The Best Falmouth Shore Excursions
The town Falmouth
located in the parish of Trelawny Jamaica was established in 1769. It is one of
the best preserved Georgian towns in the Caribbean; it was meticulously laid
out with wide streets in a regular grid and was the envy of day. In the 1800s
Falmouth had the busiest shipping port in Jamaica seeing a great many of ships
plying the European route with sugar and rum.
Those were the heyday, a prosperous Trelawny having almost a hundred
sugar-cane plantation actively producing rum and sugar for the European and by
extension the world markets.
Falmouth
Jamaica is rich with history, it was the first township in the western
hemisphere which also includes New York City to have had piped running water in
1799. The Persian water wheel which was used for channeling the water to be gravity-fed
into the town still stands still turns.
The St Peter's Anglican Church is one of the oldest in Jamaica. It is a
master piece, built in 1795 its supporting columns are of solid mahogany and
its floor is inlaid with crosses of mahoe and mahogany woods.
The town of Falmouth went through a period of dormancy during the last century. However, today Falmouth has the busiest cruise ship port on the island with Royal Caribbean Cruiseline, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruise, MSC Cruise and Holland America Line are all making call to the busy Falmouth Port.
Falmouth is
rather attractive because it is centrally located between two of Jamaica’s best
known resort towns. Montego Bay is just to the west and Ocho Rios the home of
Dunn’s River Falls and the Blue Hole is a mere 60 minutes east. If you will be
cruising to the Caribbean and your ship will be stopping in Jamaica getting off
the ship to enjoy Jamaica a bit would be the best thing to do. There are many
activities in and around Falmouth that could spark your interest.
Waters-ports are in abundance not to mention the
many white sand beaches. Horse-back ride and swim is another popular activity
here on the island. Montego Bay has 5 championship golf courses which are
suited for pro and for those who would just like to try a hand it. Shopping,
Zipline, Dune Buggy, ATV Tours sampling the local cuisine are just some of the
few things which are beckoning. Whatever
your interests are there is something here for you.
