Heidi Cowen, administrator of the Dockyard Arts Centre, believes Bermuda needs to re-evaluate its cruise ship tourism industry.

“It is a very quiet in Dockyard,” she said. “The types of ships that are coming in need to be looked at again.”

Last month, Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport, said 120 cruise ship calls took place in the first three quarters of 2024 with another 57 listed to take place before the end of the year, bringing an estimated 548,064 passengers to the island.

Ms Cowen called these numbers “a great illusion”.

“Our cruise ship picture is not really the best,” she said.

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