Large cruise ships dock in this port. The sprawling Royal Naval Dockyard six-acre complex gives visitors plenty to do and see

Take from here the ferry or taxi to downtown Hamilton.

Printable map to take along.

Cruise calendar for this port.

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• Town of St. George. A scenic UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest, continually inhabited British settlement in the New World. It boasts small winding streets with typical British Colonial architecture with fountains, gardens and squares, cobbled streets and plazas.
• Bermuda Maritime Museum, Pender Rd., Royal Naval Dockyard, Phone: 441-234-1418, Take 1/2 a day to go to the Royal Naval Dockyard. After the loss of its naval bases during the American Revolutionary War, the British Royal Navy relocated the headquarters of its Atlantic Fleet here from 1812 to 1957. The old limestone storage buildings, keep and fortress have been wisely redeveloped by the Bermuda Government into a tourist attraction and shopping center.
  Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, 40 North Shore Road, Flatts Village, Phone: (441) 293-2727, Daily 9AM-5PM (last admission 4PM). Center pieced by a 140,000 gallon replica coral reef, this one of Bermuda's main attractions. Over three hundred birds, reptiles and mammals and 200 species of fish. Adults $10, Seniors $5, ages 5 to 12 $5.
  Crystal and Fantasy Caves, Wilkinson Avenue, Bailey's Bay, Phone: 441-293-0640, Daily 9:30AM-4:30PM (last admission 4:00). Two quite different caves to see.

The islands benefit from an excellent and frequent bus service, which connects all parts of the islands to Hamilton. The buses are used equally by locals and visitors. When catching a bus look out for the pink and blue painted poles which denote bus stops; pink indicates buses to Hamilton; blue from Hamilton.

There are also passenger ferries which ply the waters of Hamilton harbor and the Great Sound, and are a great way of getting to Somerset and the Dockyard. One bus or ferry trip costs $4.-, ask for a transfer if you must connect to another line.

Taxis are another easy way of getting around the islands. They are available at taxi stands on Front St. in Hamilton, at the major hotels or by phone. All taxis are fitted with a meter and charge $4 for first mile plus $1.40 for each subsequent mile.

Island tour: Take the ferry to St George then the bus to Hamilton. You could then change buses and take the #7 bus along the south shore back to the dockyard. It takes longer than the ferry but you get to see more of the Island. You could even make a stop at Horseshoe Bay or one of the other beaches on your way back.

A nice assortment of stores exists in Hamilton, especially on Front Street. The area can be explored easily by foot.

The restaurants in close proximity to the cruise ship docks in, say, St. George's can be as much as three times as expensive as a comparable one in, say, Somerset Village.

Bermuda's currency is the Bermudian dollar, which has the same value as US$. US dollars are accepted everywhere, make sure you get change back in US$.

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The principal language spoken is English.

The following are public holidays in Bermuda: new year's day; Good Friday; Bermuda day (24 May); HM the Queen's Birthday (June); Emancipation day (end of July); Somers day (end of July); Labor day (first Monday in September); Remembrance day (11 November); Christmas day; Boxing day.

Most stores and banks are closed on above days.

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