ShipCritic Blog » Bermuda Cruises http://www.shipcriticblog.com Cruise Chat, News & Bargains Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Revision in HAL’s Bermuda Itinerary http://www.shipcriticblog.com/ooops-hal-veendam-cant-dock-in-bermuda-port/ http://www.shipcriticblog.com/ooops-hal-veendam-cant-dock-in-bermuda-port/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:51:25 +0000 Anne Campbell http://www.shipcriticblog.com/?p=663

There’s a minor glitch in the itinerary of Holland America’s  Veendam, which sails on one-week New York Bermuda cruises.

The HAL ship is slated to start a series of 24 Bermuda cruises in April, 2010, sailing round trip each week from New York.   Veendam was scheduled to dock in two ports, Hamilton (two nights) and St. George (one night), a big plus for this cruise line since other cruise lines sailing on this itinerary had to dock in the inconvenient Dockyards.

On Holland America Line’s 2010 Bermuda sailings, the ms Veendam will anchor and tender in to St. George’s on local ferries that carry 700 guests. This operational change was made due to challenges with the Town Cut and the narrow entrance to St. George’s Harbour.   The cruise line says “we believe this will be a very efficient tender process for our guests who are sailing to experience Bermuda and Holland America Line.”

But this cruiser would still opt to board Veendam on the Bermuda itinerary.  Spending an extra night docked in Hamilton still beats being stuck in the Dockyards, where the other Bermuda-bound ships must go.

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If your heart is set on a traditional Bermuda cruise from New York, you’ll welcome Holland America’s news that it will increase 2010 Bermuda cruises from 11 to 24 beginning on April 25, 2010.   The 1,350-passenger Veendam will sail on one week Bermuda cruises from Manhattan

Holland America’s Veendam will be the only cruise ship visiting the more popular ports of Hamilton and St. George’s since other cruise ships dock in the more inconvenient dockyard facility.  Veendam’s passengers will spend roughly two days in both Hamilton and St. George’s.

 

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Celebrity Cruises has announced plans to resume New York/Bermuda cruises in 2010 when Celebrity Summitrepositions from San Juan to Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ.  Beginning April 17, 2010, the ship will sail on seven day cruises from New York docking in King’s Wharf where passengers board water taxis to visit Hamilton and other popular destinations in Bermuda.   Previously, the smaller Celebrity Zenith docked in Hamilton. 

Starting July 2010, Celebrity Summit will alternate Bermuda sailings with seven-day Canada/New England voyages.  Specific itineraries will be announced in 2009, when reservations open for bookings.

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