| If you take a cruise to the Caribbean, you could | | | | Species. |
| easily be forgiven for thinking you're on a film set | | | | One film you might not admit to having seen which |
| with its turquoise waters, golden beaches and | | | | was also shot in various locations around Puerto Rico |
| stunning landscape. That's why numerous films have | | | | is Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, where the |
| been shot on location over the years, from the first | | | | island is raided by two Martians looking for women to |
| film version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1916 | | | | take back to Mars and use as breeding stock. |
| to the recent Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, and | | | | The island of Vieques has also been used as a film |
| quite a few in between! The islands have been home | | | | location, most notably for Heartbreak Ridge (starring |
| to many stars as a result, including the Beatles, Darryl | | | | Clint Eastwood who also directed the film) and the |
| Hannah, Kirk Douglas and Johnny Depp. | | | | 1963 version of Lord of the Flies. |
| If you want to visit the sets of some of your | | | | Jamaica |
| favourite movies on your next Caribbean cruise read | | | | Jamaica is a popular location for film makers with its |
| our guide to some of the top locations used by film | | | | distinctive Caribbean vibe. The Tom Cruise film |
| directors. | | | | Cocktail was filmed here at Dunn's River Falls, Sandals |
| The Bahamas | | | | Royal Plantation and Jamaica Inn around Ochos Rios |
| The crystal waters and sandy beaches of the | | | | (about 70 miles east of Montego Bay), as was |
| Bahamas are a constant draw for film makers. The | | | | Papillon, starring Steve McQueen, near the town of |
| 1954 remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was | | | | Falmouth on the northern coast. You can also see |
| also filmed at New Providence Island, following in the | | | | How Stella Got Her Groove Back at Montego Bay. |
| footsteps of the original version, mostly around | | | | Don a bikini and pretend you're Ursula Andress in Dr |
| Lyford Cay. The remake consequently won the | | | | No emerging from the sea at Laughing Waters beach |
| Oscar in 1955 for Best Art Direction, Best Effects | | | | - one of the most famous scenes in cinematic |
| and Special Effects. | | | | history. Dr No fans can also follow in the footsteps |
| James Bond fans can enjoy themselves spotting | | | | of the three blind mice in Kingston, see the mountain |
| scenes from their favourite Bond flicks. Nassau | | | | home of Miss Taro or make sure they don't get |
| Harbour was used for many of the underwater | | | | caught in the swamps at Falmouth. |
| battle scenes, as well as being the hiding place of the | | | | Jamaica had a name change to San Monique for Live |
| stolen Vulcan bomber, in Thunderball. If you're into | | | | and Let Die. Kananga's underground lair was filmed |
| diving, you can visit the Tears of Allah shipwreck in | | | | around Runaway Bay, while Bond's hotel room was |
| the South Ocean which featured in Never Say Never | | | | at the Rose Hall Great House Resort in Montego Bay. |
| Again. You may also be surprised to discover that | | | | Other films shot in Jamaica include The Blue Lagoon, |
| the interior of Miami International Airport in the recent | | | | the 1990 remake of Lord of the Flies and License to |
| version of Casino Royale was actually Nassau | | | | Wed. |
| International Airport, whilst the Madagascar shanty | | | | More of the numerous films that also called in at the |
| town was filmed at an abandoned motel in Coral | | | | Caribbean include Apocalypse Now (Dominican |
| Harbour on New Providence Island. | | | | Republic), The Godfather II (Dominican Republic), The |
| South Bimini Island, around 40 miles east of Miami, | | | | Shawshank Redemption (US Virgin Islands), Trading |
| has also made a film appearance, albeit very briefly, | | | | Places (US Virgin Islands), Swiss Family Robinson |
| at the end of Silence of the Lambs when Hannibal | | | | (Trinidad and Tobago) and 1999 remake of The |
| (Anthony Hopkins) calls Clarice (Jodie Foster) to tell | | | | Thomas Crown Affair (Martinique). |
| he's "having an old friend for dinner" before walking | | | | Of course, we can't talk about the Caribbean without |
| down King's Highway in Bimini. | | | | mentioning Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. They |
| Other films shot on location in the Bahamas include | | | | certainly made use of the region, filming in St. Vincent |
| Help, Cocoon, Jaws IV: The Revenge and Speed 2, | | | | and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, The |
| Cruise Control. | | | | Bahamas, Dominica and Bermuda. Hampstead Bay in |
| Puerto Rico | | | | Dominica was the scene of the waterwheel fight, |
| Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, located about 10 | | | | whilst a small island in the British Virgin Islands |
| miles south of the town of Arecibo, has featured in | | | | appeared as Dead Man's Chest. |
| several films. The huge radio telescope was used by | | | | Make your next cruise one to remember by walking |
| Jodie Foster in Contact to probe the cosmos, it | | | | in the footsteps of some of the greatest film stars |
| appeared as the Cuban satellite dish in Goldeneye and | | | | of all time. |
| it also received transmissions from an alien source in | | | | |