Norwegian Dawn Ferries in Passengers While Pier Work Prepares For New Sister Ship

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn

For the past several weeks the Norwegian Dawn, sailing to from  Boston, was forced to stay anchored just outside the Kings Wharf Docks in Bermuda. Her passengers were ferried to the pier.

The Norwegian Dawn was displaced by workers perparing and strengthening the pier where Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Breakaway docked yesterday. The new 146,000 ton, 1,060 foot long ship required special enhancements to the pier to handle a ship of its size.

For the past few months, rumors were circulating that the pier work would not be completed in time and that the Norwegian Breakaway would need to anchor a mile offshore from the pier and ferry in passengers OR actually change the itinerary for the maiden voyage to Bermuda - calling elsewhere. Fortunately this was not the case and the Norwegian Breakaway successfully docked there yesterday.

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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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