Over Night Port Questions

[MsJersey84]

Hello Everyone,

 

My DH and I will be sailing our first Norwegian Cruise which also happens to be our first overnight docked cruise. We will sail the Escape to Bermuda June 17, 2018. This ship docks in Bermuda for 3 days. Are there any restrictions about getting on and off the ship?

(Ex: you can only get off and on the ship between certain hours)???

Is there anything else you think we should know about overnight docked ship?

 

ANY COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

 

Thank you in advance! and Happy Sailing!!

[Sauer-kraut]

Come and go as you please, no restrictions. Just be on board on the final day at least 1/2 hour before departure!! Use a watch not your cell phone as a clock.

[zqvol]

You can come and go as you please. The ship, when docked is just a hotel.

[hladygirl]

You can get on and off whenever you want. No restrictions.

[Sauer-kraut]

Come and go as you please, no restrictions. Just be on board on the final day at least 1/2 hour before departure!! Use a watch not your cell phone as a clock.

[mking8288]

Just need to beware of the last ferry and last bus scheduled returning to Dockyard for the 2 evenings (it's later on Wednesday with HarborFest in downtown Hamilton) - as otherwise, it would be a much more pricey taxi ride to go back on the ship.

 

Check out the Bermuda destination forum next Spring for updates - you will find links there to download the "current" bus & ferry schedule, as it's released each Spring online.

[casofilia]

When you are overnighting you are on a floating hotel. Come and go as you please, but unlike a hotel, you still have to "clock out" and "clock in".

When are NCL going to move from inserted card readers to hand held ones?

[ClevelandCruisin]

Go explore, do excursions in day and at night.

 

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[hawkeyetlse]

As others have said, it's a hotel. In this case, a very inconveniently located hotel. In theory you can come and go all night long, but in practice, just about everyone is back on board by dinnertime and they just stay there until the next morning. There's probably nightlife somewhere on the island, but it would have to be something pretty amazing to get people off the ship (Harbour Nights may qualify, but we were on the Dawn so not an option). Even the bars/restaurants right in the Dockyard are pretty dead in the evening, in my experience, even though they are just steps away from the ship. The only significant group of people I saw was crew members sitting outside using wifi.

 

The ship will have shows and the casino will be open in the evening. Most people don't care and don't get any benefit out of the fact that the ship is docked overnight.

[HelenaCruiser2012]

As others have said, it's a hotel. In this case, a very inconveniently located hotel. In theory you can come and go all night long, but in practice, just about everyone is back on board by dinnertime and they just stay there until the next morning. There's probably nightlife somewhere on the island, but it would have to be something pretty amazing to get people off the ship (Harbour Nights may qualify, but we were on the Dawn so not an option). Even the bars/restaurants right in the Dockyard are pretty dead in the evening, in my experience, even though they are just steps away from the ship. The only significant group of people I saw was crew members sitting outside using wifi.

 

The ship will have shows and the casino will be open in the evening. Most people don't care and don't get any benefit out of the fact that the ship is docked overnight.

 

Wow sorry to hear this! DH and I are just starting to research things to do at night in Bermuda, we're hoping to find a nice, fun type restaurant, a lounge somewhere with music, etc., not necessarily in the big resorts on the island but more local. Does Bermuda have its own type of Uber? Bermuda is beautiful but it's not just open during the day.

[NH Cruisers]

Last time to Bermuda there was a bar and miniature golf a short walk from the ship. It was open till well after dark and into the night. Frog and Onion was busy too. there are night excursions too. It is nice to walk around the Dockyard at night. It feels relatively safe and the ships look beautiful all lit up.

 

Bermuda is my favorite port for this reason, staying a couple nights.

 

I would prefer to be docked in Hamilton, but the ship is much to large for that.

[hawkeyetlse]

Don't know about Uber in Bermuda, but you can always call a cab if you want to do something elsewhere on the island after dark after the buses and ferries stop running. Or even get an actual hotel on land for one night to be closer to the things you want to do. I'm sure very few people do that, because they've already paid for accommodation on the ship, but the time you save and the convenience factor and the chance to do something a little different from everyone else on board might make it worthwhile for you.

[Barb Nahoumi]

Last time to Bermuda there was a bar and miniature golf a short walk from the ship. It was open till well after dark and into the night. Frog and Onion was busy too. there are night excursions too. It is nice to walk around the Dockyard at night. It feels relatively safe and the ships look beautiful all lit up.

 

Bermuda is my favorite port for this reason, staying a couple nights.

 

I would prefer to be docked in Hamilton, but the ship is much to large for that.

 

The Veendam out of Boston docks in Hamilton. That's a thought.

[mking8288]

Island residents get round with public transport and/or drive their own scooters, or, small/compact cars (gasoline is imported and super, super expensive) - no Uber drivers among its 65,000 residents. Returning late night, it's taxi-van services.

 

Years ago, when the Crown docked in Hamilton, the ferries & bus ran nightly until 11 AM - Dockyard was empty in the evening unless the bigger ships were there ... there are far more things to do around there these days ... it's not NYC. Local shops & stores don't stay open till 9 or 10 AM, unless they also cater to ship pax (like those along/near Front Street)

 

It does get pretty "lively" around Dockyard in the evening around Clocktower Mall & the "pirate" ship where the off-duty crews hang out.

[biker@sea]

Hello Everyone,

 

My DH and I will be sailing our first Norwegian Cruise which also happens to be our first overnight docked cruise. We will sail the Escape to Bermuda June 17, 2018. This ship docks in Bermuda for 3 days. Are there any restrictions about getting on and off the ship?

(Ex: you can only get off and on the ship between certain hours)???

Is there anything else you think we should know about overnight docked ship?

 

ANY COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

 

Thank you in advance! and Happy Sailing!!

 

 

Sorry to say if you really want to be out and about late night on the Island.

Renting a scooter is best, BuT Dangerous .

 

Many visitors get hurt , bad on them. :(

[NH Cruisers]

The Veendam out of Boston docks in Hamilton. That's a thought.

I booked a Lanai Stateroom on the Veendam a year or so ago. 4 days, 3 full nights in Hamiton. Was really looking forward to it. Was forced to cancel due to a work conflict. Bummer!!! Now, currently it is as expensive to sail in a HAL Lanai stateroom to Bermuda as a Penthouse Suite on NCL Dawn. NCL for me!