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Montego Bay

Jamaica · Port

Ships calling
12ships
Upcoming sailings
30sailings
Average stay
9hours

One of Jamaica's largest resort cities, Montego Bay offers a range of activities bound to interest an array of visitors, from arts enthusiasts to the more adventurous type.

Ports before and after this stop

These ports appear before or after this stop on the same itinerary. The numbers show how often they occur together.

Cruise lines calling here

  • Holland America Line
  • MSC Cruises
  • Norwegian Cruise Line
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises
  • Royal Caribbean International

Cruise port in Jamaica

Montego Bay

Allow about 15 min each way from the terminal to the city center. Average time in port: 9 hours. 21 places to explore.

Ships calling here
12 ships
Upcoming sailings
30 sailings
Average time in port
About 9 hours
Lowest fare
From USD 349

After disembarking

Cruise ships dock at Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal (Montego Freeport). Allow about 15 min each way from the terminal to the city center.

  • Where the ship docks

    Cruise ships dock at Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal (Montego Freeport).

  • No Walking; Use Authorized Taxis

    The cruise terminal is inside an industrial port complex, and you cannot walk to the city center or beach. Use an authorized JUTA taxi with a red license plate directly outside the gate or a pre-booked shuttle.

  • Currency and Traditional Pimento Jerk Cuisine

    US dollars (USD) are widely accepted at most attractions and restaurants in Montego Bay; small-denomination bills are recommended. Jerk chicken, a signature local dish, is traditionally smoked over fresh pimento wood, giving it a rich flavor.

About 9 hours in port: where can you go?

Time available at the destination after subtracting return travel.

Return travel Time at destination

Calculated from the average time in port. Return deadlines vary by sailing; check the daily programme on board.

Between the terminal, city and airport

Travel between the terminal, city center, railway station and airport.

TaxiAbout 15 minUSD 15~USD 20

Montego Freeport Terminal → Doctor's Cave Beach (Hip Strip)

Take an authorized JUTA taxi at the stand by the terminal exit. The ride northeast along the coastal road takes about 15 minutes to reach the Hip Strip and the entrance to Doctor's Cave Beach.

TaxiAbout 25 minUSD 35~USD 45

Montego Freeport Terminal → Rose Hall Great House

Drive about 25 minutes along the east coast highway to reach Rose Hall Great House, an 18th-century historic mansion overlooking the sea from a hill.

TaxiAbout 5 minUSD 5~USD 10

Hip Strip → Sam Sharpe Square (Downtown)

Take a taxi from the southern end of the Hip Strip to reach Sam Sharpe Square in 5 minutes, the heart of Montego Bay's historic district and site of the national hero monument.

BusAbout 40 minUSD 30~USD 45

Montego Freeport Terminal → Martha Brae River Rafting

Take a tour vehicle east from the terminal toward Falmouth for 40 minutes to reach the Martha Brae River, the departure point for 30-foot bamboo raft trips.

Montego Bay places to explore

Explore 21 checked places. Select a pin to see its card, or choose View on map from a card.

Rose Hall Great House
Sights

Rose Hall Great House

A grand sugar-plantation mansion built in Jamaican Georgian style in the 1770s, widely known for the ghost story of Annie Palmer, the 'White Witch of Rose Hall,' said to have poisoned her husbands.

Visit
about 1 hr 15 min
Admission
USD 30
Doctor's Cave Beach
Sights

Doctor's Cave Beach

Montego Bay's finest white-sand beach, made famous worldwide when 19th-century doctors reported its healing properties. It has calm, clear emerald water, showers, and beach bars.

Visit
about 2 hr
Admission
USD 8
Dead End Beach
Sights

Dead End Beach

A free public beach right at the end of the runway at Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport, where you can swim in clear water and watch passenger planes land close overhead.

Visit
about 45 min
Admission
Free
St. James Parish Church
Sights

St. James Parish Church

A historic Anglican church built of limestone in 1775, preserving its cruciform plan, elaborate stained glass, and a marble monument by sculptor John Bacon.

Visit
about 30 min
Admission
Free
Greenwood Great House
Sights

Greenwood Great House

An 18th-century mansion once owned by the family of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, preserving original furnishings and a rare collection of antique musical instruments that survived the 1831 rebellion fires.

Visit
about 1 hr
Admission
USD 20
Montego Bay Cultural Centre
Sights

Montego Bay Cultural Centre

A cultural venue in an old colonial courthouse on Sam Sharpe Square, housing the western branch of the National Gallery of Jamaica and an archaeological museum.

Visit
about 45 min
Admission
USD 5

Cruises calling at Montego Bay

30 sailings are grouped into 22 cruises by ship and route.

22 cruises call at this port.

About Montego Bay

One of Jamaica's largest resort cities, Montego Bay offers a range of activities bound to interest an array of visitors, from arts enthusiasts to the more adventurous type.

Cruise lines calling here: 5 places

Holland America LineMSC CruisesNorwegian Cruise LineRegent Seven Seas CruisesRoyal Caribbean International

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