That cruise vacations offer a sense of freedom and plenty of things to do on board and ashore?
That cruise ships are like floating resorts with all the ammenities fine resorts have to offer?
That cruising is not recommended if you want to explore a specific country or area?
That Jamaica has some excellent ports for big and luxury cruise ships and these ports are a popular stop?
That traveling by such a cruise ship is very luxury, very, very relaxing and very, very, very all-inclusive?
All-inclusive sea travel...
Jamaica is a popular destination for cruise ships. Many small and big cruisers visit the ports of Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Post Antonio and Kingston. Most of the cruise passengers meet Jamaica in Ocho Rios (about 75 percent).
Yes or no?
Getting to Jamaica during a cruise vacation is a way to visit the island. However, a cruise vacation can be very nice and relaxing, it is not a way to explore Jamaica -or other destinations.
Your stop in a port from a few hours maybe is enough to do a little shopping, but it is definitely not a way to truly experience the country.
This is the choice you have to make:
- You want a relaxing vacation on board of a all-inclusive ship with a few stops at exotic islands? Then choose a cruise vacation!
- You want to meet local people, enjoy their hospitality, learn about cultures, taste the way of life of a country? Forget cruising...
- You love being entertained on a deep blue sea, getting shopping under palm trees for a couple of hours and after that sunbathing at the same blue sea again? You're born for a cruise vacation!
- You really want to explore an exotic destination, with all ups and downs? Don't choose a cruise vacation (or at least, choose a combination of the cruise and one or two weeks at the exotic destination).
Ready for a few days or weeks on a luxury five star cruise ship? All right then, here are a few lines. The list is not completed yet, so if your favorite cruise company (with a stop in Jamaica!) is not listed here, let us know!
Some interesting cruise lines:
Carnival Cruise Lines: Ship Carnival Conquest:
New Orleans, Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, New Orleans. Ships Carnival Triumph & Victory:
Miami, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Miami.
Online reservations: yes
Celebrity Cruise Lines: Ship Century:
Fort Lauderdale, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Key West, Fort Lauderdale.
Online reservations: yes
Cunard Lines: Ships Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2
Several trips to Montego Bay and Port Antonio with departures from Fort Lauderdale and New York.
Online reservations: yes
Royal Caribbean International: Ship Navigator of the Seas:
Miami, Labadee/Hispaniola Island, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Miami. Ship Mariner of the Seas:
Port Canaveral, Labadee/Hispaniola Island, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Port Canaveral. Ship Radiance of the Seas:
Miami, Labadee/Hispaniola Island, Ocho Rios, George Town, Cozumel, Miami. Ship Voyager of the Seas:
Miami, Labadee/Hispaniola Island, Ocho Rios, George Town, Cozumel, Miami.
Online reservations: yes
Costa Cruise Lines: Ship Costa Atlantica:
Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Cozumel, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Fort Lauderdale.
Ship Costa Mediterranea:
Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Cozumel, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Fort Lauderdale.
Online reservations: yes
Holland America Lines: Ship MS Westerdam:
Fort Lauderdale, Half Moon Cay, Ocho Rios, George Town, Cozumel, Fort Lauderdale. Ship MS Veendam:
Tampa, George Town, Ocho Rios, Costa Maya, Tampa.
Online reservations: yes
Princess Cruises: Ship Star Princess:
Fort Lauderdale, Princess Cay, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Fort Lauderdale.
Online reservations: yes
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