njhorseman Posted May 13, 2011 #26 Share Posted May 13, 2011 After nearly ten years, the bus driver's union and the government have finally agreed to have their dispute settled by arbitration. Hopefully in the near future this will mean the end of the long deterioration of Bermuda's bus service. http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20110513/NEWS01/705139947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Sugar Posted May 13, 2011 #27 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Just heard.. additional ferries have been schedule for ship days in May (and re-evaluated for beyond) as well as taxi & mini van service to/from Horseshoe Beach. The ships will have all the information regarding transportation. Hopefully everyone will get to where they want to go and have a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durberville Posted May 13, 2011 #28 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Just heard.. additional ferries have been schedule for ship days in May (and re-evaluated for beyond) as well as taxi & mini van service to/from Horseshoe Beach. The ships will have all the information regarding transportation. Hopefully everyone will get to where they want to go and have a great time. Well that sounds promising! I was getting a little angsty! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe2ship Posted May 14, 2011 #29 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Things change . . . guess I'll keep looking at this thread until departure in JulyMe too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNY Posted May 14, 2011 #30 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Just heard.. additional ferries have been schedule for ship days in May (and re-evaluated for beyond) as well as taxi & mini van service to/from Horseshoe Beach. The ships will have all the information regarding transportation. Hopefully everyone will get to where they want to go and have a great time. I guess am the eternal sceptic, but from whom did you hear this? Are they reliable? I have seen nothing coming out of BDA that would suggest anything has changed. As far as I can tell, neither the Transport Ministry nor the Bermuda Public Transportation Board has made any official announcement. It would appear that the bus situation is actually getting worse, to wit: Department of Public Transportation Dear Valued Passenger: The following buses will not run today, Friday May 13, 2011. 7 Dockyard – Hamilton 10:20 am 11 Hamilton - St. George’s 10:30 am 8 Dockyard – Hamilton 10:35 am 11 Hamilton - St. George’s 11:00 am 11 St. George’s - Hamilton 11:45 am 1 Hamilton – Grotto Bay 11:45 am 3 St. George’s - Hamilton 12:12 pm 11 Hamilton – St. George’s 12:30 pm 1 Grotto Bay – Hamilton 12:40 pm 8 Hamilton – Dockyard 1:15 pm 11 St. George’s – Hamilton 1:45 pm 8ch Dockyard - Hamilton 2:05 pm 11 Hamilton - St. George’s 2:30 pm 8 Dockyard – Hamilton 2:35 pm 7 Dockyard – Hamilton 3:20 pm 11 Hamilton – St. George’s 3:45 pm 7 Hamilton – Barnes Corner 3:45 pm 8 Barnes Corner – Hamilton 4:19 pm 4 Hamilton - Spanish Point 4:30 pm 4 Spanish Point – Hamilton 4:42 pm 3 Hamilton - Flatts 5:05 pm 5 Hamilton – Pond Hill 5:05 pm 5 Pond Hill – Hamilton 5:15 pm 7 Hamilton – Somerset 5:20 pm 7 Hamilton – Dockyard 5:30 pm Buses may be cancelled with little to no notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your continued support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuninWB Posted May 14, 2011 #31 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Uh oh. How much is the cab fare from Hamilton to the Dockyard in case we can't get back from our excursion on a bus or ferry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Sugar Posted May 14, 2011 #32 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I guess am the eternal sceptic, but from whom did you hear this? Are they reliable? I have seen nothing coming out of BDA that would suggest anything has changed. As far as I can tell, neither the Transport Ministry nor the Bermuda Public Transportation Board has made any official announcement. It would appear that the bus situation is actually getting worse, to wit: Actually, this is official... it came from Terry Spencer, Service Officer Ferries. I have (I hope) attached one of the pages regarding the ferries. There is a page regarding each ship until the end of the month. There are too many to post here (I don't know enough to post them all). As mentioned before those travelling to Bermuda can check with the Cruise Ship for further details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marci22 Posted May 14, 2011 #33 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Can the book of tickets now be purchased at Kings Wharf? Last year you had to go to either Hamilton or St. Georges....they were not sold at Kings Wharf. Good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgnova Posted May 14, 2011 #34 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Actually, this is official... it came from Terry Spencer, Service Officer Ferries. Could you post the URL where you found the schedules? Thanks. j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Sugar Posted May 14, 2011 #35 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Could you post the URL where you found the schedules? Thanks. j I only have the schedule as an email. When the schedule is available I will post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilz Posted May 15, 2011 #36 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Just back on the Gem today. 1, 2 and 3 day passes are available at the Dockyard. The cost is $12, $20, and $28 and must be used on consecutive days. There were no major delays. The ferries ran right on schedule. The buses were reliable as well. The "special" runs from the Dockyard to Horseshoe Bay. Keep in mind, if you are at the lighthouse or the glass beach and wanting a bus back to the dockyard, you must wait for the #7 or #8 bus. The special will not pick you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey11 Posted May 15, 2011 #37 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Just back on the Gem today. 1, 2 and 3 day passes are available at the Dockyard. The cost is $12, $20, and $28 and must be used on consecutive days. There were no major delays. The ferries ran right on schedule. The buses were reliable as well. The "special" runs from the Dockyard to Horseshoe Bay. Keep in mind, if you are at the lighthouse or the glass beach and wanting a bus back to the dockyard, you must wait for the #7 or #8 bus. The special will not pick you up. Thanks very much for the update and the good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinFromCT Posted May 15, 2011 #38 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Thanks for the info, we are leaving in two weeks. Just back on the Gem today. 1, 2 and 3 day passes are available at the Dockyard. The cost is $12, $20, and $28 and must be used on consecutive days. There were no major delays. The ferries ran right on schedule. The buses were reliable as well. The "special" runs from the Dockyard to Horseshoe Bay. Keep in mind, if you are at the lighthouse or the glass beach and wanting a bus back to the dockyard, you must wait for the #7 or #8 bus. The special will not pick you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marci22 Posted May 16, 2011 #39 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Can the book of tickets now be purchased at Kings Wharf? Last year you had to go to either Hamilton or St. Georges....they were not sold at Kings Wharf. Good day, Unfortunately books of tickets are not available from the Dockyard VIC near Kings Wharf, they can be purchased from the Central Bus Terminal located in the City of Hamilton. The other options available are tokens and coins (US and BDA), however transportation passes are valid for unlimited rides on consecutive days. Attached is the fare structure and bus schedule, for the ferry schedules please see www.seaexpress.bm. Regards, Department of Public Transportation 26 Palmetto Road Devonshire Bermuda DV05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haether Posted May 16, 2011 #40 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Just back on the Gem today. 1, 2 and 3 day passes are available at the Dockyard. The cost is $12, $20, and $28 and must be used on consecutive days. There were no major delays. The ferries ran right on schedule. The buses were reliable as well. The "special" runs from the Dockyard to Horseshoe Bay. Keep in mind, if you are at the lighthouse or the glass beach and wanting a bus back to the dockyard, you must wait for the #7 or #8 bus. The special will not pick you up. Just following on to agree with this and say I saw absolutely no difference in the bus and ferry service between this trip and our trip in 2009. I think the longest we waited for a bus was the #1 at the Botanical Gardens--20 minutes. They do limit the number of people who can board at Dockyard at very busy times but they do not limit the ferry, other than the obvious capacity limits. On the first day St. George was a popular destination, so they added a ferry from Dockyard to St. George at 10am. Actually, I noticed that 10am in general was a very busy time. Earlier and later you are just fine. They do have 1-3 day passes, and there were a number of locations to buy them in the dockyard area. They did run out of bus maps & schedules (there were 3 ships docked during our stay!) so I was really glad I had a map in my Frommer's guide. I'll be posting a review of my trip on the Gem to Bermuda tonight or tomorrow, so check it out for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haether Posted May 16, 2011 #41 Share Posted May 16, 2011 That's good to hear but wasn't the issue the fact that some seating was to be reserved for local residents as opposed to cruise ship pax or am I mistaken? I was under the impression that many people had purchased passes and were stuck in long lines because they were not able to get seats on the bus. They were letting up to about 20 people on each bus at dockyard when it was busy. I think this is reasonable, because it's not really fair to the locals to not be able to board their local bus to get to work because it's full of tourists who mostly don't have to be anywhere at a particular time. That being said, the only long lines were on the first day for the ferries because 2 cruises (Celebrity Summit and NCL Gem) arrived at the same time on the same day and released a flood of passengers at the same time. One time we had to wait for another bus to come, but it was just a few minutes. We did not need to take a single taxi during our entire trip or wait for more than 20 minutes for a bus. It was easy and exactly how it was in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allentownahoy Posted May 16, 2011 #42 Share Posted May 16, 2011 They also added a 3:00 ferry from St. georges in addition to the 3:45 scheduled. Agree with other recent posters. Everyone from both ships is in a hurry to get somewhere as soon as the ship docks but other thn that no worries. enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe2ship Posted May 17, 2011 #43 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Thanks to those with the most recent updates....great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamourgal Posted May 18, 2011 #44 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I've seen a lot of info on the 2 or 3 day passes but I was just wondering if the book of 15 passes for $30 to ride ferry/bus are still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted May 18, 2011 #45 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I've seen a lot of info on the 2 or 3 day passes but I was just wondering if the book of 15 passes for $30 to ride ferry/bus are still available? I've answered your question on the other thread you posted it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc78 Posted May 18, 2011 #46 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Just got back and we had no issues what so ever w/ the buses/ferries. I was fully expecting to wait long periods of time to get on either and was pleasently surprised that the longest we waited was about 30 minutes but that was because the scheduled ferry was not supposed to arrive then leave for that 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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