Ocho Rios, Jamaica, would seem to be Spanish for "eight rivers," but it is most likely a corruption of the Spanish word chorreras, which means "waterfalls." Jamaicans refer to it fondly as Ochi.

Not in Ocho Rios anyway, Jamaica's prime cruise ship destination and eastern anchor of the north coast's industrial-strength-tourism duo (Ochi-Montego Bay). Things get wild when the almost daily ...