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Sorry this post is a detailed review of the Royal Suite. Wont let me change the title

Port Baltimore - 10+ - seamless embarkation and debarkation. We did the TA for Bermuda (we called to get the confirmation a week prior to the cruise and they did it on the phone immediately) and our tests the day before (in Canada at Shoppers). No issues boarding at all we we onboard within 15 minutes of arriving at bag drop. We did self check out so took our bags off - walked off in 15 minutes , customs waived us through. Ship - Shes old and should be sold/scrapped or refurbished. That said they do their best to maintain her and she is IMMACULATE. Rust is apparent but she is over 20 years old so no amount of paint is going to help unless they do a full refurbishment. But if you need pristine and fully loaded this isnt your ship. Room - Royal Suite - massive space, clean, no wear and tear but decor is dated. Jacuzzi had rusty jets so did not use, balcony needed a good scrub. But a glorious spot to unwind and have our own oasis on the ship. Bed was roomy and comfortable. Balcony was a good respite to relax, enjoy the sea and read. Food - Skip WIndjammer - awful, inedible, cold trough food for the masses. MDR was barely passable for the one lunch we had - servers were dialing it in. Room service (lobster dinner night) was delicious and arrived hot and quickly. Chefs table - amazing - great food, wine flowed, Waiter/Sommelier was very entertaining - the best we've been to. Chops - get the all you can dine special and work your way through the menu - this was amazing food, service and saved our dining experience on the ship. Entertainment - comedian was ok - repeated a number of nights so we only went the once. Stage show was only on last night and we missed it as we enjoyed our lounge instead. Not much on other than trivia/name that tune, Towel/napkin folding and obligatory pool events (bellyflop) - not much for kids on this ship - much older crowd. Bands were amazing - enjoyed them in the centrum each evening. We stayed away from the casino save for one morning and we won enough to pay off our onboard account which was nice. Concierge Lounge - an oasis, nice light breakfast, lunch options for light snack and pre dinner appetizers/cocktails flowed from 5-8 each evening. Noemi, the concierge could not do enough for us - she was amazing! Diamond Lounge - great location above the Viking lounge - had similar food to concierge lounge - seemed well attended Spa - pricey with limited specials - didnt bother. Loyalty perks - only thing they did was an enmass, one warm glass champagne in the theatre - took all of 20 minutes. Agenda was Singer, intro to officers on stage, and announcement of most points onboard. Not very intimate or special compared to other ships where we were in a lounge with more interaction and face time. They have work to do to interact more with loyalty guests. Officers could drop into lounges in evenings for example (as past cruises). Bermuda is a lovely spot with reserved, polite people. Read up on the culture before you go as it is different from the carribbean. Lots of sites, beautiful homes, good public transportation and great dining on offer. Beaches are pristine. We will return for a land stay. Overall a very relaxing cruise. Happy to answer any questions you have.

Room was huge. Everything in the room was well maintained with no signs of wear or damage but decor is a bit dated - think 80s brass. Bathroom was incredibly roomy - The shower was amazing! The jacuzzi jets were very rusty so we didnt use the tub. Shame the piano didnt have an autoplay feature so we could enjoy it (given we dont play). Only fault was that the balcony needed a good scrub down (glass cushions on chairs were grubby - we used pool towels on the chairs and the deck was stained - not sure if scrubbing would help it or if it needed to be refinished). Balcony is larger than standard but not as large as RS on other ships - more than sufficient space and it was our favorite spot to spend time on sea days relaxing and reading our books. Our steward, Lucas, was fastidious almost to a fault. At times we felt we were more on his schedule than he on ours - but he was incredibly attentive and room was very clean, did the cute towel animals and kept everything well stocked.

Not bad news. We will be in Bermuda after all! Your feedback is very helpful. You have confirmed it likely isn't worth going to Hamilton or St George on Monday. Maybe we will just relax at port on day one if we can't find a taxi. I will check on the possibility of the day pass. We may do that instead if space is available. Or we can always relax on the empty ship😊 we like quiet tucked away places away from the maddening crowds so horseshoe is likely a no go this trip

We are arriving st 330 pm on Sunday full day on labour day and leaving day 3 at 1230. Not sure what we have time for on Sunday. May just see if a txi wants to do a quick 3hour tour with quick stops at the drawbridge lighthouse and horseshoe for pics. How long would those take round trip? Open for suggestions as it's an awkward time to arrive Bigger issue is the Monday. We had planned to ferry to st George in the am then travel by ferry to Hamilton for some shopping/exploring. But not sure what will be open? Does anyone know what's open on the Monday and if it would be worth the trip? If not should I look into pompano for a day pass? Day three we will wander the dockyards.

We are thinking of going to horseshoe for a quick dip and walk on the day we arrive @330pm. planning on staying for an hour max. Is this doable via the shuttles? Will they be around that late for return? Will the beach be wrapping up for the day by the time we arrive? We plan to do st George and Hamilton on day 2 and stick close to the dockyard on departure day.

That's too bad. She did a really nice tour. We took it pre COVID. Her horses were very healthy and well cared for. She stoppedby her farm and went her goats sheep and lambs. She's a lovely person.