Tour Montserrat With Us | Tiny Volcanic Island | Giant In Music History

In this vlog, learn more about Montserrat with us, as we tour this beautiful island.
Some Facts About Montserrat:
1. Montserrat is a volcanic island in the South-Eastern Caribbean.
2. Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills volcano, which had been dormant for centuries, became active in July 1995, erupted, and buried the capital city of Plymouth, which is considered a modern-day Pompeii. The most recent eruption of Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills volcano was on June 25, 1997.
3. After the eruptions, the majority of the island’s population fled the island, mostly for the United Kingdom.
4. The population in Montserrat, at present, is approximately 5000 people.
5. Being a volcanic island, most of Montserrat’s beaches are black sand beaches.
6. Montserrat can be visited by small aircrafts, ferries, and other boats of similar size. The most straightforward way to Visit Montserrat is by flying from Antigua.
7. Montserrat is called the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean due to its Irish heritage and also its lush green land.
8. Montserrat is the only country outside of Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as a national holiday. The St. Patrick’s Day celebration is the biggest celebration of the year on the island.
9. Montserrat is especially well-known in the music industry thanks, in part, to AIR Studios Montserrat, a state-of-the-art recording studio built by Sir George Martin, world-renowned producer of the Beatles. This is where Stevie Wonder recorded “Ebony and Ivory” with Paul McCartney. Many other artists, including Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Duran Duran, and Eric Clapton recorded at AIR Studios Montserrat.
10. Arrow, also known as the Might Arrow, the original artist who created the soca hit “Hot Hot Hot” is Montserratian. He recorded “Hot Hot Hot” at AIR Studios Montserrat.
Let us know if you have any questions about our experience in Montserrat, or questions about our cruises and/or traveling in general.
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Who are we? We are My Cruising Family! Peta-Gaye (wife/mom), Allan (husband/dad), AJ (11-year-old son/brother), LJ (7-year-old son/brother), and Sharon (mommy/grandma). We love to cruise and travel together as a family!
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Allan: 10 and counting
AJ: 9 and counting
LJ: 7 and counting
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[@alfredthornhill8726]

One Love ❤️. Montserrat my little paradise 😢jah blessed

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Yes! Thanks for watching! One love! 💚

[@hondokin]

Hi now watching your vlog. made me feel like i was in that taxi. really plain and simple.must visit there someday. GOD spare. Observe how nature is, more land added naturally by volcano.Trinidad and Tobago in the house.💗❤. much love in the house.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Wow! Thanks so much for watching, sweet sweet T and T! 🥰

[@rachaelemeli4871]

I'm a Nigerian, I'm coming for tourism 💕💕💕❤️in November.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Enjoy your visit!

[@lenardbarzey2788]

F.Y.I. Montserrat 🇲🇸 gave the world the "first International Soca Hit" by none other than "Arrow" Hot, Hot, Hot and "tiny winey" which is also his song written by his Brother Hero, recorded in Byron Lee studios in West Kingston Jamaica W.I. Ase'

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thanks for watching, and thanks for the info!

[@lenardbarzey2788]

@@MyCruisingFamily God up!!!

[@kingbuckyduck5669]

Mark Knopfler invited Sting over to his place while vacationing in Montserrat and the two of them recorded “Money For Nothing”

[@jecoliasjems2529]

My family’s from here and I’ve never been. I truly want to learn Montserratian Creole! Can’t wait to visit home.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Oh wow! Such a beautiful country. Enjoy your visit home whenever you make that trip! 💚☘️

[@jecoliasjems2529]

@@MyCruisingFamily Thank you! Aiming for next December for a month! Will be back in Jamaica this Spring. Thank you for posting.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

@@jecoliasjems2529 Nice!!!! Enjoy both!!!! 🇲🇸🇯🇲

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Oh, and you’re welcome! 🥰

[@Loke2112]

Thank you for this video. The music of my youth was made at Air Studios and I was searching for anything related and found this. When you walked up and shot the footage of the place it really brought up so much nostalgic emotion I can barely express it all. Thank you so much.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

You're welcome! Thank YOU for taking the time to let us know. This truly means a lot! Sending virtual hugs your way.

[@cfrtv777]

ENJOYED THE SHARE 🇬🇧🇰🇳🇲🇸

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thanks for watching!

[@123manglani]

I miss Montserrat 🇲🇸

[@MyCruisingFamily]

I can understand. It's such a peaceful island! 🏝

[@ruddybevis4259]

For me who is born in Guadeloupe ,I am so surprised that Montserrat keep a real aspect so natural after some volcano activities during the 80s. It will be one day a good priority to visit Montserrat .

[@MyCruisingFamily]

I think you'll enjoy the visit. It is truly amazing!

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Happy new year!

[@bobmclemore]

Wow very interesting thank you for sharing

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thanks for watching!

[@socanationtv4972]

I fully enjoyed this vlog thanks.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you so much for watching! 🥰

[@daniriggs4670]

We too live in WA and Montserrat, do 6 months each, and enjoy the offerings of each. We bought back in 2014 and some of your fellow NY residents, Kathryn Kerge and Mark Couch, recently bought here and visit often. Great Job on the video - Glad you enjoyed the time spent here. You'll be back

[@daniriggs4670]

Souvenirs are ready available at the Montserrat National Trust and Scuba Montserrat Little Bay, as well as many locals offer things ... Tour operators know this!

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Wow! Thank you for sharing, and for the compliment. It’s great to hear from folks who’ve made the move. We haven’t had tranquility like that before, so we can definitely see the appeal.

[@a.h5197]

This is lovely thank you for sharing 🎉. Where on the island did you stay?

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thanks for watching! We stayed at Tropical Mansion Suites, which I think is in the Davy Hill/St. John's area.

[@MohammedFawaz988]

Love from India 🇮🇳

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you! We send love from New York, USA, to you in India!

[@montserratemeraldisle1373]

Beautiful

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you! Montserrat is indeed beautiful!

[@Thisisriley]

Liked!

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you!

[@Uniqspeaks222]

It's look absolutely beautiful ❤️ seeing through your lens was amazing!!

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@shopper5969]

OMG!!! What a vacation and beautiful! Y’all do awesome and amazing vacations Love it! ❤️

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you!!! Definitely thankful we got to take these trips!!! And thankful for your support!!!

[@heavenlymajesticking]

@@MyCruisingFamily thanks for sharing! You both makes a beautiful couple! Love your outfit & color! Please do some couple modeling in clothes in Caribbean settings!🏝🌟🤴🏽💕👸🏽🌟🥂🏝👀🔆🤗🇲🇸Blessings! Big ups One Love! Yaardie inna New York!🙋🏽‍♀ Love seeing your husband pray blessing the meal.🛐

[@MyCruisingFamily]

@@heavenlymajesticking thank you! Blessings and one love!

[@awhi3765]

Montserrat is one of the most peaceful places in the world. Murder and other violent crime almost unheard of.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Very peaceful, indeed!

[@Agent007202]

I just subscribed to this channel today and really loving it.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Welcome! Thank you so much!

[@in2cruising]

Wow This is Nice !!!! LOVED THE VIDEO

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you!!!

[@philanddeetravels]

We love a good peaceful and quiet place, but it's good to mix it up every now and then.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Agreed! Mix it up!

[@cydneystephen2814]

You know what? I watch on tv and comment on my phone. My previous comment here is while watching the other video with the flight 🤦‍♀️😂. So now watching this one. Your orange blouse is beautiful. Ok. Thanks in advance. Watching now. Lol.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

😂 It’s quite ok, Cydney! We appreciate you watching and showing love! ❤️ I had assumed you watched the videos and just combined your comments. 😆 Thank you so much for watching!

[@cydneystephen2814]

Hey guys. Celebrated my birthday July 21st on the Carnival Magic the 18 th to yesterday. Was nice for a smaller older ship. Have 171 notifications. Been trying to catch up today while doing laundry. Have never been to Monserrat. Not even a cruise port destination. So fly to Antigua and then a smaller plane. Nice airport but those green seats look tiny😂. I would not have left the airport either. Stay put and close. Nice airport. I don’t eat before or between flights. Oh my. Look at the small plane. Would take it over the ferry. 20 minutes vs 2 hrs? 🙏🏼 the whole time. My smallest plane yrs ago was NY to Martha’s Vineyard. Maybe 50 ppl 45min to an hour flight. Kitchenette nice. Room looks dated but serves the purpose for a quick getaway. Glad you landed before the rain. Coconut with a smile. 🧉. Very nice. Thanks for sharing and see you next video.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Welcome back, Cydney!!! Happy belated birthday!!! 🎉🎂🎁 You sailed from right here in NYC… nice!!! Tell us all about the Carnival Magic!!! Would love to hear more!!! Thanks so much for tuning in!!!Yes to praying the whole way on the flight!!! You hit the nail on the head with the room… dated but served its purpose… and sipping on a coconut definitely helped get us settled in. 🥰

[@CynJ157]

I enjoyed your video - thanks for posting! I vacationed on Montserrat in 1992 and found the island very beautiful and the people so welcoming, I too tried the goat water stew and drank from Runaway Ghaut so hopefully I'll be returning some day🤞 Wishing you happy travels!

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you, Cindy J! Right?! We're now wondering when we will make it back to the island since we drank from Runaway Ghaut. ☺ Happy travels to you too!

[@Uniqspeaks222]

Hey stopping by dropping some Uniq love & Support on your channel!! Found you on Team Reese Travels😃😃😃

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you so much for coming by to show some love! Will do the same. Yes, we love Team Reese Travels!

[@destinationdezz1588]

Thanks for the video! May I asked what route did you take to get to Montserrat? Coming from the US, seems difficult to get there

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Hi 👋🏼 Thanks for watching! We flew JetBlue from NY to Antigua, then FlyMontserrat from Antigua to Montserrat. We have a travel day vlog showing how we did it as well as our return flights to Antigua and the US! We invite you to watch those as well to get a feel for the option of flying into the island.

[@destinationdezz1588]

@@MyCruisingFamily I swear NY has the best flight deals! I envy NY for that lol

[@MyCruisingFamily]

@@destinationdezz1588 I’m not gonna lie… between the two NY airports and EWR in NJ, there are A LOT of flight options from NY/NJ to darn near every where! 😂

[@seralee5446]

Before you said you were from JA, I thought you were Montserratian. Your accent and the cadence and rhythm of your speech is so Montserrat. Thanks for sharing.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thanks so much for watching! It's funny you said that because I told our photographer, who is Montserratian, that I thought that she sounded Jamaican. Love being a part of one big Caribbean family! 🥰

[@Mangogoodie]

Honestly mi coulda swear she sound Bahamian but a yard girl dis 😊

[@seralee5446]

@@Mangogoodie 😂😂 Lol

[@MyCruisingFamily]

@@Mangogoodie 100% 🖤💚💛

[@yoch5]

🇯🇲

[@AngelGomez-yv9vq]

Saludo!. Mi bisabuela es de nacionalidad inglesa. Montserrat!. Murió en la República Dominicana en el 1978. Quiero saber como puedo conseguir la nacionalidad de Montserrat

[@AngelGomez-yv9vq]

El nombre de ella es: Henriette Daly

[@MyCruisingFamily]

No estoy seguro de cuál es ese proceso. Tal vez consulte el sitio web del gobierno de Montserrat en línea para ver si puede encontrar esa información o al menos encontrar un número de teléfono para contactarlos.

[@jacquelinewilks5083]

Your pics came out so nice! How long was the tour?

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Thank you, Jackie! This tour with Mr. Daly was about 5 hours long. We started around 9 AM and got back to our hotel at about 2 PM.

[@tyrahtonge3891]

@@MyCruisingFamily 5 hours😵😵!! That goat water looked interesting,, heard of it,, but never had it,,and after seeing it,, don't think it'll happen anytime soon! #Appreciate that orange on both of you! 😍

[@MyCruisingFamily]

@@tyrahtonge3891 yes… 5 hours well spent though. Allan is more a fan of the goat water than I am. Thanks for the compliment and thanks again for watching! Hope you have a good week! 🥰

[@AS-jn2lt]

It's not in the South Eastern Caribbean. Its in the North Eastern Caribbean

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Hi AS. As a Caribbean native, I know that the Lesser Antilles is South of the Greater Antilles, which is why I say South. Thanks though.

[@javadaghrab5687]

I attended medical school there

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Wow! Awesome! Thanks for sharing that!

[@karlbyrne6021]

Monsartt is irelands child.

[@MyCruisingFamily]

It sure is. ☘️

[@cinnamonstar808]

They are NATIVE IRISH I dont know why they dont go home to Britannia ? isnt their job is spiritual guard those island