There could be more troubled waters ahead for tourism with cruise companies understood to be unhappy with their West End berths.

Passengers and officials from the Nordic Empress and Crown Dynasty have been questioning why their ships have to be moored in Dockyard -- while other callers get the bright lights of Hamilton or St. George's.

Officials at Royal Caribbean, owners of the Nordic Empress , said their clients were upset at having to spend the majority of their vacation in Dockyard, where entertainment and access to the Island is limited.

And even the chairman of Crown Cruise Lines, which operates Bermuda's only weekend vessel, has asked why the line's vessel has to spend its time in the west -- when all the other berths are free.

Fred Mayer said: "There isn't much to do because we are not downtown. We need to keep people busy and I don't understand why we are not in Hamilton.

"There is no other ship in Hamilton. Everybody else shares that opinion. It is an issue of development of the area. Government felt if there was a ship there it would be good for the local population.'' Recently, Tourism Minister David Allen announced a concession to Crown, to allow entertainment on board the ship on a Sunday night, in a bid to keep the passengers occupied.

He said the scheme, which involved Bermudian entertainers putting on a show on the vessel, was not a green light to other cruise lines.

But cruise industry sources said the allowance will lead to the other cruise companies queuing up to ask for similar concessions.

Speaking of the Nordic Empress , the source said he would be surprised if they did not try to have entertainment on board.

"Passengers have complained about being in Dockyard, there is nothing to do.

Every night up there is like Sunday night,'' he said.

Mr. Allen said Crown Cruise Lines had originally proposed a twin port concept, with Dockyard and Hamilton.

But he said he was not prepared to accept that and added that Crown had agreed to the existing contract.