Cruise Ports of Hamiton/St. George's. I'm so confused....

[calicakes]

First time in Bermuda in September 2023.  Going on Oceania.  Here is the schedule.  We want to snorkel.  Will we have to take a Ferry to Kings Wharf for snorkeling?  I can't find any snorkel excursions on Sunday.  Please help

 

22-Sep-23		FRI		ST. GEORGE, BERMUDA		2:00 PM				1:00 PM
23-Sep-23		SAT		ST. GEORGE, BERMUDA
24-Sep-23		SUN		ST. GEORGE, BERMUDA				6:00 AM
24-Sep-23		SUN		HAMILTON, BERMUDA		8:00 AM
25-Sep-23		MON		HAMILTON, BERMUDA

[princeton123211]

11 minutes ago, calicakes said:

First time in Bermuda in September 2023.  Going on Oceania.  Here is the schedule.

Congrats-- you picked what I consider to be the best Bermuda cruise and itinerary available right now on the delightfully small Insignia. St Georges is on one far side of the island-- plenty of great beaches over there. Then the ship relocates early in the morning and you wake up in Hamilton, the main city on the island. 

 

You have a ton of time on this itinerary. What's worked for us on this itinerary in years past is to stay in the area of the island where the ship is-- when you're in St Georges go to Tobacco Bay and St Catherines Beach for swimming, grab drinks at the St Regis and Rosewood, hit the Swizzle Inn, etc. Then once the ship moves to Hamilton you don't have to spend time/money backtracking there and you can explore town or venture over to Horseshoe Bay beach, etc. 

 

19 minutes ago, calicakes said:

Will we have to take a Ferry to Kings Wharf for snorkeling?  I can't find any snorkel excursions on Sunday.  Please help

No, frankly there is zero reason to go the Royal Naval Dockyard (where Kings Wharf is the name of one of the docks there) unless you want to. The Dockyard is on the other far side of the island and is where the mega ships have to dock. Insignia doesn't dock at the Dockyard or Kings Wharf and there is much better snorkeling in a host of other beaches you'll be closer to all over the island. 

[calicakes]

5 minutes ago, princeton123211 said:

 

 

11 minutes ago, princeton123211 said:

Insignia doesn't dock at the Dockyard or Kings Wharf and there is much better snorkeling in a host of other beaches you'll be closer to all over the island. 

Thank you so much.  So, basically, we will just do beach snorkeling on our own?  No excursions needed?  

 

What beaches would you recommend?

[Charles4515]

14 hours ago, calicakes said:

 

Thank you so much.  So, basically, we will just do beach snorkeling on our own?  No excursions needed?  

 

What beaches would you recommend?

Tobacco Bay is a good beach to snorkel from in St. George. It is a 15 minute walk or a short taxi ride. 

Edited May 19, 2023 by Charles4515

[Charles4515]

15 hours ago, calicakes said:

First time in Bermuda in September 2023.  Going on Oceania.  Here is the schedule.  We want to snorkel.  Will we have to take a Ferry to Kings Wharf for snorkeling?  I can't find any snorkel excursions on Sunday.  Please help

 

22-Sep-23		FRI		ST. GEORGE, BERMUDA		2:00 PM				1:00 PM
23-Sep-23		SAT		ST. GEORGE, BERMUDA
24-Sep-23		SUN		ST. GEORGE, BERMUDA				6:00 AM
24-Sep-23		SUN		HAMILTON, BERMUDA		8:00 AM
25-Sep-23		MON		HAMILTON, BERMUDA

The island Tour Centre does have a couple of snorkeling excursions from Hamilton. You would have to check about Sunday. Also the Dockyard is only a 20 or 30 minutes ferry ride from Hamilton if there is an excursion you want to do from the Dockyard.

 

https://www.islandtourcentre.com/snorkeling/