Norfolk to Bermuda -Oct 16-22 ...LOTS OF PICS !!!

[hockeyluver]

loving your review...hey kitty is on vacation and needs to have some fun too!!

 

Thanks for the ship pictures we are on the Glory in January :D

[Eimmat]

Loving the review and the pictures!! I originally was going on this cruise, but we changed our minds and now are leaving in 10 days. I'm soaking all of your review in! Keep it coming:D

[futuresoonermom]

Happy Anniversary!

Great review and great pictures! Lucky you cruising without the kids!

 

Did you have to pay for the wine/food tasting or the steakhouse?

I'm wondering this as well. Loving the review!

[phyzz]

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I'm wondering this as well. Loving the review!

 

yes , there is a 15.00 charge for the wine tasting . You get 5 good size portions of wine and a little snacking plate with salmon , filet, cheese and fruit .

[phyzz]

After drinking all of that wine , I needed some food so we headed to the Buffet . It was carribean day I guess because everything had jerk seasoning on it . It was "ok" . But when you have a buzz , anything tastes good ...right ?

 

 

 

Chuck loved the dessert bar -- he went back a couple times .

 

 

After lunch we just wandered around the ship . I stopped in the cyber cafe to email my DD $10.00 for 3 minutes !!

 

at 4pm chuck went to the casino and I went to Tea Time . I was suppose to meet the ladies from the wine tasting but I could not find them as it was very crowded . I have learned that I am not a tea person .... but I loved the dessert cart that comes along with the tea . One of everything please !!!

 

Tonight we are celebrating our 25th anniversary , in the steakhouse .

[phyzz]

dinner at the Steakhouse is always amazing . Our favorite part of the cruise .

and well worth every dime .

 

Warning - the cheesecake is as big as your head .

 

Chuck surprised me with a dozen roses . i guess he's a keeper .

 

we were soo full after dinner . I thought I was going to explode . We stoped in to see the magician - but I hear that he never made it onto the ship . It was just the male lead singer from the Living in America show ...so we passed .

[phyzz]

WE HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED IN BERMUDA !! We were instructed to wait until we had cleared .... do not go to the gangways !!!

 

this was my view from the ship .

 

 

When The CD came on the pa and said it was cleared we jumped on the elevator and were off the ship in 5 minutes . It was so quick . We had a quick photo on the gang way and off we went .

 

we have hired Duke Soares to be our tour guide for the day . He was waiting for us right at the end of the walkway . he was a cute little man with red bermuda shorts and socks pulled up to his knees . We were with him for 5 1/2 hours . he drove us from the ship all the way to the farthest end of the island then dropped us off in Hamitlon . with tip it was only 250.00 . I met 2 girls later in the day that did basically the same trip with carnival , except they were stuck on a bus and could only see stuff out of the window , the bus did not stop. for the same price . we stopped anywhere and every where . he knew I like to take photos so he would take me to out of the way places because he thought it would make for a great photo op . it was awesome !!!

[phyzz]

 

 

 

 

[phyzz]

let me see if I can remember all of places we went and the things we saw .

 

We bypassed the Gibbs Lighthouse ..there were too many people there .

 

we went to heyden chapel , sommerset bridge , Navy crest wall, Church bay , Horse shoe bay , Jobson Cove , we saw banyon trees and banana trees , we went to palm grove gardens , we saw Micheal douglas' house , Micheal Bloomberg's home , beautiful golf courses , St george , St peter's church , the unfinished church , Ft catherine , St david's lighthouse , the Airport and where they can land the space shuttle if need be , he stopped and grabbed a couple leaves off of an AllSpice tree for me to smell .

Cherry bushes , Sea grapes , Flatts village , Turtle rescue , We stopped for about an hour at the Swizzle Inn and had lunch , He took us to Alexandria Battery beach to collect sea glass , we met his wife and saw his home . He was soooo versed in bermuda history - and taught us a few things about Virginia history as well . he ended out our tour in hamilton . . He was awesome !! he would stop anywhere and everywhere . he never made us feel rushed or uncomfortable at all.

 

We walked around Front Street , did a couple over priced shops , had a snack at Flannigans and then decided it was time to head back to the ship - we took the 6pm ferry back to the dockyard .

 

i never ever felt unsafe in Bermuda except around the Ferry area ...there were a few "seedy" looking gentlemen hanging out there .

[sjn911]

Love all Bermuda reviews...hope they get plans back to this/keep this route...Sarah

[ddloml]

I had plans to go to the Wine/ food pairing ( why do they do that at 11am )

 

 

 

So did you really get to sample the Dom Perignon?!?:D:):cool:

The shape of the label hasn't changed in decades. (Bottle on the far left) Not a bad deal for $15 if you did!

[JaniceB]

Five glasses of wine for $15 seems like a good deal to me and learning something about what goes best with your meal even better.

Wine tasting at noon and nap for me at 2.:D

 

Really enjoying your review!

[phyzz]

<<< So did you really get to sample the Dom Perignon?!?:D:):cool:

The shape of the label hasn't changed in decades. (Bottle on the far left) Not a bad deal for $15 if you did! >>>>

 

nope - no Dom for us - that is a display of the wines on their wine list - incase we had questions .

[TheCalicoCat]

Glad to hear your tour with Duke was nice, we have one planned with Colin & I am super excited! (Now Colin better show up in his Bermuda shorts - he already knows that I want to take a lot of photos & I sent him a list of some spots that sound/look intersting based on my research.)

[phyzz]

REMEMBER TO DRIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD

 

 

FIRST STOP - THE BEACH - THE WATER WAS SOO BLUE

 

 

THE SMALLEST DRAWBRIDGE

 

 

MOONGATE - SAID TO GOOD LUCK TO GET MARRIED UNDER ONE .

 

 

UNFINISHED CHURCH -- I WISH I HAD SPENT MORE TIME HERE .

 

[phyzz]

HEYDEN CHAPEL

 

 

ST PETERS

 

 

INSIDE ST PETERS

 

 

ST GEORGE AND SOME GUY

 

 

[NCTribeFan]

I totally missed the cooking demo. I went to a couple on my HAL cruise last November and enjoyed them.

 

But since I tend to try to use the sea days to relax, I also tend to NOT read the Fun Times very closely and really only look at the next day's when I get to my cabin before bedtime (and usually after having had several glasses of wine during the evening), hence my 'doh' episode with the time change. :o

[Delta Dear]

I LOVE your review and the photos are stunning ! Can't wait to read the rest !

[phyzz]

IF YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE IN BERMUDA -- GO TO THE SWIZZLE INN AND HAVE A PITCHER (17.50 FOR HALF) OF RUM SWIZZLES !! THE NACHOES WERE YUMMMMMY TOO !

 

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DD WITH YOU !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bougiet]

Love, love, loving your review!! Thank you for sharing your memories with us!!!

[phyzz]

SEA GLASS AT ALEXANDRA BATTERY BEACH

 

 

FLATTS VILLAGE -- LOVE ALL OF THE BRIGHT COLORS !!

 

 

THE BIRDCAGE - BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS RARELY USED ANY MORE , I WAS KIND OF DISAPOINTED .

 

 

HAMILTON WAS OUR END OF THE TOUR STOP . IT IS A REGULAR BUSY CITY . EXPENSIVE SHOPS AND OVER PRICED RESTURANTS . WE DID NOT STAY HERE LONG

 

 

WE HAD LUNCH AT FLANNIGANS . A LITTLE PRICEY . $20.00 FOR FISH N CHIPS . NICE ATMOSPHERE THOUGH

 

[jmwg49]

Great review! We were in Bermuda on the Miracle in September. We loved the Swizzle Inn!! Great memories there! We were a little shocked at the price of a pitcher of Swizzles, as it was a small pitcher (I think I was expecting like a beer pitcher!)...but that little pitcher sure does have a very large kick!

[LarCourt]

Hey Phyllis. We were with you on the Legend last year... Great review - Thanks and

Happy Anniversary!!

[phyzz]

Our secind day in Bermuda was a short one . Our boat left at noon , which was ok with us ..because there was NOTHING exciting to do at the DockYard anyway ( in our opinion ) We got off the ship around 8 only to find that NOTHING was open , not even a coffee shop . so we went back and had breakfast in the buffet . Things were starting to open at 9 . We watched the glass blowers make vases , had some rum cake samples , and walked around . We went into the mall only to find it to be a giant "rumage" / strawmarket kind of place . not for us. We liked some of the paintings in one shop , but the line was sooo long and the ladies behind the counter did not seem to know how to run the cash register , so we put our items back on the shelf and left .

It was sooo windy here , not sure if that is normal . I would hate to be in a hurricane if that was normal .

 

 

 

 

 

 

[phyzz]