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| The largest church - notice the vendors! |
We finally went to sleep last night at about 2:30am so we were not that interested in getting up early to see the arrival of the ship in Falmouth, Jamaica. By the time we got up the ship was docked.
We eventually left the ship at 10am and walked into the port which is brand new and just opened up this spring. Falmouth is located between Montego Bay and Ocho Rios and at one time was the biggest port in Jamaica. After the demise of the sugar cane industry, the town and port fell into disrepair.
Royal Caribbean, the parent company of Celebrity Cruise Line decided that all the other ports in Jamaica were becoming too crowed so they build their own port in Falmouth.
There were lots of shops in the port that were open and there were also a number of sidewalk vendors selling Jamaican products.
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| A local wood carver |
We then took an open-air trolley about the town of Falmouth and with that tour decided that other than main road to the center of town and the town square, we were not interested in going anywhere else. They didn’t even have a public beach in town and it is very, very poor and rundown. Most of the tours from the ship left the town and headed for either Montego Bay or Ocho Rios but we have been there so we stayed in town. There were also a lot of people who stayed on the ship because they had heard a lot of stories about crime and drugs in Jamaica. We felt very safe and there was a huge police presence in town and on the dock.
We shopped for awhile in town and found a supermarket for some Pepsi for Ed and a coffee-rum-milk type liqueur for Barb that was made in Jamaica and they do not sell Kahula on the island.
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| The dinner salad at the Olympic |
We were back to the ship at about 1pm, ate on the ship and then laid out working on our tan.
We could only lay out for about 1 ½ hours because the sun is very direct. Then it was back to the room to shower and catch up on some of our lost sleep from last night.
We then headed to the lounge to listen to listen to music, dance and people watch. Then it was back to the room to dress for dinner. Before dinner we went to the main show. It was a comedian, guitar player and juggler and he was not very good.
Dinner tonight was by ourselves in their specialty restaurant called The Olympic, named after a 1936 luxury liner and this is a reproduction of its dining room. While it is an extra charge to eat in The Olympic, it was well worth the experience.
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| Desert |
After dinner, we headed to the casino and didn’t do that well but had a lot of fun with three people from our dinner table who are also here compliments of the Blue Chip Club.
We left the casino a 1:00am and tomorrow we arrive in Grand Cayman Island.
Night from the middle of the ocean somewhere!!
