Northeast Cruise Guide: Bermuda Contemplates Pier at St. Georges

Monday, December 31, 2012

Bermuda Contemplates Pier at St. Georges

Celebrity Cruises Horizon Entering St. Georges Bermuda

Reports are surfacing in Bermuda that government officials are contemplating constructing a pier in St Georges Bermuda. The pier will be long enough to handle the large new generation of cruise ships. Currently Bermuda only has 2 piers at the Dockyard capable of large ships.The Dockyard is a short ferry ride from the country's capital of Hamilton Bermuda - where the ships docked previously.

St. Georges, Bermuda is capable of handling 2-Mid-sized ships simultaneously but the entry to the port is too narrow for the larger, wider ships to pass through. Currently St. Georges has less than 5 ship calls per year and most shops have closed since few passengers travel from the Dockyard to the other end of the island. Under consideration for the new pier is the deep water location near Murray’s Anchorage area.

The new port facilities at St. Georges is supposed to be decided upon in early in 2013. The Bermuda Government is partnering with a unspecified cruise line, to develop the port.

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