Falmouth Jamaica?

[cruisindiva]

Hello, Has anyone cruised to Falmouth yet? I will be there in December and am curious if anyone has done any of the shore excursions? Would love to hear your feedback. Also how far is it from Negril?
Thanks!

[mrsrocster]

Hi there,

We haven't been there yet but are scheduled at the end of April this year.......will report back. Although, we probably won't do any excursions per say........we tend to no not like Jamaica too much due to past experiences, so we'll take this one with a grain of salt......as we tend to do with most ports......we "believe it when we see it".

Michelle

[Krazy Kruizers]

we were scheduled for there but the port wasn't ready and we ended up in ocho rios

did talk to a couple of people who took a tour to that area -- it was a mess -- and the town was very run down

[Gayle V]

I'm very interested to hear more answers to this post. We are not fans of Jamaica either, but are considering doing the Allure, western, that includes Falmouth. Thought we'd skip the usual excursions there and just spend the day at nearby resort. Unfortunately my reading reveals that the nearby Sandals is directly under the airport runway. Lots of noise from the planes, so we're not sure what we'll do now. (If we do book this.) Probably a sail and snorkel. Usually there's at least one offered on the excursion list.

[Jeanie]

I have not been there yet

[cruisindiva]

I have been to Jamaica but never on a cruise and I do like it so I'm not worried about that. I have been to Montego Bay and Runaway Bay. Would like to go to Negril so maybe we will do that if it's not too far. Gayle if your thinking about the Sandals in Montego Bay yes it is right by the airport. I think it was the 1st Sandals property built. They just recently renamed it also. Hopefully they will have the port in better shape by the time we get there in December :)

[red stripe]

I think it is about 48 miles.. but the drive time could be more that if you were driving that in the USA.

It takes time to get these new ports established, I hope that they do it well, and not string it out as they have in Crown Bay St. Thomas.

It will be good to have an alternative to Ocho Rios

[Mbandy]

Nigrel isn't really close to anything and really not that impressive unless you're staying at a resort.

One cool thing about Falmouth is it is the closest cruise port to my favorite thing in Jamaica which is rafting on the Martha Brae River. That is a nice, relaxing time. I would encourage anyone calling at Falmouth, and Ocho Rios for that matter, to consider doing it.

Here's a link.

Welcome To Rafting On The Martha Brae

[George C]

I like Jamaica and I am looking forward to trying this new port. Possibly in November from Gavelston.

[Trac it]

Just got back from Falmouth. If you stay in the RCCL created port, it's Disney Jamaica. Do yourself a favor and venture past the big iron gates and see the real Falmouth. The people are friendly and happy to see you. The old churches are nice to visit, but you will see how the large amount of money spent by RCCL doesn't filter down to the people. Buy your local handicrafts from the people in Falmouth and help them out. It's worth the walk.