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Cuba, the Caribbean Islands,
and Central America in 2001
Jamaica
Bec2004-09-17 16:25:21
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Montego Bay
I have occasionally seen cruise ships like these in various parts of the world but never in such numbers as in the Caribbean where they dominate the scene in spite of all the tourist resorts.
These two medium sized boats unloaded their passengers into waiting tour busses for a day's visit of Montego Bay. Later, they will leave to repeat the same ritual in the next tourist destination.
For reasons that are beyond my understanding, these cruise ships, or so-called loveboats, are immensely popular with tourists of all ages.
If I could afford it, I would rather do my island hopping in one of the small sail boats tied up at the marina near the cruise terminal.
The Caribbean is expensive for a backpacker compared with other places in the world. I was lucky to get a dingy room at the YMCA for 15$US a night. In the fancy Ritz Carlton Hotel it would have been at least 10 times that much.
I went to see what the Ritz was like because my friend Ginette, who had won a week there in some lottery, told me that the service was great.
Even though the weather was terrible, I could imagine her playing the heiress at the pool side
She is going to have my eyes out for writing this on my website!
Everything in the tourist area of Montego Bay is oriented to satisfy the visitor's every whim. At a price of course...
There are at least a dozen such beach hotels north of town on the way to the Ritz.
It's a pity it was cold and wet for the beach would have been covered with vacationers.
Margueritaville looks dull without the body beautiful in this kind of weather.
The body beautiful were all huddling in the bars and the warmth of their hotel rooms.
The artefact market, that's the most the tourists off the cruise ships get to discover about the local population.
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