![]() Good Hope Great House- located fifteen minutes outside of Falmouth. You can also book a shore excursion that will take you to beautiful beaches outside of Falmouth, in Ochos Rios or Montego Bay. Since Falmouth is a newer cruise port, many excursions take place just a short distance away from Falmouth. Visit the town squares, houses of famous historians, churches, and parks to be fully educated about all the historic events that happened in the early 18th and 19th centuries. Walk through the Historical District to see the 19th century Georgian architecture and learn about all of the history of the buildings from 18th century that are still intact. Many taxicabs, buses, and chartered veichles are accessible in Falmouth. Falmouth is the gateway to all of the best tour experiences on the north coast of Jamaica.įalmouth is a port of call for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ships.įrom Sangster International Airport ( MBJ IATA), Falmouth is 31 km (19 mi) east by car or taxi. This port will accommodate many Royal Caribbean cruise ships along with the Oasis of the Seas, which is one of the world’s newest and largest cruise ships. It is also being transformed into a host city for the growing cruise industry. Royal Caribbean and other agencies are working to restore Falmouth and the historical buildings to become historical attractions. ![]() Due to hundreds of years of tropical heat and humidity, hurricanes, and neglect the town of Falmouth has seen this region of Jamaica suffer. Jamaica and Royal Caribbean have been working together in revitalizing and transforming the town of Falmouth to be the first ever historic destination. The town has a rich heritage with many historic buildings and churches. Falmouth is located in the Trelawney Parish which was the most important region of Jamaica for the sugar and rum trade at the time. Falmouth was one of Jamaica's original ports and 200 years ago was one of the busiest trading ports in the Caribbean. They used the port to export many goods and to bring in African slaves and other fine goods to serve the colonial life of the 18th century. It was known for its wharf, sugar, rum and coffee. In the 1800s Falmouth was known as "the wealthiest New World Port south of Charleston". ![]() Falmouth was founded in 1769 and its waterfront district is a National Heritage Site that contains many Georgian-era buildings dating from the 1760s to 1840. Falmouth is located in between two popular tourist destinations in Jamaica, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. Port of Historic Falmouth at sunset Understand įalmouth, Jamaica is Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise port, being the first ever thematic cruise port destination. ![]()
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