Last week I gave you an overview of our last Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Magic in this post. Since there is so many pictures and experiences I want to share with you I figured I would break it down into smaller pieces for you. This week I would love to share with you our experience in Jamaica.
We docked in Montego Bay and we booked a shore excursion through Carnival to go to the Good Hope Estate. It was about an hour bus ride from the cruise ship terminal to the estate. From the research we had done it seemed like there was quite a bit to see and do there. There was a great house to explore, zip lining, ATV’s, lazy river, pool, aviary, and a rum tasting. It seemed like a good deal and there would be something for everyone.
The rum tasting room/hut was really cool to see but there never seemed to be anyone there to do any tastings with. Scott and I were planning on going checking out the great house while the others in our group were zip lining and taking out the ATV’s. It turned out when we got there that we weren’t able to do that and we ended up spending the afternoon by the pool. Which was good but still a little disappointing.
This challenge course was pretty high off the ground and my nephew totally rocked it. Too scary for my blood. Give me a Hellevator type ride any day and I am on it. Walking on strings and stuff in the sky? I will leave that to the brave kids.
We made a new friend. Isn’t he the cutest? Too bad he had fleas or I might have tried to stick him in my bag.
We had a couple of drinks included in our excursion. Apparently, they decided to love our bus load so much that they sent us away with some road drinks.
It was super incredible how green, lush and beautiful Jamaica is. We had a good time but it wasn’t a favourite port of call . We even got to see a drug deal in the middle of the road on the way back. Bonus points? Although I do believe, that we probably wouldn’t choose to come back to this port again. I would love to see more of Jamaica but I think next time we’ll hit up Ohco Rios.
Glad you had a good time even though you didnt love it. Ocho Rios is really nice so I do hope you give there a shot if you do visit again
I feel like i too have seen a drug deal in Jamaica. I’m bummed that some of the things this excursion offered didn’t end up panning out. That’s a shame!
We were bummed too. Oh well, not every port can be a favourite, right? Lol
hahaha drug deals are common in JA (my fam is from there) which is unfortunate but such is life over there. JA really is a great and beautiful island so don’t be discourage solely by that port; if you venture further into MoBay, it’s a great town. Negril is also an amazing area as is Ochie.
That’s cool that you are from there. From what we saw it was very beautiful place. I would love to go back and see other cities/places. I just think this particular excursion wasn’t exactly what I hoped it would be. Better luck next time. 😄