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Bermuda launches Horseshoe Bay shuttle for cruisers

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By Tom Stieghorst

HORSESHOE BAY BEACHBermuda cruise visitors will be able to ride a dedicated shuttle to Horseshoe Bay Beach, starting this week.

The shuttle, sponsored by the West End Development Corp. and the Ministry of Tourism and Transit, is expected to take pressure off of the crowded public buses that cruise tourists have been using.

Priced at $16 roundtrip, the shuttles will leave the cruise pier from 8 a.m. to 3 pm daily. The last return bus leaves at 6 p.m.

The minibus shuttle will serve the King’s Wharf terminal, which is used by Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Dawn, Celebrity Summit and Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas.

Norwegian Cruise Line adds ‘chocoholic night’

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Norwegian Cruise Line said it will add a “chocoholic night” to each cruise that will feature up to seven chocolate desserts in each restaurant on the ship.

Examples include a warm chocolate volcano, a chocolate Nutella pot de crème and a white chocolate strawberry mousse.

The night is part of a larger package of dining changes that includes regionally focused dinner menus in the main dining rooms. The menus vary by ship itinerary and change each evening of the sailing.

The new menus display several sections — starters, classic dishes, main courses, chef’s signature dish and dessert – and offer an increased variety, with up to 12 starters and up to 15 entrees per evening, Norwegian said.

Also, after a trial run on Norwegian Breakaway, a voluntary system of reserving one of four evening dining times at the complimentary restaurants up to 90 days before departure will be rolled out to all of Norwegian’s ships.

Norwegian Cruise Line bans smoking on balconies

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Norwegian Cruise Line joined the list of cruise lines that prohibit smoking on cruise ship cabin balconies.

It said the policy takes effect Nov. 1. Passengers caught smoking will be fined $250.

In addition, smoking in the casino will be limited to active players.

As reported last week, Carnival Cruise Lines will ban smoking on balconies starting Oct. 9. The changes leave Holland America Line as the major cruise line that still permits balcony smoking.

Norwegian will continue to allow smoking on the starboard side of the Waterfront areas on Norwegian Breakaway and Getaway, except near outdoor dining venues.

Smoking will be allowed in public areas that are designated by management based on an individual ship’s arrangement and characteristics, Norwegian’s smoking policy says.

Electronic cigarettes cannot be used in public areas where there is a no-smoking policy because they look so realistic that guests’ perception is that the no-smoking rule isn’t being enforced, Norwegian said.