|
Jamaica is the third largest island of the Greater Antilles of West Indies and is situated south of Cuba. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston and is the largest city. Kingston is also a large commercial sea port.
Jamaica is one of the most visited destinations in the Caribbean. Most cruises to the Caribbean leave from Florida from the cities of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Tampa. A Western Caribbean cruise can take you to Jamaica, where you will most likely enter through one of these ports: Montego Bay, Port Antonio or Ocho Rios .
Jamaica, the city of Montego Bay is a center for tourism. This beach, called Doctor's Cave, is one of several along the Gold Coast popular with visitors. Montego Bay is also a port and transportation center.
On your cruise to Jamaica will help you explore the high degree of bio diversity. Three thousand species of plants grow on the island, and 27 percent of them are found nowhere else on Earth. More than 200 species of flowering plants have been classified. Among indigenous trees are cedar, mahoe, mahogany, logwood, rosewood, ebony, palmetto palm, coconut palm, and pimento. Experience the highly diversified bird life which includes parrots, hummingbirds, cuckoos, and green todies which are especially abundant. There are no large indigenous quadrupeds or venomous reptiles that exist in Jamaica.
Some of the cruise lines that operate cruises to Jamaica are Carnival Cruises, Princess Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruises. For more information on world cruise destinations visit Travour.
|
