Bermuda Beaches Food

[56cruise]

I have seen alot of do's an don't about taking food off the ship in various ports. However does anyone have experience with taking food off of the Dawn once in Bermuda. I would like to take a small backback or beach bag with some sandwich's or goodies to much at the beach.

[Sailaway Girl]

Please don't take meat, fish, fruit or vegetables or anything that could possibly contaminate the soil or sand of Bermuda off of the ship. If you have small children take dry cereal, a bagel or cookies. If you are an adult, buy something at the beach. Support the country you are visiting. That's what keeps their economy moving - our tourist dollars. It's like visitors from Bermuda to New York. We want them to spend money in our shops, bars and resteraunts. We would hope they would not bring food into our country to eat in our parks. Let's try to do the same for them.

 

Keep in mind, that fare you pay to cruise does not go Bermuda, it goes to NCL. Only the port charges go to Bermuda to pay the dock workers and cover the wear and tear we place on their small Island. The excursion money is also not theirs. Only a portion of it actually goes to Bermuda. The rest goes to NCl and the Excursion Desk staff salaries. Bermuda treats us well, offering discounted bus passes and a free trolley in hopes that you treat them well and spend a few dollars on land.

So before you take food off of the ship, give some thought to your host country.

Spare their soil and livlihood and buy BDA (Bermuda).

[SueseaQ]

I agree with Sailaway Girl. Support the island you are visiting. Horseshoe Bay Beach is absolutely gorgeous. You can buy food there and eat at a table in the lovely patio area that is very scenic and overlooks the beach. The food is good enough and we always have our lunch there while we visit Horseshoe Bay Beach. It beats having to schlepp food around with you and having to eat right on the beach where sand inevitalbly winds up in whatever your eating!

[iheartbda]

Sailaway Girl,

You nailed it nicely!!!

The prices of the food at Horseshoe Bay are similar to comparable food at beaches in the US.

Give up a drink or two on the ship, a few dollars in the casino or a couple of games of bingo and buy lunch.;)

[Cosmopolitan]

Sailaway Girl,

You nailed it nicely!!!

The prices of the food at Horseshoe Bay are similar to comparable food at beaches in the US.

Give up a drink or two on the ship, a few dollars in the casino or a couple of games of bingo and buy lunch.;)

 

I agree! Follow the rules of the ship and Bermuda.

[Ms belp]

I agree as well. I always try to spend money in the local economies of the places I visit.

 

Cosmo, why are we always up so late??:D

[Cosmopolitan]

 

Cosmo, why are we always up so late??:D

 

I work at night on the computer when I come home from the office (after dinner and clean-up).

 

Off to bed now - 3 hours to wake-up :( I'm too old for this!

[bklynangel]

Sailaway Girl,

You nailed it nicely!!!

The prices of the food at Horseshoe Bay are similar to comparable food at beaches in the US.

Give up a drink or two on the ship, a few dollars in the casino or a couple of games of bingo and buy lunch.;)

I don't think 8 dollars for a hot dog is the same as in the US. If you have a family of four, that adds up not counting something to drink. It can get expensive, but I bought food there anyway.....your on vacation......enjoy yourself even if it means spending 50 dollars on 5 hot dogs.

[Philly Steve]

Keep in mind, that fare you pay to cruise does not go Bermuda, it goes to NCL. Only the port charges go to Bermuda to pay the dock workers and cover the wear and tear we place on their small Island.

 

I agree that patronizing Bermuda with our tourist dollars is the right thing to do and sampling the local restaurants is one of the best things about visiting.

 

I believe the government collects its due with a $60.00 per person Arrivals Tax and a charge per night in Bermuda per cruise ship passenger during high and low seasons. Passengers pay the taxes in their cruise tickets. :)

 

http://www.bermuda-online.org/cruises.htm

[MrPete]

We've always eaten at the consession stand on Horseshoe Bay, as well as buying their drinks. Ususally pick up a burger or chicken tenders.

 

And the line is usually going out the door.

[iheartbda]

I don't think 8 dollars for a hot dog is the same as in the US.

 

$8.00???

Last week they were in the $4-$5 range at Horseshoe Bay and a nice size order of good fries was $3.95.:)

[navybankerteacher]

Food prices at beach concessions are not that bad. Also, Bermuda regulations forbid bringing in fresh fruit, meat, open baked goods, etc. Don't be a cheapskate/jerk - play by the rules of the country you visit.

[cruizinwithkids]

Kind of a random comment,

but the dark and stormys in a can that are sold at horseshoe beach are great.

[iheartbda]

Kind of a random comment,

but the dark and stormys in a can that are sold at horseshoe beach are great.

 

Hmmmmmm...I took a six pack of Barrett's Ginger beer back on board. Despite it's name. for anyone who doesn't know, it's not beer but soda that is like ginger ale on steroids. It's used in Dark and Stormies. When it went through the xray machine I was asked if it was alcohol...said no it's soda.

 

So, if someone would want to take a six pack of Dark and Stormies back on board, I guess it could be done.:p

[bklynangel]

$8.00???

Last week they were in the $4-$5 range at Horseshoe Bay and a nice size order of good fries was $3.95.:)

Maybe it depends on when you go there....i was there is peak season (the summer ) And it was at the dockyard.

[KatWag]

Anything pre-packaged like crackers is OK. No meat or fruits / veggies since you could accidentally bring along some type of insect which could really wreak havoc on their crops.

 

You can buy some pre-packaged snacks in the shops onboard. But I agree with the other posters - I'd just buy food when I get there.

 

Also agree with some of the other posters that taking meat, fruit, vegs off the ship in violation of the rules is being a jerk.

[Nikolle2]

Buy food there... it's expensive, but it's worth it IMO. we ate at Horseshoe Bay and it was $25 for 2 orders of FF, a chicken sandwich, burger and 2 sodas. Not cheap, but not outrageous either. Everything in Bermuda is really expensive but that's not Bermuda sticking it to tourists... their residents are paying ridiculous prices as well. $6 for a loaf of bread... $15 for a watermelon! $9 for a gallon of gas. So support the tourism and buy in Bermuda!

 

I did, however, bring a Fiber One bar with me off the ship in case my sugar levels got a tad low with all the walking we did.