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Clashes broke out over Government plans to force unvaccinated travellers to quarantine in approved centres at their own expense as part of the battle against Covid-19. Mark Pettingill, a lawyer and a former Attorney-General, said the move was “dracon...

More than 180 cruise ship visits are scheduled for next year, the draft schedule has revealed. The draft included just two more cruise ship visits than were expected this year, but the figure was much higher than the 36 visits actually recorded in 20...

Cruise ship passengers will still disembark despite an extension clause that could allow on-board casinos to operate 24 hours a day, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. Charles Jeffers II, the chief executive of the BTA, said: “Ideally we w...

The taxi trade faces “unprecedented challenges” from the damage caused by Covid-19 and the increased cost of doing business, industry representatives have warned. The Bermuda Taxi Operators Association’s executive committee said that programmes intro...

A bill extending the operating hours of cruise ship casinos was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday night. Currently, casinos on ships can only open between 9pm and 5am in Bermuda’s waters but the Cruise Ships (Casinos) Amendment Act passed yes...

The island’s tourism industry continued to struggle in the third quarter of the year, the latest visitor figures reveal. The Bermuda Tourism Authority said there were just 30,516 leisure visitors to the island between July and September – down from 2...

Cruise ship casinos may be able to operate 24 hours a day while berthed in Bermuda under new legislation. Casinos on ships can only open between 9pm and 5am in Bermuda’s waters at present. But cruise operators would be allowed to apply for an extensi...

A cruise ship has steered away from the island ahead of a scheduled visit next month due to the cost of Covid requirements. However, the Government said it expected a “close to normal” cruise ship schedule for 2022 based on early numbers. Carnival Cr...

A cruise ship prevented from docking by high winds for two days appears to have made it today. By 8.30am, the Norwegian Breakaway was tied up alongside the Royal Naval Dockyard after making her way along the North Shore. Her arrival on Wednesday had ...

Front Street received a rare visitor this week with the arrival of The World – the world’s largest residential yacht. The ship arrived in Hamilton on Wednesday morning and was due to depart this afternoon after two nights at port. The World mea...

Passengers from a cruise ship that docked in Bermuda this week remained on the island after they tested positive for the coronavirus. A Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said five people on the Crystal Symphony were infected and stayed at a hotel wi...

A brother and sister from the US said yesterday they had to “jump through hoops” to come to Bermuda on the cruise ship Crystal Symphony – but that it was worth it in the end. Dill and Patrice Worcester, from Florida, were among about 180 passengers ...