For our final port we spent the day in Jamaica. We booked an excursion which would be taking us from Falmouth to Montego Bay. We arrived at port shortly after 7:00am and met our guide Amanda and our driver Jay. It took us about an hour to get to the downtown area of Montego Bay, during which we passed by some landmarks in the city. 

Our first stop that day was to St. James Parish Church, which is an 18th century Anglican church. After spending an hour exploring the church and the grounds, we loaded back onto the bus to take us to the next stop, Mt. Olive Basic School. The school is for local children 3-5 years old. As it was a public holiday that day, there were only a few kids at school. However they warmly greeted us with songs and we got to tour the classrooms. 

Afterwards we visited Johns Hall Plantation which was where we had lunch. We got to sample some fresh coconut water, Blue Mountain coffee and coconut sprinkled with sugar. By 11:30am we were seated upstairs having lunch. I got to try their jerk pork and chicken, as well as ackee and saltfish, which is the national dish of Jamaica. 

Our last stop of the day was to the duty free shop, where I ended up buying Jamaican rum cake and Blue Mountain coffee. Our day at port wasn’t very long as the ship was sailing at 3pm, so we were back onboard by 2pm. We ended up eating again at the Oceanview Cafe, then I changed into my swimsuit and lounged in the solarium for the remainder of the afternoon. 

Dinner was evening chic so I got to dress up as we headed back to Cyprus for dinner. The tomato bisque, grilled octopus and lobster tail with spaghetti was just what I needed that night. We saw the Arte performance, went to The Club to watch a game show, then I had a long chat with another girl I met earlier in the week also from Toronto. Four ports in five days didn’t seem like a lot, but it was nice getting a small taste of each country!