plank Posted May 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2017 For those who have been on Summit...which side of the ship was toward the ocean? Was the Breakaway in port with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisersTimesThree Posted May 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2017 One week it could be the portside, one week it could be starboard. There is no set way that the ship docks in port. It all depends on if maintenance needs to be done on a certain side of the ship, the weather conditions and any drills the crew may have to do. The ship is not docked in the ocean, it's more like a bay with Hamilton across on one side, and the Royal Navy Dockyard (also called Kings Wharf) on the other (this is where the ship is docked) The Breakaway also docks here usually in front of the Summit at the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryred Posted May 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2017 On the May 7th-14th cruise the Summit had it's port side along the Great Sound with views of the Spanish Point area across the water. Starboard was along side the Royal Naval Dockyard. Forward was faced towards the America Cup area and the Aft was given a view of the Breakaway. BUT just to note someone on our cruise that travels there 2-3 times a year on the Summit stated that some times they do dock in reverse, and it is the harbour pilot's choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disfan13 Posted May 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 17, 2017 On the May 7th-14th cruise the Summit had it's port side along the Great Sound with views of the Spanish Point area across the water. Starboard was along side the Royal Naval Dockyard. Forward was faced towards the America Cup area and the Aft was given a view of the Breakaway.BUT just to note someone on our cruise that travels there 2-3 times a year on the Summit stated that some times they do dock in reverse, and it is the harbour pilot's choice. We were on teh same cruise :) The ship is now facing the Breakaway - so do not pick your location based on that! It looks like it rotates as said above, for various reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted May 18, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2017 The view from both sides of the ship is great! Not something you need to worry about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBadtheSinner Posted May 18, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2017 There is no bad view when docking in Bermuda. To get an idea what the view is looking out on the bay, take a look at the Bermuda cam. Today, the Breakaway is starboard side to the wharf while the Summit is port side to the wharf. The best view from the cam is when there are no cruise ships at the Dockyard. SBtS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey806 Posted May 18, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2017 It's up to the coast guard to decide which side they dock to perform lifeboat inspections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurab23 Posted May 18, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2017 according to Capt Kate's instagram it depends on weather,drills,maintenance and port operation requests. Check out her instagram posts,some good pictures and video. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBadtheSinner Posted May 18, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 18, 2017 It's up to the coast guard to decide which side they dock to perform lifeboat inspections What is your source for this information? Can you provide a link to it? SBtS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted May 18, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 18, 2017 What is your source for this information? Can you provide a link to it? SBtS We've sailed Summit to Bermuda several times. The Staff Captain told me when I asked the question about which side they docked. He said that it depends on the maintenance schedule. If they needed to do maintenance on the boat davits and raise and lower life rafts on the Port side, they will dock on the Starboard side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plank Posted May 18, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Thanks all...we are portside[emoji41] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted May 18, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 18, 2017 I like the starboard side because the starboard side seems to always win every contest. Plus when using the stairs I always know what way to turn to get where I am heading. I also like having my left side facing the front of the ship and going forward when I am sitting on the balcony. Plus I also like starboard as it a odd number of letters and port is even but the cabin numbers on the starboard side are even?? 🤥 Trying to figure out what side the ship docks on is impossible but I would bet that in Bermuda it docks on the port side the most or I could be wrong and it is the Starboard. 🤔 Pick the best cabin available that you think that you would like according to deck and location on the ship that is within the price you are willing to pay. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plank Posted May 19, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Agreed! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanD Posted May 20, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Hi Plank~ We're on the Summit cruise with you and very familiar with Midlothian as have had friends who lived there over the years. I've been looking at various things to try to get a clue about how the ship will dock, too. Bottom line is I found photos of every configuration at different times. Have you checked out the web cam? Here's the link: http://www.portbermudawebcam.com/ Yesterday I watched the Breakaway and Summit leave port. Summit was tied up port side to Kings Wharf pier. You'll note in the upper right hand corner of that site a link to a cruise schedule. It shows all the ships coming into Bermuda with their dates, times, and location. Consistently Breakaway is at Heritage and Summit at Kings Wharf. However, for our cruise it shows Summit at both piers. Assume our nine days vs seven schedule prompts the change. I'm interpreting from the posted schedule info that we are at Kings Wharf initially, and then are being moved to Heritage some time before Norwegian Dawn's arrival around mid-day Sunday/25th. If true, not the best news for those hoping for the least obstructed view possible from our ship of the Americas Cup activities. Oh, and after all that, I'm no help on which side the ship will tie up.....but more data points just the same. Look forward to meeting you soon. Nan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mferranti Posted May 20, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Plus I also like starboard as it a odd number of letters and port is even but the cabin numbers on the starboard side are even?? I've long wondered why the odd-numbered lifeboats are on the side with the even-numbered cabins and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spf12 Posted May 20, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I've long wondered why the odd-numbered lifeboats are on the side with the even-numbered cabins and vice versa. Common Core Math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plank Posted May 20, 2017 Author #17 Share Posted May 20, 2017 So true Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marycruz Posted May 21, 2017 #18 Share Posted May 21, 2017 On the May 7th-14th cruise the Summit had it's port side along the Great Sound with views of the Spanish Point area across the water. Starboard was along side the Royal Naval Dockyard. Forward was faced towards the America Cup area and the Aft was given a view of the Breakaway.BUT just to note someone on our cruise that travels there 2-3 times a year on the Summit stated that some times they do dock in reverse, and it is the harbour pilot's choice. Just got off the ship this morning. We were also on the 7 May cruises. B2B on 14 May. On the 14 May cruise the port side faced the dockyard and we were nose to nose with the NCL Breakaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plank Posted May 25, 2017 Author #19 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Thx Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Princess Posted May 26, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 26, 2017 And this week the Summit is again docked Port side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NantahalaCruiser Posted May 26, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If you are allergic to tobacco smoke and on deck six, then avoid the port side since there is smoking below on the port side of deck five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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