Is RCL finally admitting there isn't enough to do in Falmouth.

[dgramling]

In completing the survey from our last cruise, the section for ports of call, listed the question about the distance of activities from the cruise port. Is Royal finally acknowledging you can't plop down a port, invest no money outside of the fence, and expect it to flourish?  We have loved the excursions we have done in Jamaica, but it has remained the one port we don't go off on our own.  The port is simply too far from Ochos Rios and Montego Bay to be comfortable to get back on time.  Add onto that Royal's desire to shorten port time as much as possible.  This last cruise we lost 2 hours in port for undisclosed engine maintenance that Royal claimed the shortened time was done for comfort and safety. The other contributing factor making the Jamaica stop less than desirable is the loss of Margaritaville and other stores in the port, making your food and drink options limited to one restaurant and some booths.

[moesyk4]

Interesting…our last stop was shortened significantly too. We went from 9 to 5:30 to 10 to 3:30. I have no idea honestly when the change was made (a few days precruise or once we were on the ship) but we had booked through the ship for the same reason you mentioned. We ended up at Blue Hole which was amazing but it was a LONG drive for such a short stop.