Sailing Like a Celebrity -- Day 8

Day 8 -- Bermuda
Sunny, high 70s. Turning overcast by sailaway

We started the day off early, getting coffee and breakfast at Oceanview before disembarking the ship around 9:15. We walked to the ferry building, which is very close to the cruise pier. In fact, ferry and taxi service are very easy to find and get to. And even better, the taxi drivers aren't obnoxious about trying to get you into a cab. There are other cruise ports (Cozumel, for example) where you walk by a line of 15 cabs and every driver is bombarding you with "Need a cab? Where you going? Only $10 to the beach!" and it feels like walking a gauntlet just to get into town. Not the case for us in Bermuda.

In any case, we boarded a ferry and visited Hamilton. We walked through some of the shopping on Front St, then walked to Church St. and saw Hamilton's City Hall, as well as 4 really cool churches. I loved the Anglican cathedral. It was really beautiful. We talked about how hard it must have been to import all the marble onto the island. I took pictures of the stained glass, the pulpit and organ, and the regimental flags of all the military units that had fought in various wars. And for some reason, I lost all the pictures  So I can't share them with you. But I found it very beautiful. Also, they had a free online audio tour available that would tell you about the various features of the church.

We walked past Fort Hamilton, but didn't go through it because we were all a little tired from all the walking and it was almost 1:00. So we made our way back to Front Street. We passed the Cabinet building and found a fun outdoor cafe, where we had lunch and drinks at The Front Yard. Our server was really funny, and confessed to us that he's been in Bermuda for 7 years but couldn't wait to get out and go home to Scotland. He was great to chat with over lunch. After we left, we walked through a few more of the Front St. shops and made our way back to the ferry.

My cider at the Front Yard:

The Cabinet Building:

City Hall:

After returning to the ship, Concierge guests were invited to the ship's helipad for sailaway. They served some drinks and we got to spend a half hour or so there while the ship left port and put back to sea. It was a fun "treat", the water was amazingly blue, and everybody seemed to enjoy the special access.

(That blue drink was pretty gross, to be honest!