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Cruise Port Photo Gallery: Bermuda Royal Naval Dockyard

Real photos from our own cruise port days, taken by The Cruise Headquarters team. Tap any photo to see it full size.

Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda

Port days, June 11 and 12, 2026. Most cruise ships from the US Northeast tie up at King’s Wharf in Royal Naval Dockyard, on Bermuda’s West End, and many stay overnight. That gives you an evening on the water and a full day ashore without ever needing a taxi. We spent ours on a sunset rum cruise around the Great Sound, watching the ships light up after dark, exploring the National Museum of Bermuda and lingering over rum swizzles. These 32 photos show what a Bermuda port stay from Norwegian Breakaway looks like.

Sunset Rum Cruise on the Great Sound

A catamaran leaves right from the Dockyard pier, Gosling’s in hand, for a slow loop past the islands of the Great Sound as the sun goes down.

the cruise hq cruise passengers seated on the open deck of a tour boat with norwegian breakaway docked behind at king's wharf bermuda
All aboard the rum cruise
the cruise hq rum cruise host speaking into a microphone on the deck of a catamaran in bermuda's great sound
Our rum cruise host
the cruise hq two smiling cruisers in matching caps take a selfie with a rum swizzle on the great sound bermuda
Cheers from the Great Sound
the cruise hq couple in matching 1966 caps smiling on a boat in bermuda's great sound with the shoreline behind
Golden hour selfie
the cruise hq cruise guest and boat host holding a bottle of gosling's black seal rum on a bermuda rum cruise
Gosling's Black Seal, of course
the cruise hq guest and host laughing with bottles of sparkling wine and gosling's rum at dusk in bermuda
Rum and laughs at dusk
the cruise hq sun setting behind clouds over bermuda's great sound with a navigation marker in the water
Sunset over the channel
the cruise hq golden sunlight reflecting off the water of the great sound with a low bermuda shoreline
Golden hour on the water
the cruise hq sun setting over a tree lined bermuda shore with clouds above the great sound
Sun dipping toward the island
the cruise hq sun setting behind bermuda homes along the shoreline of the great sound
Sunset over island homes
the cruise hq rocky bermuda shoreline with homes and palm trees at dusk on the great sound
Island shoreline at dusk
the cruise hq small islands on the horizon of bermuda's great sound at dusk as a guest takes a photo
Islands of the Great Sound
the cruise hq calm water and small islands under a pastel twilight sky in bermuda's great sound
Twilight calm

Ships at King’s Wharf After Dark

Coming back in at blue hour, the cruise ships at the Dockyard are lit up end to end, and Breakaway’s Peter Max hull art glows on the water.

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Tug at work in the harbour
the cruise hq cruise ships lit up at king's wharf royal naval dockyard seen across the water at blue hour
Ships at King's Wharf, blue hour
the cruise hq two cruise ships docked at royal naval dockyard seen from the water at dusk
Two ships in port
the cruise hq two cruise ships with lights on docked at royal naval dockyard bermuda in the evening
Evening at the Dockyard
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Lights on under storm clouds
the cruise hq norwegian breakaway with its colourful hull art docked beside another ship at night in bermuda
Breakaway, docked for the night
the cruise hq norwegian breakaway lit up at king's wharf bermuda reflected in the water at night
Our home for the week
the cruise hq bow of norwegian breakaway showing peter max hull art and lights reflecting on the water in bermuda
Peter Max hull art
the cruise hq illuminated ncl logo on the funnel of norwegian breakaway at night
The NCL funnel
the cruise hq glowing norwegian breakaway name sign above lit cabin decks at night
Name in lights

National Museum of Bermuda

Inside the old fortress Keep, a short walk from the pier, exhibits tell how convicts and enslaved workers quarried the stone and built the Dockyard.

the cruise hq exhibit panel titled from quarrying to carving at the national museum of bermuda royal naval dockyard
From quarrying to carving
the cruise hq exhibit panel titled building blocks of dockyard inside the national museum of bermuda
Building blocks of Dockyard
the cruise hq exhibit panel titled pardon and release with images of prison hulks at the national museum of bermuda
Pardon and release
the cruise hq exhibit panel titled convicts in bermuda about convict labour at royal naval dockyard
Convicts in Bermuda
the cruise hq large cannon on the stone ramparts of the keep at royal naval dockyard bermuda
Guns on the ramparts

Lunch and Rum Swizzles in Dockyard

No Bermuda port day is complete without a rum swizzle, and the Dockyard has pubs and restaurants just steps from the ship.

the cruise hq smiling cruiser raising a rum swizzle cocktail in a flag decorated pub at royal naval dockyard
A Bermuda rum swizzle
the cruise hq cruiser raising a rum swizzle across a lunch table in a pub at royal naval dockyard bermuda
Second round
the cruise hq pub dining room with international flags and a long bar at royal naval dockyard bermuda
Flags over the bar
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A busy port-day lunch

Tips for Visiting Bermuda on a Cruise

  • Know your pier: ships from New York, New Jersey and Boston usually dock at King’s Wharf in Royal Naval Dockyard, so the museum, shops, pubs and boat tours are all within walking distance.
  • Use the overnight: many Bermuda sailings stay two or three days, so book an evening sunset or rum cruise for the first night and save the beaches and towns for your full day.
  • Get around by ferry or bus: public ferries run from the Dockyard to Hamilton and St. George’s, and a transportation pass is the easiest way to pay. Check the current schedule at the terminal.
  • Allow two hours for the museum: the National Museum of Bermuda covers the Keep, its ramparts and several exhibit halls, and the views from the walls are worth the climb.
  • Pack for sun and showers: Bermuda summers are hot and humid with quick passing storms, so bring sunscreen, a hat and a light rain layer.
  • Check before you go: confirm museum hours, admission and tour times for your port dates, since they change by season.

Planning your trip? Read our complete Bermuda cruise guide, the best Bermuda cruise excursions and our Bermuda cruise tips. On the same sailing we also stopped at Halifax Citadel.

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