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Falmouth Craft Vendors Relocated

Falmouth Craft Vendors Relocated Ever since the first cruise ship docked in Falmouth, the area across the road from the from of the Falmouth Court House has been a temporary craft vending area. Vendors lined up under tents to sell their craft items. Business was vibrant at the start, but slowly shrank as less cruise ship visitors walked the streets. At the start of the cruise ship history of Falmouth, there were bands and live entertainment in the area. Up to the end of the last cruise ship season, it was more like a ghost town and vendors complained  about
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The Real Reason Cruise Ship Visitors Avoid Falmouth Town

This is a follow-up on an article from SunHerald.com entitled: Caribbean cruises leave wave of bitter merchants. The post specifically highlights the fact that the tourists are simply avoiding Falmouth and interaction with locals. As a person living here in Falmouth, this has been obvious to me, and guess what? It is getting progressively worse. This helps to explain the low spending I wrote about in a previous post The article went on to describe how the tourists are whisked off the port into air conditioned buses and off to an excursion somewhere else on the north coast: Few stop to
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Falmouth Cruise Ship Port – Jonathan Fred Bartley’s Vision Becomes Reality

I wrote this article because I am in constant search for the truth. When the first cruise ship, the Voyager of the Seas docked in Falmouth Harbour on February 17th, 2011, I became entangled in a long, exhaustive thread on facebook with political hardliners. There were claims of ‘Thank God for PJ”, some were saying “Thank God for Portia,” but most were heralding the project as the “fulfillment of PJ’s vision.” They were referring to former PNP Prime Ministers PJ Patterson and Portia Simpson. Great, but I wanted to know exactly whose vision it was because I was sure it
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Will the Falmouth Water Square Reconstruction and Beautification Cruise Ship Project Meet the Deadline?

Falmouth Water Square Beautification and Reconstruction The Water Square reconstruction and beautification project has been moving along at a fast pace, but only time will tell if the pace is fast enough to ensure completion before March 22nd, 2011. The beautification project is a part of the $170 million dollar project to create a state of the art port in Falmouth, Jamaica to accommodate some of the largest cruise ships in the world. The cruise ship project is being undertaken by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines in association with the Port Authority of Jamaica. The area from the pier onto Falmouth Street
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Keep Falmouth Free From Tourist Harassment

Tourist Harassment After years of planning, delays and disapointments, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Pier welcomed its first cruise ship, the Voyager of the Seas on February 17th 2011. There was a tremendous celebration as locals celebrated what we view as a new dawning in their lives. We have a tremendous opportunity here that we can easily throw away. We have to make extra efforts to protect our guests, prevent harassment and hustling and prove to visitors that Falmouth is a place in Jamaica where people can actually feel free to walk without fear. The greatest threat facing visitors is
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Politics Over-Shadowing Historic Falmouth Port

Thursday, February 17th, 2011 was an historic day in Falmouth, Jamaica as Royal Caribbean Cruises, The Voyager of the Seas became the first ship to dock at the multi-billion dollar Falmouth Pier. The ship, the 13th largest cruises ship in the world, carries 3138 passengers and there was great celebration in the town for the entire day. Thousands turned out to view the historic event and it is safe to say it is now the most photographed event in the town itself, with almost everyone having a camera phone, if not a digital camera these days. A dark side has
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Historic Falmouth Jamaica Welcomes First Cruise Ship in January

Falmouth welcomes first cruise ship in January by Derrick A Scott WASHINGTON DC (JIS) Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Cargo vessel OSC Vegadiep is docked at berth 2 at the Historic Falmouth Cruise Port, which is now under construction. The vessel brought construction materials to assist with the completion of the port. New Year 2011 will herald the first of many cruise ships to arrive at the 32-acre, two-berth Historic Falmouth Cruise Port, when the Navigator of the Seas comes calling at the port on January 7. The port is a US$220 million project under development by Royal Caribbean Limited (RCCL)
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