Disappointing stop in Falmouth, Jamaica
Historic Falmouth Cruise Port的点评
点评:This port does not seem ready for prime time. The area within the cruise terminal is nice and has shops inside new buildings. You can see the damage of the recent hurricane that passed through the island on some roofs but everything had been cleaned. The area outside the terminal is run down and few things have been repaired or upkept. While it's doesn't feel dangerous because of the police roaming the area, it is not ready for tourism yet and is a bit intimidating. There is a sign that says that there is a ongoing project of training young locals about customer service skills and to be licensed pedicab drivers, so there are definitely some efforts to improve the area but the buildings are not maintained at all and there is not much to see and do within walking distance from the exit of the terminal area. Some locals tried to convince us to take a ride on their taxi or to go to a nearby venue, but we just wandered around for about 30 minutes before heading back to the terminal for some shopping at the Craft Market and the shops around it.
If the efforts continue in the right direction this place could become much more touristy. Doing some research on the location and wondering why cruise lines started going to Falmouth, I read that it has an interesting history, is a natural deep water port, has a large turning basin, and is a harbour with good natural protection from sea storms, maybe has lower managing costs and higher government incentives for its development, and also has new infrastructure being build to newer standards able to accommodate mega ships, bringing tourists there, partnering with locals for activities and diversifying the offering. While cruise lines are not "running out" of places to go, new ports like Falmouth may increase the offer, so it is appealing to start going there.
翻译:这个港口似乎还没做好迎接游客的准备。邮轮码头内的区域环境不错,新建的建筑里有一些商店。虽然可以看到一些屋顶上留有近期飓风的痕迹,但一切都已清理干净。码头外的区域则显得破败不堪,很多设施都无人修缮或维护。尽管有警察巡逻,让人感觉并不危险,但这里显然还不适合发展旅游业,甚至让人有些望而却步。有一块告示牌显示,当地正在开展一项培训项目,旨在提升当地年轻人的客户服务技能并让他们获得人力车夫执照。由此可见,当地确实在努力改善这一区域,但建筑物年久失修,码头出口附近也没有什么值得一看的地方。一些当地人试图说服我们乘坐他们的出租车或去附近的某个地方,但我们只是随意逛了大约30分钟,然后返回码头,去工艺品市场和周围的商店逛逛。
如果各项努力继续朝着正确的方向发展,这里可能会变得更加热门旅游目的地。我查阅了一些关于法尔茅斯的资料,想知道为什么邮轮公司开始选择这里作为航线。我发现,法尔茅斯历史悠久,是一个天然深水港,拥有大型回旋水域,并且港口天然屏障良好,能够抵御海浪风暴。此外,法尔茅斯的管理成本可能较低,政府也为其发展提供了更多激励措施。同时,当地正在建设符合更高标准的全新基础设施,以容纳巨型邮轮。这些举措旨在吸引游客,并与当地居民合作开展各种活动,从而丰富旅游产品。虽然邮轮公司并不缺乏目的地,但像法尔茅斯这样的新兴港口可能会增加邮轮的选择,因此,选择法尔茅斯作为航线目的地确实很有吸引力。