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    Which beach has the pink sand beach

    in Bermuda

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    The beaches along the south shore are the best for seeing the pink sand. Horseshoe Bay and Tobacco Bay are a couple of the most popular. Horseshoe Bay is about a half hour drive from the Dockyard and there are public buses and private vans that can take you there, as well as taxi's.

     

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    Power strips.. Help!

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    having looked at the NCL site, there is not much to discourage people from bringing power strips with surge protectors on.

     

    if fact they dont mention it at all and encourage power strips so how is someone to know until it gets confiscated (if it does).

     

    pretty poor job on NCL to not be specific and to confiscate it

     

    Yes a power strip is allowed! Staterooms on board will not have as many outlets as you’re probably used to, and sometimes they may not be located in the most convenient place. If you are traveling with a large family or many electronics of your own, think about bringing a power strip.

    Found that too and it certainly says nothing about what "type" of power strip you can bring. I believe on the Carnival site they actually specify power strips without surge.

     

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    Bermuda in May

    in Bermuda

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    As a New Yorker used to swimming off Long Island in summer, the Bermuda waters in May will be fine. Most people who find it cold are from Maryland and south.

    This. We went mid May a few years ago and it was fine. The water was plenty warm enough. What we actually had to worry about was jellyfish. They had people policing the beach at Horseshoe Bay picking up the dead ones on the sand.

     

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    Gosling rum

    in Bermuda

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    Found some interesting info from a Fortune magazine article:

     

    "Black Seal claims an ancient Bermuda lineage, but it's complicated. Generations of Goslings have indeed been blending rum in Bermuda since the middle of the 19th century. But only blending. The raw material, rum distillate, comes from Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad -- Caribbean islands where sugar cane grows. (Bermuda doesn't have enough arable land for a cane crop, and the climate's not right.) The distillate arrives at 9 Dundonald St. in Hamilton in stainless-steel tanks, where it is aged and blended according to an old family recipe. The portion destined for the local market stays behind. The rest goes back in the tanks, journeys by sea to Port Elizabeth, N.J., and thence by rail to Bardstown, Ky., where it is diluted, bottled, and cased for shipment coast to coast."

     

    http://fortune.com/2011/04/15/goslings-rum-promoting-the-spirit-of-bermuda/

    Gosling rum

    in Bermuda

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    We also went to their store in Hamilton but as you mentioned the prices are about the same. I still have about a shot left from the bottle we actually got in Bermuda, although we have gone through several bottles since then that we've gotten locally I guess we're saving that last shot for the memories, lol. I did notice that the labeling is a little different on the bottles bought here vs the one we got on the island.

     

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    Gosling rum

    in Bermuda

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    We got ours at the duty free shop right as you get off the ship. They have it sent to the ship to be held, then it was delivered to our room on the last night of the cruise. Worked out well.

     

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    Bermuda currency

    in Bermuda

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    As stated you'll just need US currency. Last time we were there I wanted a few bucks of Bermuda currency as a souvenir. Several shops we tried didn't even have any. We finally meet a cashier that was originally from Boston and she went into her own purse and I got the Bermuda currency from her, lol.

     

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    Can you see a rocket?

    in Bermuda

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    It certainly is possible depending on launch time. I'm in NY and have twice seen rockets launched from Virginia. These were night time launches and became visible to me around two minutes after launch when they got high enough in the sky.

     

    Here's a news article on the subject: http://mobile.royalgazette.com/news/article/20160408/rocket-to-launch-near-6pm&template=mobileart

     

    NASA actually has a rocket tracking station on Bermuda as well: https://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital/2016/10/14/update-on-bermuda-tracking-station/

     

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    Is the Coast Visible?

    in Canada/New England

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    Hi everybody. We are cruising on the Norwegian Gem from NY to Canada in June. From the route map Norwegian shows on their website it looks like we are pretty far out to sea on the way to Halifax but we're wondering on the way back as we hit our ports of call if the coast is visible between stops....does the ship stay fairly close to shore? We purposely booked a starboard balcony in hopes it is. :-) Can anybody that's done this cruise before give us some insight? Stops in Halifax, Saint John, Bar Harbor, and Portland.

     

    Thanks!

     

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    Sdp/ubp

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    Quilting_Cruiser is correct. Below is from Norwegians web site.

     

    "Norwegian's Ultimate Beverage Package includes a variety of spirits, cocktails, wines by the glass and bottled or draft beer up to and including $15*USDand unlimited fountain soda and juices at all bars, lounges, restaurants and the Great Stirrup Cay. A 20% discount will be applied to all bottles of wine purchased on board.

     

    The Ultimate Beverage Package does not include room service, package sales, ship specific promotions or beer buckets, designated Super Premium brands (subject to change), bottled wine, mini bar purchases, bottled water, fresh squeezed juices, select Lavazza coffee beverages, energy drinks, vending machines, wine stations or spirits, cocktails, draft or bottled beer and glasses of wine over $15*USD. One (1) beverage per person per transaction. Package can be used in all restaurants, lounges, bars and Great Stirrup Cay. Any items over $15*USD*will receive an $15*USD*discount and the guest will be charged the difference to their account. Ultimate Beverage Package is not available on the Pride of America."

     

     

     

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    Breakaway Hurricane News 10/9

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    A co worker of mine and her husband are aboard. They were looking forward to going to Bermuda for almost a year, just them, no kids. :-) I gave them lots of Bermuda tips since I've been there before and they haven't. Feel really bad for them and hope they make the best of it.

     

    Also when we went it was in May. Didn't have to worry about hurricanes, just jelly fish. :-)

     

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    Bermuda weather the middle of May

    in Bermuda

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    We went mid May a few years ago and thought it was great. Warm but not overbearing during the day. Water felt warm to us but we are used to cool NY lakes. Only problem we had was it was jellyfish "season" and there were many in the water and washed up on the beaches. They actually had people policing the beaches to pick up the jellyfish.

     

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    Cash or credit

    in Bermuda

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    i'm very interested in getting a smattering of local currency and coins. is hitting up a local the best way to do this? i'm not a very forward person but i guess they are used to it in the tourist areas

    What we did was simply just ask the cashier when we bought something if they happened to have Bermuda currency we could get back as change on our purchase. Most places told us they only had US currency though.

     

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    Cash or credit

    in Bermuda

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    As stated just bring US money, in fact last time we were there I wanted to get some Bermuda money for a souvenir and it was hard to find, at least in the touristy areas. A nice cashier at the Frog & Onion went into her purse and hooked us up (she was originally from Boston).

     

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