Charles4515

Before I was Elite Plus I went there to have a cappuccino before heading for a real breakfast. 😀 The continental breakfast wasn’t much. Pretty much skipped it after being able to get cappuccinos and lattes at Cafe El Bacio.

I was hoping someone else would reply but here goes…..You don’t have to book Restless Native or Rising Son through the cruise line. Book direct or with Island Tour Centre. What I have found is that where the excursion boats stop depends on sea conditions and tides. So once we stopped at a pretty good spot but the next time meh. Generally they will stop at a shallow site first as there are usually beginners on the excursion, In general I have found decent snorkeling in Bermuda but nothing as outstanding as in the Caribbean like Bonaire, Cayman, Belize Mexico, etc. If you don’t have your own gear then you really are limited to Tobacco Bay. They have rentals but it is a small beach so easily gets crowded. Snorkeling there is good but not as good as some other places if you had gear. There is reef and fish. Horseshoe Bay is not really for snorkeling you can snorkel anywhere and in the coves to the left of Horseshoe Bay you probably would see large parrot fish. I don’t know if the current concession at Horseshoe rents snorkel gear. I have my own so didn’t really pay attention. Near the Dockyard is Snorkel Park. It is private and has an admission charge but you can rent gear. I was going to try snorkeling ther years ago but there was broken glass all over so I didn’t go in the water. They may have cleaned up the glass but I have not gone back. The water temp at the end of October is going be cool. For me the air and water temp would be too cool at the end of October, not beach weather but others have said it is fine for them.

When there is no NCL ship at the Dockyard it is not used. The ferry, Spirit of St. George, is left at a berth in St. George.

If there is no customs and immigration set up in NYC for debarking passengers you would be in violation of the law. You have to officially clear both. Also you could be inconveniencing the other passengers. They will be looking for you and would possibly delay the ship waiting for you not knowing you had departed. Don't assume that it is impossible to arrange.

There are restaurants open in Hamilton on Sunday but most shops in Hamilton are closed on Sunday.

You will have to do it on your own. I doubt they will offer any assistance. Passengers are responsible for having the correct documentation. Cruise lines generally don’t take any responsibility except for refusing boarding if you don’t have it.

Your status will go up. It is not a one time deal.

That is still true. Post offices and Hamilton Bus station. It might be sold at the Hamilton Ferry terminal. There is also a digital app that where digital versions of the booklets are available but I have heard there were some glitches. I don’t know if those have been resolved.

Tokens have always been sold at the visitor information centre at the Dockyard. You may be thinking of the ticket booklets which are not sold at the Dockyard.

But the stuff inside is. My luggage has traveled across the world multiple times, and it's banged up all to heck, but nothing in the inside has ever been broken, smashed, or even barely jostled Nothing has ever been damaged in my Travel Pro Crew soft sided luggage that I bought many years ago for about $200 (probably costs more now new) and traveled around the world in. I would not by very expensive luggage because I don’t want to attract attention of criminals.

File an insurance claim.

According to the post number that shows on my browser your post is #9677 🙄 Are we going to fill the thread with off topic posts to make 10,000?

I think it would be boring after a while. But if it floats your boat…

I don’t think you will be disappointed. Unlike you though I do like Mexico, I have studied Mexican history and have been there many times. Been to a bunch of indigenous ruins. My favorite are not Mayan. They are near Mexico City. Teotihuacan. It is the most visited archaeological site in Mexico. For good reason.

It is not on an ocean. You are confusing Chichen Itza with Tulum I believe. Chichen Itza is way better and truly is a wonder.

Radiance Class has never serviced Baltimore.

The ones they have not been calling at with them Grand Cayman comes to mind right off the bat. The largest ships that they have that can do Bermuda are Quantum class.

The Mah Jhong games can get pretty loud.....😀

And that ferry can be unpleasant. It is nicknamed the vomit comet.

I undertand that. I am a beach loving person myself and in the Caribbean we do beaches at the ports.

If you follow a topic then you will be notified. I also use the content I posted in stream as default so any posts on this topic will put it on my first page.

My reply was more about older people where the family has left the nest or are childless. Royal Caribbean wants families to go on the mega ships as there is more opportunity to suck revenue from them on those ships. There are also fewer ports as the ship is the destination so more revenue opportunity. That is not to say families can’t have a great time on smaller or small ships.

We also did it from Cancun and were able to climb the pyramid. Since then a super highway has been built so it might take less time by bus. A few years ago on another land vacation we did Coba which I have seen on the Royal excursion list. You can still climb the large pyramid there Nohoch Mul.

There used to be excursions there on some cruise lines that flew there on small planes. There were a couple of crashes and those pretty much were discontinued. There possibly are private tours that fly there from Progresso.

Nothing suggests that. They asked if Celebrity is building smaller ships.