Expert: Michael - 8/30/2011

Question
We are taking a NCL cruisevthere sept 18th, to kings wharf.
Is it better to cruise to st george or another port on island or is st george the only one?

Also, we want a really nice and really PINK beach, can you advise on how to get to one.

Thanks,

Ed

Answer
Hello Ed,

September is a fabulous month to visit Bermuda. You will love it.

King's Wharf is located at the West End of Bermuda in an area called H.M.'s Dockyard, or simply, The Dockyard.  King's Wharf is often confused with King's Square.  King's Wharf, as mentioned, is at the Dockyard while King's Square is in St. George.  

The cruise liners don't dock in St George any longer.  A few years back they docked at either Penno's wharf or Ordinance Island which are both in close proximity to King's Square, St. George.

Once in Bermuda you will find transportation excellent.  Our favorite is a moped which is available in either a single or double. The moped will offer you greatest flexibility to get around. A second great choice is the bus system utilizing a one or three day pass, or tokens, or exact change.  Of course you can grab a taxi too!  

The beaches that Bermuda is known for are located on the south shore. You simply get on Bus #7 and tell the driver to drop you off at Horseshoe Bay. Horseshoe offers services such as ladies and gents heads, food and drink, as well as chair, umbrella and snorkel rentals. From Horseshoe Bay you can walk to Chaplain, Stonehole, Jobson's cove and Warwick Long.  These are the best of the best. All are over-the-top.  If you are a bit adventurous, and I mean a tiny bit, you can have the driver let you off at Warwick Long and hike down the hillside to the sea shore and walk the distance of a half mile passing the beaches I mentioned above.  You can walk over volcanic outcrops along the ocean if you like, along the shoreline, or paths along the dunes between each beach. Bus #7 will return you.

With a moped you could drive to each.

Ed, Bermuda offers many secluded beaches other than those mentioned above. I recommend a "Handy reference Map."  This is a great tool for easily navigating the island and exploring.  Call the Bermuda department of tourism at 1-800-BERMUDA and request the Handy Reference Map, and at the same time, The Bus Transportation Schedule.

Remember that the bus stops are at the poles on the side of the street.  Blue poles are outbound from Hamilton and pink poles are inbound. From the Dockyard you would be inbound.

Quite further up the southshore is John Smith's Bay.  By bus you'd get a transfer from the driver and change buses in Hamilton to Bus #1 and ask the driver to drop you at John Smith's.  Here the Transportation Schedule is necessary to tell you what time the bus drives by for your return. John Smith's is perhaps the most painted beach scene in Bermuda.

You are in for a treat.

Happy planning!
Michael