Unfortunately, no. ETA is the only company that offered the experience of taking your bike on a cruise ship. Although, Alaska would be AWESOME!

Have fun on your cruise!!!

 

http://www.alaskaferryvacations.com/

Not a cruise ship, but supposed to have decent accomodations; I've only read about them, and talked to folks that used them. You'd have to go to Anchorage to get much riding in, most of the coastal cities have very limited road systems that don't reach much into the interior.

 

Thanks for the info/prompt answer...

Also wondering if the salt air/spray was of any concern/consequence for the bikes... Please LMK...

YOU may be aware there is a 'con' video out about ETA motorcycle-cruise-tours... IYO, any truth...

MIGHT be interested in a Winter/2014 motorcycle-cruise-hoot with other biker/enthusiasts that included Antigua, St. Marten, St. Thomas with ALL the accoutrements (IE 'flow-rider') out of Miami/Ft Lauderdale/FL...

 

We were on the cruise and watched all the bikes get off the ship in Bermuda. I will have to check into this for our next cruise. I thought Bermuda was the best of the 4 ports we were at. We were at the one stop when you were there. They were having some kind of act or entertainment going on. Saw some of the Long Riders patches. Had good weather on all of the islands.

 

Never actually felt any salt spray, even though riding next to it. We did have our bikes rained on in Puerto Rico. We were at a roadside food/drink stand. Plenty of cover for the riders. Waited until it was all but over and headed out. We did wash our bike down when we returned home. Heck, we do that even when coming home from Ocean City Bike Week!!

Yes, I have seen the "con" video. While I will never call another person a liar with knowing for sure, I can say that this video sure didn't describe our trip. I will touch on a few things from the "con" video.


- $325 bike fee(amount varies depending on how many nights your cruise is) covers gas (close to $10/gallon in Bermuda), insurance, and permits to ride the island. Does he make money off of this? Couldn't tell you. This is a business, so I would guess he probably does.
- Bars owned by friends. Yep. He has been doing this for about 13 years. I would hope by now they are more than casual acquaintances. And those bars/restaurants were wonderful!
- Treats road captains poorly. Not that I saw. They do banter around quite freely.
- Hates Canadians. Nope. We had Canadians on the cruise and he treated them just fine. His one road captain is a French Canadian. This month this road captain will be with him on cruises for 23 days. If he treated them poorly, I wouldn't think they would come back.
-Tips police to go to certain spots on the islands. I don't believe we went anywhere that anyone else could go as long as they had the means to get there.
- Loves Harley's, hates everyone else. Nope. We had BMW's, Victory's, and Honda's. Everyone treated the same.
- Treats islanders rude. Never witnessed this.
- Doesn't tell about the dangers. Yep, he does. You need at least 3000 miles under your belt. Make sure those miles includes hills and hairpin turns, and hills with hairpin turns!!!! He tells you about the different rides and what to expect on each one. He tells you up front that they will be challenging.
- He will shorten your ride if you cannot keep up. This I will agree on. If he feels that you can not keep up and are a hazard to yourself or the others, he will warn you first, bench you next. More on that to come in St Martin.
-DVD is $40. Yes it is. He has it professionally edited. Never held a gun to our head demanding we buy. We will receive it 4-6 weeks from the end of our cruise. And I can't wait!!
-He will let you run out of gas and sit. Nope. Nobody ran out of gas. Low maybe. But you must not have anymore than 1/4 tank of gas to put your bike on the ship. Your tank is checked at the end of each ride to make sure you don't have too much left. He doesn't personally pump most of the gas. Yes, sometimes he helps.
-Acts like the CEO of Royal. Nope. As far as his motorcycle cruise business goes, he runs a tight ship. Everything goes very smoothly.

Hope this info helps you!

 

Yes that was a nice little "skit" they put on. I guess that is what you get for nagging and gossiping!!! If you go under the Bernews link I provided upstream, there is a video there that shows this act. Maybe you are in it!!!!

 

Great stuff. I can't wait to see more pics.

 

thanks for sharing

 

wow.. what a life ..I wish i too go for the long long rode trip in harley davidson ..with my future wife


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St Martin/St Maarten

Started off this ride like all the others, gassed up. Then we headed for the Harley Davidson Store. This store is different than most other island stores. Full service store, not just t-shirts and trinkets. We had 1 rider that was having issues starting his bike. HD mechanics worked on it. Found out it was the stator. Unfortunately, they didn't have the part in stock. But, fortunately for the rider, we had another rider carrying jumper cables. Now this is a reason that a bike may be benched and left on the ship during the rides. But all the other riders refused to leave a fellow biker behind. So, when we stopped and it was time to leave, it only took a few minutes to get his bike going.

The Norwegian Gem was docked next to us.



Road time.



Our ship in the distance.



HD store. Free drinks including beer, soda, and water.



Maho (airport) beach.



One of the local bike club members of the Caribbean Eagles. They escorted this ride.



Lower end of Orient Beach. We stopped here for lunch. Food was great. Rod went swimming.



Picnic tables under palm huts. We ate here. They could have just left me here. Pure heaven!!!



We actually parked up on the boards at the buildings.



After a day of riding, we all parked out in front of Sharky's bar before heading back to the ship. It was just starting to get dark out, and the people who had accent lights on their bikes turned them on. Quite a sight!