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Picturesque Bermuda
beach, we departed for the ship,
as we had a reservation for the
onboard magic show by the talented
Matt Johnson. I’m glad we
didn’t miss it! He was remarkably
talented and entertaining for our
3- to 12-year-old kids.
Exhausted, we went back to
our cabins to look forward to
another day at another beach.
This one, Horseshoe Bay, lived
up to its name. It was shaped
like a horseshoe, included rental
chairs and umbrellas and featured
a beach concession with
live music and the best fried
chicken wings I ever ate! It was
yet another delightful day of
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romping in the beautiful blue
waters.
We would have stayed till dark,
but at 5 p.m., they literally took
the seats from under us, along
with the tent we had rented. It
would have been comical if I
hadn’t been so disappointed to
leave! We went back to the ship
and planned for our last day.
Kids park at Snorkel Beach
The kids were excited to snorkel
or scuba dive, but we were
too slow to make a reservation.
Instead, our concierge suggested
the appropriately named
Snorkel Beach Park, located
within walking distance of the
ship.
Green feet were painted on
the sidewalk from the ship.
Dutifully, the
kids jumped
from one set of
feet to another
as we entered
the park.
They charged
$5 per person
to enter, $10 for
an unpadded
lounge and $15
for padded one.
A chair was $5.
Considering
there was no
taxi cost, it was
Last pose on board
a certainly reasonable price. We
then rented snorkels and we were
in the water floating for views of
the pretty fish around the coral
reefs a little way out.
Unlike Elbow Beach and
Horseshoe Bay, Snorkel Beach
had quite a rocky surface, as we
discovered when we went into
the water. Two of the kids cut
their feet on the rocks, but were
still smiling as we applied first
aid to their injuries!
We headed back to the ship for
lunch and reluctantly said goodbye
to Bermuda — a friendly,
picturesque island with crystal
clear waters where we swam
with the fish and walked on silky
soft beaches, making memories
for a lifetime!
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“The happiest and friendliest ship in the world! Come back soon!” we were told
as we left the Norwegian Escape
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Our ship had left the west
side Hudson Piers and
crossed the Atlantic in
three days to bring us into port
at Bermuda.
Having been there many years
ago, I previously experienced the
thrill of coming into Bermuda
and seeing rows of homes painted
in pastel colors that made me
feel I had just opened a Crayola
box. I got up early hoping to
relive the experience.
To my disappointment, since I
was there last, the country built
a new entry point that was a former
Royal Navy base, redesigned
and renamed as Kings Wharf. At
the dock, they built a shopping
mall and tourist excursion buildings.
Being in the Haven on the
Norwegian Escape we were given
an expedited exit ramp, but alas,
no colorful houses to see.
My disappointment was brief,
as a taxi ride to the beach provided
us a bird’s eye view of
the island as we passed through
towns of colorful homes, where
no one can paint their house the
same color as their neighbor.
We had decided to do our own
tour and picked up a taxi at the
pier to take us to Elbow Beach
Resort, where we rented chairs
and umbrellas.
Silky, soft sand led into the
calm, turquoise blue waters,
where we delighted in being
thrown by little waves from the
Atlantic Ocean.
Waiters brought us food and
drinks for lunch, making it easy
for our group of 12 to enjoy the
day.
Hard as it was to leave the
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