Charles4515

You won't see immigration until your trip is over. So I don't think that matters. Really what you need to worry about is what Royal wants to see from you at boarding or rather their pier workers. Some have said that in the last couple of weeks Royal has started requiring a notorized permission. However we can't really be sure how much they will enforce that. My guess is that if they ask for it and you don't have it they will attempt to contact the mother. That is what happened to someone in a group with us on another cruise line. They contacted the father. That turned out okay because no matter how much the father might have been on bad terms with the mother he loved the kid and was not going to say no....

If Celebrity wants to give out legacy benefits or Elite Plus benefits for life well it is their business. People are earning Elite Status not even sailing with the PUP points. Doing quizes I don't blame anyone for taking advantage of legacy status for their kids, (it is not like getting into college) or status when they don't even sail. Not my problem. I don't cruise for the benefits, I cruise often on cruise lines that don't give them out like candy, probably because they don't need to. I have taken too many cruises and in the course of time reached high status in loyalty programs but that does not move me to book more on Celebrity than other cruise lines. If they want to give me perks, fine, but they won't cause me to book Celebrity more or less.

There are 88 steps. No places to rest. You will be with a tour group that goes down at the same time so you can’t stop anyway. They are not difficult unless you have mobility issues. Take a ferry to Hamilton or St. George’s then a taxi to the caves. There are always taxis coming and going as the caves are a popular attraction. Return the same way. To a ferry terminal then ferry back to the Dockyard.

As mentioned above you might need consent. If the child is under 16 and the last names are different some cruise lines require a passport. Check Royal’s requirements.

Why bother? Just take a Caribbean cruise.

We were in a similar predicament last year when we were trying to decide which Alaska cruise to book. Royal has the entertainment value/newer style ship compared to Princess but Princess sails to both Glacier Bay and Hubbard Glacier on their one-way itinerary. In the end, we chose the itinerary over the ship in going with Princess. Smart choice. I don’t get why people would choose Royal Caribbean for the ships over Princess or HAL for the itinerary for Alaska. The whole point of Alaska cruises is itinerary.

In 2019 on the daily activity sheet, the cruise director also mentioned it in his announcemnt and there was a sign at the gangway leaving. With all that a member of our group left her photo ID in her cabin and did not have her photo ID returning. So they called the ship and verified her ID from the manifest. She was delayed about 10 minutes

That is probably the reason. Legal issues for childrens privacy. People have reported that the kids can get the status when they are 18. I didn’t know that. I was taking OP at their word that their kids would have zero points. It appears then the topic is a moot issue.

Most airline loyalty programs I am in if you don’t earn points in any two year or 3 year period you lose your points and you have to earn your status yearly. None of the cruise line programs I am in work that way. I am Elite Plus even if I take zero cruises from now on.

About $32 plus tip overall if you have 1-4. For 5-7 passengers about $43 overall plus tip.

I don’t think that kids should get Captains Club status based on sailings the parents booked and paid for. They should start at zero at age 18.

I agree with you in general but the navigable channel into Bermuda is narrow and requires a pilot boat. I think the Captain and harbor authorities both will have something to say but layout wise they can dock in either direction at both King's Wharf and Heritage Wharf. I would guess under most circumstances once they get as far as the docks the Captain will choose the position.

To go to the caves or the aquarium best to take a ferry to either Hamilton or St. George's and then taxis from there to those destinations, cave or aqauarium which are in between Hamilton and St. George. Taxis are available in Hamilton, at the Aquarium and the Caves. The ice cream shop is a short walk from the Caves. If you walk there you can usually catch a taxi across the street from the ice cream shop at the popular Swizzle Inn. How many days are you in Bermuda?

You have to have at least seven for a minibus. Most taxis have three rows of seats so taxis are what you want. They are readily available at the Dockyard. At the caves there are taxis dropping off so it should not be a problem getting a taxi there to return or on to the next destination. As for other tourist locations, Hamilton and St. George would have taxis but best to use the ferries to get to them. Other locations it might be difficult to get a taxi. If you were more specific we could give you an opinion.

Most of them hold 30 but but there are few with less. They have fold out seats to fill the middle aisle.

18 to 30 but the minimum is 7 for a minibus. There are shared ride private minibuses to Horseshoe Bay for 7 per person. They squeeze in as many as 30. They go right down to the beach. There are also taxis that can take 5 to 7 adults. So the fare would be about $43 overall plus tip for a taxi to Horseshoe Bay for a 5-7 seat taxi. Horseshoe Bay has all the amenities you asked about. I personally prefer a taxi to a minibus for over 4 passengers. Other beaches with amenities are Tobacco Bay and Clearwater Beach.

I would check with Heidi Cowan at Byways Tours for prices and availability. She could probably do all on your list in 6 hours and get you back to the ship on time. https://www.bermudabyways.com

It is actually easy enough to go outside on deck and see the port side. The view on the non port side is a pleasant view, you can see boats heading to Hamilton. It never concerned me which side because I don't spend much time on the ship while docked in Bermuda. Sitting outside on the balcony facing the port is not really that exciting until the ship is getting ready to leave Bermuda and there are sometimes pier runners. Can go up on deck for that.

I think that is a primary consideration.

I was only thinking about the OP's schedule. I was answering OP but it is true that if past practice is continued there won't be ferries to St. Georges at all except the NCL tender for NCL passengers during the winter.

Topics are listed on the Forums page. There is also an All Activity stream. I find that cumbersome with so many posts. You can also set up custom streams. I have set up My Stream to only show posts in a selection of boards I am interested in. There is also a search ability.

I was trying to tell OP since they were going to be there on Saturday and Sunday there would only be ferries to Hamilton the two days they are going to be there. . There won’t be ferries to St. George’s on Saturday and Sunday.

It can be docked either way. Sorry no way to predict. That decision is based on wind, tides, lifeboat drills and maintenance.

The winter ferry schedule has not issued until a week or two before it goes into effect. So probably at the end of October. Going by past hisory Saturday and Sunday there will only be ferries to Hamilton on the weekend. .

You could do it if you pay attention to your watch and get the cooperation of the taxi driver. You say six hours max. That concerns me. If you are leaving that day I probably would skip St,. George's.