King's Wharf — Attraction in Ireland Island North

I've been going to this port for years! This picture was taken exactly 20 years after my first trip to Bermuda. It's King's Wharf at dusk.

The port itself is really easy to navigate. It's an old fort, and right where the clock towers are is a shopping mall, which includes one of my favorite stores on the planet....PANDORA JEWELRY! If you go there, you can get a charm that's specific to Bermuda. I have one that's the same color as the signature Pink Sand that has "Bermuda" inscribed on it.

Outside the mall, you can take a tram to a man-made beach, I believe it's called "Horseshoe Bay". It's a great place, but the fish can be kind of aggressive: they won't hurt you, but they'll bump you if they don't get food! Tourists often feed the fish cereal, so they swim up to you expecting that.

On Wednesday nights, they have Harbour Lights on the island of Hamilton. You can take a ferry straight from the Wharf over to Hamilton. It's basically a street faire with all kinds of music and vendors. It's right on Front Street. If you get the chance to go, you should.

As far as the meals go, you're better off eating on the ship, assuming you take a cruise. A Happy Meal from McDonald's can easily cost over $20. The ship, on the other hand, will stay docked at the Wharf and will serve as a floating hotel. You can come and go as you please for a few days.

Finally, if you decide to buy something, they will take American dollars and will give you change in American dollars. However, if you ask them to, you can get your change back in Bermuda dollars just as easily. The cash registers have 2 drawers: one with American dollars and one with Bermuda dollars. Cashiers will happily oblige if you decide you want your change in Bermuda dollars.

I love this port and can't wait...

Royal Naval Dockyard is usually known to cruise travelers as a docking port. However, this place is an attraction by itself. One can easily spend one full day at this place. Almost all the water activities one would expect from Bermuda can be found in this place. One can either book the excursions from ship or at the Island sports center very close to where the ships are docked. I would recommend going directly to Island sports to book your activities. They are a tad cheaper and have many more options than what you can book from the ship. Activities include Jet Ski rides, glass bottom boats, snorkeling trips, banana boat trips etc. There is the clock tower mall which looks like a regular shopping mall for specialty items. When we were there there was some kind of food festival. The ambiance was lovely. And there are multitude of restaurants there. Few restaurants to try include Bone Fish grill, Onion Pub.

Snorkel park beach is very closeby. There is a $5 entry fees, but I guess it is worth it. You also have some water activities in this beach. In the evenings, the entry fees is waived. If you are looking for a quieter beach, I would recommend going here after 6 or later. Before that this place is heavily crowded.

All in all, I love this place and certainly wouldn’t mind...

Just left kings wharf terminal after a three day dock on my cruise 🚢 itinerary in Bermuda 🇧🇲. This is a small Naval dockery which is now the only gateway for Hamilton and St. George, Bermuda. The last time I was here, the ship went straight to Hamilton and St George however, everything changes and sadly gone are the days of direct access unfortunately, money prevails again 😳. This is a small dockyard with ferry stops and small excursion boats to take you where you need to go along with taxis for a price. There are several shops, a pharmacy along with many private boats. The ferry takes you into town for a few dollars and runs until 10pm. There are restaurants and pottery shops I noticed on my walk. It’s a nice stop and the local people were pleasant not overly friendly. It really feels like more of a tourist trap than the open friendly territory I remembered. I’ll return here again and plan to go deeper on...