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David Burt, the Premier and tourism minister, presented cruise ship captain Terje Hvidsten with a cedar plaque at a welcoming ceremony on Wednesday.
Captain Hvidsten is currently on the island with the cruise ship Viking Orion, which is based out of...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Harbour Nights is coming back after being cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said the popular Wednesday night event will resume on July 14 and will run through to August 25.
It will be SafeKey event an...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A luxury superyacht has docked in St George for an extended visit.
Jamaica Bay, built in 2010 by German company Nobiskrug, arrived on May 27 from Palm Beach, Florida, and is scheduled to leave on July 7.
A spokesman for Bermuda Yacht Services, th...
DATE: Jun 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Industrial Union last night denied responsibility for a cruise ship’s cancellation of visits to St George’s.
A BIU spokeswoman said the union’s work to rule would end at midnight last night – before the Viking Orion’s first scheduled visi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A glowing review of the “glorious” St Regis Bermuda Resort has been published in luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller.
Writing for the US edition, Betsy Blumenthal gave a comprehensive overview of the hotel and Bermuda’s offerings including t...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Viking Orion has cancelled a two-day visit to St George’s after a union work to rule meant a tender was not available to ferry passengers to shore.
The cruise ship had planned to visit the town on Friday and Saturday with a tender, provided by t...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Passengers said yesterday they were happy to be guinea pigs for the cruise ship industry as it emerged from pandemic restrictions as they embarked on the Viking Orion.
The ship is one of the first to sail since the pandemic started and a couple boar...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than half of staff at the newly opened St Regis Bermuda Resort are Bermudian – and the number is expected to increase.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said today that it was expected that more than 90 Bermudians would start work at the St...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Royal Caribbean International scrapped plans to send cruise ships to Bermuda this summer because of the Government’s insistence that all passengers had to be vaccinated, it was revealed yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said that oth...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The organisers of a controversial raft-up that involved US high fashion firm Revolve and guest influencers today claimed the Government and tourism authorities were aware of the event.
A statement from Victoria Greening, a lawyer, issued on behalf of...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan