looking for travel advice for St. George, Bermuda?

Question

I will be cruising to St. George, Bermuda and docking at the cruise ship terminal on Ordnance Island for 4 days. What is in WALKING distance from where we will be docked? Shopping? Pubs? Attractions? We're just trying to plan a little in advance. Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

Everything is walking distance in St George, The White Horse Pub (my pub), town square, Tuesday night is harbor nights where there are local merchants selling their wears and Gombay Dancers (local Indian tribe), The Beaches are beautiful, from there you can go jet skiing, snorkeling, diving, fishing, and drinking, "Beach It", Tobacco Bay, and Black Beard's all in in St Georges (and walking distance) can meet at least 3 of those activities. Ask for Fernando @ jetski rental @ Beach it (best price for jet ski tour around).
I also recommend The Coral Sea, a glass bottomed boat ride out of St Georges, you will see giant turtles, fish, and tropical reef for about $30., ask for Chloe a friend of mine.
You can charter a deep sea fishing boat, the "Tenacious" also out of St Georges, I often see Sloan the captain returning with all sorts, Wahoo, Rockfish, and Marlin flags hung (indicating catch & release) etc.
There are also loads of good restaurants in st george, The carriage house (had the chateau briand for two last night it was outstanding!), and cafe gio, are very nice, also angelinas in the hall building, makes an awesome breakfast very innexpensive by Bermuda or any standards.That should keep you busy, see you at the White Horse ask for American Chris the regular.

Answer 2

I have been to Bermuda twice on cruise ships. Bermuda has some of the best beaches anywhere; pink sand beaches that you can easily find a deserted spot on. In my two visit it seemed to me that the majority of the people visiting the island were those on the two or three cruise ships which docked there during my stay. There are a few hotels in the town of Hamilton and about a dozen other properties/beach hotels, but they are nice. There are NO slums and ghettos in Bermuda like you may see on other islands. All of the houses are well maintained and painted in pastel colors. All of the public beaches are great. Be sure to go to Elbow Beach and Long Beach. You will probably want to eat on ship because meals (and everything else) are expensive since everything has to be imported.

A five, six, or seven day cruise to Bermuda is plenty enough time to see and enjoy everything there. There is not a lot to do in Bermuda other than water sports and golf. There are two main towns Hamilton, the largest (where most cruise ships dock for at least a day) and St George (also a port stop) which is like a small town and has just a few shops. The third place ships may dock while there is The Kings Dockyard.. The Dockyard is on the far end of the 22 mile long island and has a small mall with shops and a museum. The Crystal Cave and Fantasy Caves are worth visiting as a tour, or on your own. I also visited one of the lighthouses, for lack of anything else to do. You can visit one of the many forts on the island like Fort St Catherine if you like that type activity.

In the town of Hamilton we took a walking tour which took us to the Cathedral of the Most Holy, a maritime museum and a nice garden/park a few blocks from the port. There is shopping in Hamilton and restaurants, but not much else. The best way to get around in Bermuda is to buy a transportation pass (may be able to get it on ship) which will let you take the buses, and the ferry, all over the island. There is a big bus depot just a couple blocks from where ships dock in the town of Hamilton. You can take the buses to the beach, they are not very far away and easy to get to from the bus stop. You want to go to Elbow Beach and Long Beach, both open to the public. If you want to snorkel, the Tobacco Bay Beach near the town of St George is great, and its walking distance (about 3/4 mile)( from town.