dudput Posted May 9, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Can anyone who's been on the dawn arriving on a sun at 11:00 let me know what they did and did the have time to visit any beaches with the shorten bus and ferry schedule? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowers44 Posted May 9, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 9, 2015 We rented a Boston Whaler boat from Somerset Watersports and floated around the island for four hours, visiting beaches and a ship wreak. You can get to Horseshoe Bay and back in time with the shortened bus schedule. There is always the Dockyard area to explore too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachMartini Posted May 9, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 9, 2015 We are spending the day at Coco Reef resort and taking the Goslings Sunset Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morry2121 Posted May 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2015 We did a 5 hour tour of the island with some folks I met through the roll call. We got a very nice view of all the highlights of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relax Cruiser Posted May 10, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 10, 2015 We are also arriving in Bermuda via The Dawn on a Sunday and have booked a snorkeling excursion through the cruise line after 2pm. Since we thought that being an afternoon water would be warm. All other times the following 2 days were mornings. Plan to go to the beaches the following Monday morning. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolavix Posted May 13, 2015 #6 Share Posted May 13, 2015 We arrived at 11 AM on a Sunday last August and we managed to go to the beaches. We took the ferry to Hamilton and then the #7 bus heading back towards the Dockyard. It sounds convoluted, but at the time we were there, there was a change in the transportation and we didn't want to pay for the $16 shuttle to the beach when we were already getting the multi-day transportation passes. It's entirely doable...you just want to plan out how you are going to get there and then move along when you disembark from the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trurocruiser Posted May 17, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2015 We were on the May 8th sailing and booked the Horseshoe Bay Beach excursion thru NCL. the beach was beautiful, and with limited bus schedules on a Sunday found this the best option for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheManitoban Posted May 19, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 19, 2015 We did this last September. Got off the ship, bought the three day trans pass and then walked to a bus stop. There were transit officials there and asked us where we wanted to go. We said Horseshoe and he told us to get on the bus that was waiting. It dropped us off at the beach. When we were ready to leave, it was maybe a 5 minute wait for a bus back to the dockyard. Then I did an evening excursion (Bermuda Triangle Glass Bottom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman Posted May 19, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) I was also on the May 8th sailing and we took the Beach Shuttle to Horseshoe Bay for $7.00 pp. It was great, because it was super quick, no waiting for a bus or buying tokens. We were among the first to get to the beach as the Dawn was the only ship yet in port, so it was pretty empty. We then checked out all the small cove beaches between HB and Warwick Long Bay, which was just lovely. I happened to have some bus tokens so we grabbed the #7 back to the Ship at Warwick Long Bay.. But you could just retrace your walk back to HB and pick up the shuttle again there. Edited May 19, 2015 by modelman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman Posted May 19, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 19, 2015 One more, as it was such a stunning walk among the beaches.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted May 22, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 22, 2015 We were on the May 8th sailing and booked the Horseshoe Bay Beach excursion thru NCL. the beach was beautiful, and with limited bus schedules on a Sunday found this the best option for us. How much did NCL charge you for this excursion? How many hours? Did it provide the transportation for you (or were you still required to take the bus with those bus hours)? What time did you return? We arrived at 11 AM on a Sunday last August and we managed to go to the beaches. We took the ferry to Hamilton and then the #7 bus heading back towards the Dockyard. It sounds convoluted, but at the time we were there, there was a change in the transportation and we didn't want to pay for the $16 shuttle to the beach when we were already getting the multi-day transportation passes. It's entirely doable...you just want to plan out how you are going to get there and then move along when you disembark from the ship. Which beach did you go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted May 22, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I was also on the May 8th sailing and we took the Beach Shuttle to Horseshoe Bay for $7.00 pp. It was great, because it was super quick, no waiting for a bus or buying tokens. We were among the first to get to the beach as the Dawn was the only ship yet in port, so it was pretty empty. We then checked out all the small cove beaches between HB and Warwick Long Bay, which was just lovely. I happened to have some bus tokens so we grabbed the #7 back to the Ship at Warwick Long Bay.. But you could just retrace your walk back to HB and pick up the shuttle again there. So I guess I have a question about the beach shuttle. Do you only pay the $7 pp on the way there and then $7 pp when you return? I guess I was thinking you buy the round trip pass for $16. :confused: Or is it even a pass? (Meaning did you just pay them $7pp in cash?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman Posted May 22, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 22, 2015 We just paid the guy $7pp in cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted May 22, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 22, 2015 We just paid the guy $7pp in cash. Thanks. That helps. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted May 22, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) We just paid the guy $7pp in cash. Was that just a taxi or van driver working on his own? The "official" beach shuttle was $16 round trip last year. Edited May 22, 2015 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted May 22, 2015 #16 Share Posted May 22, 2015 How much did NCL charge you for this excursion? How many hours? Did it provide the transportation for you (or were you still required to take the bus with those bus hours)? What time did you return? You can look up the price of any NCL excursion on their website. The Horseshoe Bay excursions is $29 per adult, $19 per child (footnote says it may vary by date). Transportation to and from the beach is the only thing they provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted May 26, 2015 #17 Share Posted May 26, 2015 We rented a Boston Whaler boat from Somerset Watersports and floated around the island for four hours, visiting beaches and a ship wreak. You can get to Horseshoe Bay and back in time with the shortened bus schedule. There is always the Dockyard area to explore too. Do they allow you to go anywhere you want for the 4 hours? It's not a guided tour right? Are there places to dock the boat and get off to swim at the various beaches? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggleshanks Posted May 29, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 29, 2015 We enjoyed a 5 hour Photography Tour our first afternoon in Bermuda. "Picture Perfect Tours" http://www.pictureperfecttours.net/tours/ My cousin and I spent an awesome afternoon with Aderonke. We are a couple of rookies who love to take pictures, but always have our camera settings on Automatic. Aderonke was so patient with us, showing us how to use our different cameras in Manual mode and take beautiful images. She took us to the most interesting spots to shoot, down the back roads and into pretty little lanes and out of the way places that a tourist would never know about. She told us all about Bermuda's history and culture too. What an incredible guide she is! This tour was the highlight of our stay in Bermuda! Can anyone who's been on the dawn arriving on a sun at 11:00 let me know what they did and did the have time to visit any beaches with the shorten bus and ferry schedule? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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