Several cruise passengers yesterday said they had a bumpy ride into Bermuda due to bad weather.

The sister ships, the and the both sailed into Hamilton Harbour yesterday morning.

?It was like being on an elevator that couldn?t make up its mind which way it was going ? up, down or sideways,? a employee said. ?It was like that all day.?

He wanted to know if the weather was always going to be this terrible, as his return voyage last week was even worse.

?When is it going to improve?? he asked.

The Bermuda Weather Service said winds were blowing from 15 to 25 knots at 11.30 p.m. on Sunday.

?But they could have been experiencing gusts of up to 30 knots,? duty forecaster Khamla Smith said.

Joe Simas, of Meyer Shipping which acts as agents for the two ships, said thearrived in local waters at 9.45 a.m. yesterday, but was forced to bypass its scheduled St. George?s stop and come straight to Hamilton.

?They cannot come through Town Cut when the wind is over 20 knots,? Mr. Simas said.

Cruise passengers Debbie Poletti and Gale Parrish, of Connecticut, said their trip over on thewas rough.

?Quite a few passengers were unwell. It was not great. But it?s our first time on a cruise.?

However, the pair had seemed to have got over their seasickness yesterday as they soon asked for directions on where to get ?a cocktail in the sun?.

Another pair of passengers said the rough seas did not affect them as badly as the rest, because they had taken anti-seasickness medication.

But Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stahr, of Pennsylvania, said they both got sick on the on their first night.

?There were some waves,? Mr. Stahr said.

The originates from New Jersey.

Veteran cruisers, Bob and Patricia Lopez of Richmond, Virginia, who have already been on the six times, said they were not going let weather affect their holiday.

Mr. Lopez said they dined with the Captain on Sunday night, but the weather never entered the conversation.

?The trip down was a little rocky,? Mr. Lopez said. ?But all in all, everything was good. This is our third time in Bermuda.?

He said the was a very heavy ship which could not easily be moved.

The will depart the Island at 4 p.m. on Thursday from Hamilton.

The will travel to St. George?s at 3 p.m. on Wednesday weather permitting, then sail out of Bermuda?s waters at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

However, the Weather Service said the day of their departure was looking good.

?The winds should be dying down to five to ten knots,? Ms Smith said. ?A high pressure is moving in for Wednesday and Thursday and it is expected to be mostly sunny. Their departure should be a lot better than their arrival.?