One of the things I look forward to each week is watching the cruise ships as they pull into Montego Freeport. On Wednesdays, its usually a ship from Carnival’s fleet. On Thursdays, it’s one from another fleet, like Royal Caribbean or MSC Cruises.
To my surprise today, two Carnival ships, the Conquest, and the Magic – the newest Carnival ship to stop in Montego Bay – have come in. The Magic can accommodate 6,000 – 4,500 passengers and 1,400 crew; the Conquest 2,974 passengers and 1,150 crew.
![TPT Ships Carnival Magic and Conquest in Montego Freeport](http://insidejourneys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPT-Ships.jpg)
One of four cruise ship ports on Jamaica’s north coast, Montego Freeport was built in the 1960s on what was known then as the Bogue Islands. It has berths for 2 cruise ships. Ocho Rios, Port Antonio and Falmouth, which opened in 2011, are the other three ports.
![TPT Carnival3 Carnival Magic and Conquest in Montego Freeport](http://insidejourneys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPT-Carnival3.jpg)
![TPT Carnival4 Carnival Magic and Conquest in Montego Freeport](http://insidejourneys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPT-Carnival4.jpg)
![TPT Carnival5 Carnival Magic and Conquest, Montego Freeport](http://insidejourneys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPT-Carnival5.jpg)
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