day pass to take the busses and boats all around the island. Don't forget to go to the pubs & fort at the Dock Yards. Take the boat from Hamilton.

Hey Budman, which cruise line were you on that had the evening shows?

Royal Caribbean. Which ship were you on that didn't have entertainment at night while in port?

A high speed ferry goes directly from St. George......There are now four high speed ferries in Bermuda..and of course another one from St. George goes to Hamilton... The Frog and Onion is a popular spot for lunch at the Dockyard.

Hi Budman: I've never been to Bermuda (see my earlier post) in part because I thought there was no evening entertainment / activities while in port at night.

The few friends I have who were there stated that this was one thing they did not like about this cruise .... but I'm learning a lot in this string of posts that's changing my mind.

The friends I'm speaking of were on Carnival and I have known Carnival to simply not have entertainment on nights with no explaination as to why

Anyway, thanks for all the info everyone.

Hold, we thoroughly enjoyed our Bermuda cruise. We are close to booking on Celebrity on 3 Sep 05.

hi there, has anyone ever sailed from Boston to Bermuda on the Norwegian Majesty? Can someone tell me if there is gambling in Bermuda itself? How was the cruise ship and also are the high speed ferries expensive?