Jamaican Holiday: Ms. Merl Cruises to Jamaica

Cruises to Jamaica, you ask? Bon Voyage!

I am off to another Jamaican cruise again! A short 3 day weekend getaway on a cruise to Jamaica is always a great way to end the year and start the holiday season.

I set sail next weekend on a 3 day cruise to Jamaica from Florida. Aboard Carnival cruise line I will go to get all my baking supplies for next years fruit marinade for my Jamaican Black Cake. The key is to start soaking my fruits the first of the year, so they get a full year of marinating once I start baking in October. I head out late December each year to get my Jamaican Rum, port wine, Mace, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, all the fixings that make my signature Jamaican Black Cake complete.

Cruising to Jamaica for 3 days is a great escape this time of year. Just long enough to reset before the holiday, and just enough time to get all the baking items I need too, makes for the perfect weekend! My husband and I just love the quick trip away, so when I am asked about my suggestions on travel this time of year, I practice what I preach! Jamaica is filled with warm Christmas spirit! Palm trees, white sands, hearty ox tale and of course the Christmas cake, Black Cake says Christmas in ways unimaginable. The island is the perfect place to travel to from the states. With cruises even from New York City, there is nothing like it!

I will be back with pictures to share with all of you on my cruise to Jamaica in a week or so! Its so exciting to share my country with all of you. From the Jamaican Black Cake to vacations to Jamaica!

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