Falmouth, Jamaica Happy New Year 2020
🇯🇲 Jamaica Experience
Falmouth & Beyond - Caribbean Soul
🚢 Colonial Falmouth
The new(er) port of Falmouth looks so colonial and British Empire authentic. Sailed here several times this decade, with Royal Caribbean, MSC and like today, Disney. Each visit reveals new layers of this historic Caribbean gem, where colonial architecture meets modern cruise infrastructure in perfect harmony.
🍺 Just Do It...Later
Swish... with Red Stripe Beer
Nothing captures the laid-back Caribbean vibe quite like a cold Red Stripe. The perfect companion for exploring Jamaica's authentic spirit, where time moves to a different rhythm and "soon come" is a way of life.
📿 Sugar & Redemption
One can imagine sugar cane merchants, the red clay roads leading to their plantations and "servants" burning and cropping the fields to harvest the cane; mixed with the sweet smell of molasses, a by-product from refining the white gold.
The bittersweet fact remains, African slaves, who outnumbered the Europeans 10 to 1, did all the labour. The effects I have come to know through Reggae music. Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" vividly tells how awful the slave trade was.
⚓ Cruise Chronicles
First Jamaica Adventure
Started sailing here in 2009 with MSC. Still amazing! The beginning of a love affair with Jamaica's authentic Caribbean spirit.
Navigator of the Seas
The view from Deck 12 of the Navigator of the Seas. Docking next to The Freedom of the Seas - when cruise ships become neighbors in paradise.
Disney Magic Experience
Disney Magic Pier Group berthing us safely. Where Disney magic meets authentic Caribbean culture in perfect harmony.
Return to Paradise
Back to Falmouth with Disney, experiencing the evolved colonial port and timeless Caribbean hospitality. Some things never change - and that's beautiful.
🌧️ Caribbean Weather Magic
"The precip is fine mist that never creates puddles. Cool!"
This perfectly captures Jamaica's unique weather personality - where rain refreshes without flooding, where nature provides exactly what's needed without excess. It's weather with Caribbean wisdom.